Wild Winds Homestead : October 2011

Monday, October 31, 2011

Halloween

Clarissa and Wesley had a great time, tonight. They checked each house to gauge the scariness. We skipped all the really scary houses, the sort of scary house they braved together, holding hands. At one of our stops, Wesley wanted to stay and watch the football game. The teens had a great evening as well. I finished tying most of Clarissa's quilt.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Now that October is here!

Taylor finished Basic Training and is glad to be moving on to AIT. We (my Mom, Clarissa, Wesley and I) attended BT graduation. Some highlights: Visiting Uncle Pete & Aunt Michelle; Visiting Uncle Steven, Aunt Melane & Kids; Watching Taylor hug his little brother!; Swimming with PVT Loder and the kids; Watching PVT Loder graduate; Wesley sneaking through the crowd and slowly (while he thought no one was looking) get closer and closer to Taylor who was on the front row in formation (I caught up to Wesley as he stood right behind the formation leaders);Fort Sill museum; Geronimo's grave. It was sad to leave my baby boy even if his is 19. Knowing that it is the beginning of his own grand adventure.

Our late chickens

Lucy the Red Star, died of natural cause of old age. We will miss her. She had the best personality!

Roni the Rhode Island Red-She was eaten, she would not stop eating eggs, we tried many things to stop her but in the end she was eating 3 eggs a day so we ate her.

Sophie the Red Star- She was egg bound, we tried to save her in vain.

Phil the Faverolle-Her death is still a mystery.

Blackbird the Black Australorp-She was injured and then several other chicken pecked out her flesh around the injury. We separated her and she eventually healed but did not walk very good. She spent most of her time just sitting in the lay box. She was put out of her misery.

Pickles the Barred Rock-She seemed to have some kind of a stroke, she stood for many hours in the same place and stared off into space. She would not eat and only drank for my husband. After a week she was kindly put out of her misery.

Willow, the Leghorn, is no more, she got in the dog pen and was played with to death.

Chicken who stopped by

Mabel the Mottled Java- She came to us from a neighbor, she would allow their other chicken in the coop. She was at the bottom of our pecking order until the new chickens arrived. She would hop the 3 foot fence and not allow the new chickens to eat their own food. She moved to the Jenie Hansen coop in West Haven! She does well there.

Ruby and Rhoda the Rhode Island Reds- Bought from a neighbor. They pecked the flesh out of Blackbird and were aggressive with several of the other hens. They found a new home with a daughter's friend. They do better there at the bottom of the pecking order.