The animals went in two by two hurrah, hurrah, the animals went in two by two hurrah, hurrah……. 
I didn’t have to hunt very hard for a photograph for this weeks theme as I have an abundance of two animal photos. Which “two” do you like the most?
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The wheat has been successfully harvested this year and the grain is safely stored in the new grain store.
It has been reported that the yields are down nationally, but our wheat yields are reasonable this year, although there is a problem with the straw staying green.
Arable Crops Grain Shed Grain store Harvest WheatWelcome to the Poultry Gallery. Here you can meet the Poultry in our farmyard.
White Leghorn Hens
Meet Hatty and Hetty the White Leghorn Hens.
Photographs of Hatty
Hatty running. Laying in the straw. Eating barley.
Hiding in the hedgerow. Egg sitting. Up a tree!
Laying an egg! The egg.
Hatty laid her first egg of 2007 on Friday 19th January.
Hatty has laid 101 eggs in 2007.
Hatty laid her first egg of 2008 on Thursday 25th January.
2008 Hatty egg count = 3.
Hatty likes to rule the roost and the greenhouse! Here she is helping me with the planting in the greenhouse or should I say overseeing the planting.
Hatty the hen is my White Leghorn chicken. She is about 3 years old and she was given to me by one of our kind neighbours along with Hetty in 2004. Unfortunately Hetty is no longer with us but Hatty has befriended the flock of guinea fowl and when she isn’t finding somewhere new to lay her white eggs, she can be seen running around the farm yard with Charlie, Camilla and Diana the guinea fowl.
Here is a video clip of Hatty pecking her way across the garden.
At a family gathering recently, my niece thrust a piece of paper in my hand saying that this was Hatty the hen. Not only has this lovely hen touched my heart but that of my niece too. Here is the lovely picture my niece drew. I love this drawing.
Now having looked at the photographs and video clip of Hatty, I challenge you to have a go at drawing Hatty the hen. I would love to see your pictures so take a photo of your drawing or scan it into your computer and email the Hatty portrait over to me with your name and age, if a child has drawn the picture. Here is my attempt!
I’m sure you can all do better, so pick up that pencil, crayon, chalk or paint today and create a Hatty portrait!
If you like the look of Hatty the hen and the Cool Chick picture then visit the cafepress shop for Hatty the hen - Cool Chick merchandise.
Chickens Hatty Hens Poultry White LeghornMeet Cagney & Lacy The British Saddleback Pigs
British Saddleback Pigs
British Saddleback pigs have;
British Saddlebacks may have;
Cagney The Saddleback Gilt
Cagney the Saddleback gilt has settled in well and is getting used to her name which was suggested by Diane over at Critterkeeper. (Thanks Diane)
I thought I would update you on Cagney’s progress and show you what she has been getting up to lately.
She is a very gentle pig and she loves to be rubbed.
Lacy The Saddleback Gilt
Lacy the Saddleback gilt has settled in well and is getting used to her name which was suggested by Diane over at Critterkeeper. (Thanks Diane)
I thought I would update you on Lacy’s progress and show you what she has been getting up to lately.
She loves to be scratched behind the ears and likes to boss Cagney around at mealtimes.
Welcome to the Cattle Gallery. Here you can meet the Cattle in our farmyard.
The Limousin Cattle
Fudge and Brownie
The Charolais Cattle
Snowy, Milky and Francis.
The Saler Cross Cattle
Blackie and One Ear.
Blonde D’Aquitaine
Blondie
Newborn Calves from 2007
Here are pictures of some of the newborn calves and their mothers from this year’s (2007) calving season.
January’s Calf
February’s Calf
March’s Calf
April’s Calf
Welcome to the Game Bird Gallery. Here you can meet the game birds in our farmyard.
The partridge chick & The partridge in the rain.
The partridge mixing with guinea fowl.
The partidge roosting in the straw stack.
The partridge’s plumage in full view.
The male pheasant & The male pheasant’s plumage.
Close up of the male pheasant. Male pheasant in a field.
A male pheasant in the farm yard. A close up of a male pheasant.
Welcome to the Guinea Gallery. Here you can meet the Guinea Fowl in our farm yard.
Meet Charlie, Camilla and Diana.
Meet William and Harriet.
First guinea fowl egg of 2007 laid on Friday 23rd February.
Guinea fowl egg count up to 20/9/07 = 725. Please note that this is the number of eggs I have collected and not the total number of eggs laid by the guinea hens.
The magpies circle the farm everyday and collect any guinea eggs I can not find. Eggs stolen by the magpies = +300 and 2 pot eggs in 2007!
1st guinea fowl egg collected on Saturday 8th March 2008.
Guinea fowl egg count 15/03/08 = 3.
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