The Sullivan Six

[AinaWGSD]

It was chilly but beautiful outside today, so I tried to distract myself from stressing over Limu's eggs and the fact there was no movement we could see by letting the rest of the girls into the garden.

The Mean Girls (according to Artemis anyway)

New Artemis portrait

Marcille had such a full crop!

Worms!

We enjoyed about an hour of outside time before our super secret 5th cat (local stray/abandoned cat that spends a lot of time on our property) started stalking them from the other side of the fence. I was ready for dinner by then anyway, so I headed the girls back into their run.

 

[Callender Girl]

Great photos of your pretty girls "spring cleaning" the garden! I am always struck by how lovely Artemis is -- her head feathers, her coloring. She definitely is a beauty queen.

Worms are a favorite tasty treat here, too. Bronwyn, my Speckled Sussex, has trained me to lift up my round concrete stepping stones so she can snag nightcrawlers that are underneath. Bronwyn will walk along the path with me, hinting at every stone, that I should let her peek beneath it.

Any chicks yet?

 

[GreenJay]

View attachment 4093649It was chilly but beautiful outside today, so I tried to distract myself from stressing over Limu's eggs and the fact there was no movement we could see by letting the rest of the girls into the garden. View attachment 4093651The Mean Girls (according to Artemis anyway)View attachment 4093652New Artemis portrait View attachment 4093654Marcille had such a full crop!View attachment 4093655View attachment 4093656Worms!View attachment 4093657We enjoyed about an hour of outside time before our super secret 5th cat (local stray/abandoned cat that spends a lot of time on our property) started stalking them from the other side of the fence. I was ready for dinner by then anyway, so I headed the girls back into their run.

Artemis! . So pretty!

 

[AinaWGSD]

Any chicks yet?

We have at least one! I could just see a tiny beak occasionally peaking out from under Limu's butt this morning.

But when I asked her if I could see her babies she said "absolutely not!"

 

[AinaWGSD]

A baby! I can hear scratching sounds under her, so hopefully a second is on the way!

 

[GreenJay]

View attachment 4094009View attachment 4094010A baby! I can hear scratching sounds under her, so hopefully a second is on the way!

Congrats Limu! Pretty chick!

 

[AinaWGSD]

We have two babies! And the third egg was definitely not good! It got cracked and stuck to Limu's belly Limu also messed in the nest, so we just picked up her and the chicks and replaced the nest pad. We'll probably wait until Saturday to open up the pen and allow her to introduce them to the flock just in case it doesn't go smoothly.

 

[Callender Girl]

Congratulations to Mama Limu!!
Tell her everybody is proud of her

 

[AinaWGSD]

First picture of both chicks together! Apparently Limu let my husband pick them up no fuss this morning.

 

[Callender Girl]

They are so incredibly adorable!

So, is Limu a daddy's girl? Or is she going to let you also pick up her babies?