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Well we have a mum to be

One of white bantums is sitting on four eggs from a friends black as well as four red pheasent eggs. She is clucking away quietly to herself and seems content.

So hopefully our flock of chickens will increase by four plus the welcome addition of the pheasents, although I have been teasing the OH about cooking them up for a sunday dinner

her response is

What will you do with the pheasents if you don't have them for dinner?

MW

2 black bantums were born early this morning, will take photo and post shortly, as for the pheasents OH will want to either sell them or breed more.

She often reminds me how much she dislikes my idea of food, Offal, you know the good stuff , livers, kidneys, sweatbreads, mountain oysters, brains, tounge heart

or unusal meats, rabbit, possum, croc, wallaby, kangaroo, certain grubs, pan fried grashoppers, chocolate coated ants

no I'm not kidding, I even want to try Bat at some point

but back to birds, we'll most likely keep them and get some non relatives to breed with

Congratulations of your expanding brood, Homegrown.


Martina

Remind me not to come to dinner at your place Homegrown! Can't wait to see the pics of the babies.

Oh I don't know, MMM, chocolate coated ants sounds like my kind of insect!

MW

hey I do like normal food, humbugs, custard pies, chard quiche, poprk,chicken etc, oh and here are the photos sorry, they proved to be sightly camera shy They are black pekins

and this is my middle son showing his true calling

Good lad! and have the pheasants hatched yet? Can't really see the chicks very well in that little photo!

Hi MMM

no pheasents haven't hatched yet, hope theu're not duds