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April 27, 2009- Ducklings!
March 13, 2009- obtained from Rivertown
Pets and Western Farm Center
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Our
first pair of chickens, Storm and Helga, were obtained in the spring
of 2007. They were probably hatched in spring of 2006. We stopped at Larson's feed store in Petaluma first. We were driving our 83 VW van. While we were driving to the other feed store to see what chickens they had, Sophia couldn't wait to pet her and accidentally let her out of the box. She flapped around the van while we were driving on the freeway. This earned her the name Storm. We bought Helga at Western Farm. A lady had bought her there the spring previous and tired of having chickens and left them there the same day we bought her. Both laid eggs the first day and have been prolific since. Storm often hides her eggs around the yard. Helga is Top Chicken. |
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  Helga Leghorn dog chicken survived a racoon attack. lays huge white eggs and has problems with a prolapsed vent |
  StormAustralaup one broody hen, suspicious, proud |
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  Wookie Bantam Silver Lace Cochin Wookie is a rooster and lives with a new family now through Rivertown Pets |
  Rosie, our little red hen! Rhode Island Red Rosie is becoming Top Chicken Killed by wild predator 12-25-08 |
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 Bunny Americana Bunny turned out to be a rooster and now lives at the San Rafael Dump. We have an older picture of Bunny we will find and post soon. Bunny thought he was tough until he met the BIG roosters at the dump. |
   Zoey Barred Plymouth Rock Killed by wild predator 12-25-08 |
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In
May 2008, we brought home more chicks because we had to give
up Bunny. |
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 Scarlet Buff Orington Scarlet has ambitions to be top chicken too. Killed by wild predator 12-25-08, a trail of her feathers led from under the back gate to the woods. |
Bugsy
aka Bandit |
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12-5-08 see Michelle's update below! |
  Calypso & Neptune Mallard Ducks The ducks we obtained from the Russian Church in San Anselmo. |
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 Genevieve Old English Lemon Blue We obtained Gwen at Western Farm Feed Store full grown. I think she had mites which deformed the scales on her feet. A very tiny and dainty lady. Hangs out with Morgaine and next up on the pecking order. Killed by wild predator 12-25-08 |
  Morgaine Black Frizzle bottom of the pecking order, gets pecked even by the ducks We thought she was killed by wild predator 12-25-08 --Dec 30- She just showed up! I heard her voice and found her getting bullied by Storm on the fountain side of the house. Yeh! She going to be a spoiled chicken now! |
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 Dec 5, 2008 update from Michelle:Hi Lynette..Thought I would give you and your daughter an update on "Mopsy". Well, we are in love.lol. But he has another girlfriend as well..she is much more his type, a really beauty. (see picture) I love to bring him inside, shower him and blow dry him, put a little diaper on him and then we watch tv in the bed. He loves it! I sudden noise or shadow will cross the window and he lets out a big crow. Its sooo funny! Sometimes he and I will have a 'crow-off' competing for the best crow. He has perfected his now. Its loud and in perfect pitch. He likes to express himself usually beginning at 3:30 in the morning. I of course, do not respond at that ungodly time. He sleeps in a great hutch on my porch with his girl every night. She picked him and from the first week he was here, she never left his side. Very sweet. Mopsy runs after me in the mornings after I let him out, cooing and dancing for his breakfast. Its so adorable. I truly love him. Thanks again for this little puff ball of joy. Michelle
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 December
28, 2008: Christmas Carnage. We
spent Christmas day playing with our new toys and reading books.
Phoenix
was inside with us eating
lots of treats. After dark, Michel went out with a flashlight and
put the chickens away. He counted the chickens but apparently forgot
to close one door to the small barns. Luckily he did close the shed
doors where Helga and Storm sleep. At bedtime, we put Phoenix outside
and she immediately ran up the hill barking. I didn't investigate
why she was barking. The next morning I went outside to let out the
chickens and it was very quiet out there. I found Rosey in one of
the yards stiff and feathers everywhere. I saw the door was open.
Zoe, Bugs and Gwen were dead inside the houses, feathers everywhere
but not much blood. The ducks were huddled in the furthest yard barely
moving. Scarlet and Morgaine were missing. Up the hill I found feathers
from Scarlet under the gate where the predator had to shimmy under.
We found more feathers at the edge of the woods further up the hill.
We never found anymore evidence or any sign of  Morgaine.
It did freeze that night. We buried the four girls up on the hull.
Bugs did have
a little blood and a floppy neck. From our experience with the coon
last year, we know that maybe Zoe and Gwen went catatonic from
fright and then froze where they lay on the ground. If I had investigated
why Phoenix was barking I might have been able to save a couple of
the chickens. Today I can see that buzzards are hanging out in the
trees above the edge of the woods. I went back over there and crawled
around on the slope to see if perhaps I could find more evidence
or maybe even Morgaine. No such luck. The ducks are still very traumatized.
Storm and Helga hang very close to me when I'm outside. Michel collected
the last egg from the barn. We are betting the carnage was caused
by coyotes. |
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 Phoenix Aug 08 |
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