Blue Sky Farm

My blogging posts and photos are part of me . I think of this as a scrapbook of my life. The names have not been changed.. they are real people who have crossed my path along my journey. Some I know intimately, my family and friends. If their names are mentioned it's a sure sign they are special to me and I love them dearly...come along see for yourself, perhaps you know some of them too..

December 7, 2011

Special & Spoiled...


I have tried before to tame my hens. It is hard to do unless they are handled a lot when they are baby chicks.
This is Lily.  She comes running to me anytime I happen to open the back door..In fact she often stands at the door waiting... It is funny to see her come a running. The other 4 hens quickly follow but only Lily will wait for us to pick her up.. We stroke her feathers and gently release her to eat the treats.. I do love my chickens.. it is cold here  dipping below 20 at night so I make sure to feed the "girls" warm treats before they retire to their coop.  They really love warm  noodles, rice  and oatmeal.. I make sure they get  the left overs. I have not had to put a heater in their coop..they seem to huddle together  just fine.. Their water however is heated and inside the coop. Yeah,  I think my "girls" are special and spoiled too...

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4 comments:

Debby said...

So sweet that your little chick is so affectionate.....yes they are spoiled but that's okay.

Mary said...

Hi Lily!! Stay warm.

Junebug said...

Oh Lily, you are spoiled but I can see so loved. Hum, warm food, so we are doing chicken dinner of a different kind? I haven't had the heart to write about my girls since I lost three of them a couple of weeks ago. I'm not sure what got them but it was during the day. Two just gone and a lots of feathers of the third. It was a sad day. Love the picture of you and Lily! Hugs!

Heather's Blog-o-rama said...

YOu treat your chickens very well :) :) HOpefully they lay really good eggs, too :) :) Have a great Sunday tomorrow. Love and hugs from the ocean shores of California, Heather :)