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May 11, 2008

Ma petite chou

Gary's mom gave me a couple of heads of cabbage today. They had been in storage all winter, and have started to send out their seed heads. Does anyone know if I can plant these and get anything besides cabbage seed (ie cabbage)?
I had plenty of help when I was trying to get just the right picture. I am not sure if Murphy and slash were gobbling at the pictures they liked or disliked. They were interested in what I was doing, that's for sure!
Other little heads in the barn include this baby Old English bantam. He was hatched in the incubator, the only OEG to do so. :( Luckily it was within 2-3 days of a hen naturally hatching one of her eggs, so now she takes care of 2 babies. This poor guy will run around in tight circles like a top, peeping the whole time, when he loses his mama. I caught him in a slow moment.
He found his mama and scooted underneath. The other adult birds leave the babies alone. The mama is very protective, even though she is very small. The OEG rooster is also very protective and surprisingly fraternal to the babies too - you don't see that too often in roosters.
The Freedom Rangers went outside for the second day. I am finding they are not so range-y annd tend to sit in a mass a lot like Cornish X. They are getting the hang of the outside thing slowly and are starting to be adventuresome. Sorta.
Mostly to the (now empty) food bowl. :) Then it's back for naps. Life is rough for all my 'tite choux.

Posted by roosterh at May 11, 2008 7:12 PM

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So cute!

Posted by: E to the M at May 11, 2008 9:30 PM

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