New family member(s)

This is a White Silkie. These chickens have feathers with no barbs or quills, and so they appear fluffy and soft. They are very good mothers, and even the cocks are known to care for the young. If I ever hatch guineas or other eggs, I'll put them under silkies instead of using the incubator.

I have other additions to the flock but I dare not say what or how many because my mother will think I'm crazy! Stop by if you'd like to see.

Eggs for eating and hatching

The guineas are indeed laying again, finally. They are in lockdown during weekdays now, so there is no problem finding the eggs. On weekends however, who knows where they lay.

I've been enjoying quality time with the ducks by feeding them worms. They learned pretty fast that when I turn over some dirt, there's good eatin' to be had. When I break up the big chunks, their bills are in my hands ready to grab anything that moves.

Gras the Embden has become quite the lap goose. Pate used to be friendly, but it seems he's cooled down a bit. Fois is also not so keen on the attention.

People seem to have tales of being bitten by geese, leaving them some nasty bruises. There is no doubt they bite, but I think the motivation is misunderstood. What might seem like an attack bite is more likely an investigatory nibble to see whether you are food or not. Fois, Gras, and Pate all nibble on me when I'm sitting down, and sometimes they nibble hard enough to bring up a bruise. But is it mean-spirited? I don't think so.