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One of my birds from this year.

Another new breed for me this year - some photos taken today of cockerels and pullets in the flock. Today is overcast so some of the chocolate colorations are really not as pronounced as they would be if you saw them first hand.

This is a new breed for me - growing them out as cockerels and pullets now from eggs shipped early this past spring. Looks like a color diversity to work with for future matings. I like their docile nature and of course, I am looking forward to the first egg production. here are a few pics...

Found this 3 week old Black Copper Marans chick nesting in some evergreen branches and berries that were harvested from the landscape here. Looks snug in its new hideout.

My first time hatching this breed - only three resulted from a dozen (most of the eggs were infertile) so wish me luck that they might potentially be a trio!!!!!!! Posed them on a hypertufa orb which you can see eventually develops a covering of moss with age. Also there are still some roses...

The stone fireplace in the 1840 log cabin section of our home will provide for some warming flames this winter and maybe some hot, mulled cider as an accompaniment! A couple of photos taken today of an Old English Game Bantam Rooster and an Ohiki Hen.

BEAUTIFUL Autumn day and this Ginger Old English Game Bantam Hen found herself among some colorful bounty representative of this time of the year. Perhaps she thought a courting rooster left this romantic offering for her to find?

Loads of chickens here as I breed for color and feathering. From time to time, I have a hen who successfully hides and incubates some eggs that I do not know about. Since I also create a chicken-themed calendar each year - for family and friends, one of her chicks gives me an opportunity to...

Looks like Spring with young chickens and crocus-like blooms, but it is Sternbergia blooming in the foreground today and hardy perennial sunflower also blooming in gold shades - at the top of the photo on the left. The pair of Merganser decoys was carved and painted by Reggie Birch.

Since many chicken folks also enjoy wood working etc. - here is a project redwood incubator that you might like to repair and restore. It is located in central Virginia and I could bring it with me to the Gilmanor Swap on Saturday in Glen Allen, Virginia. When plugged in, the fan operated and...

Created this yesterday as a Bride-to Be in the neighborhood wanted one to display at her upcoming outdoor wedding. Since these low growing Sedum and Sempervivum plants were covered with six inches of snow just last week, I was glad I had some materials to work with this week. Using a wire...

I have been collecting waterfowl and shorebird decoys for decades, but this is the first time I have carved and painted one. It is a Wood Duck Drake in a sleeper or resting pose. It was carved from a basswood blank and painted with oil-based paints. I used a good deal of "artistic license"...

This Fall Aster is a fairly new introduction into the gardens here - but it looks to be a winner. The scientific name is Aster oblongifolius 'October Skies' in case you want to look at it online. It is easy to grow, floriferous, and its size (18 inches high by 2 feet wide) makes the colorful...

Photo taken earlier in the week. For September, it is nice to still have this much going on in the garden. The daylily in the background is "Happy Returns" and the foliage in the foreground is Stachys Helene von Stein - one form of Lamb's Ears.

Hurry up and hatch...I need some friends. Actually this Phoenix chick has many friends back in the brooder.

Took these today with the Japanese Iris in bloom as well as the double flowered Oakleaf Hydrangea "Snowflake".

This miniature variety of Daffodil - Tete a Tete is a great addition to the landscape. These three chicks elbowed their way into the picture too - a white crested blue Polish Bantam, a White Yokohama and a Bantam Phoenix.

but this quartet of mottled cochin bantams decided they would crack their shells in January. I guess they are just a bit to cute to be mad at them?

I did this project in 2011 and it makes a nice addition to the landscape. This chicken pen is suitable for a pair or trio of my breeder bantams and is also excellent for a broody hen with or without her chicks. It is roughly 2 feet x 2 feet x 4 feet with part being totally enclosed and part...