His First Words!!!!

I headed outside to the log pile this morning, to take the chill out of the farmhouse...
whilst I was out there,

"someone" saw me and wanted my attention....

 

I thought I heard one of our 'big boy' roosters crow,
...and since we're so used to them, I paid little attention.

 

but then, I realized I was hearing a different crow ~ one that was a little shaky and unsure...

one that my keen ears weren't used to hearing.

 

Toby born (hatched) 10/01/12

 

I put the wood down, and grabbed my camera.
I walked closer to the barn, and sure enough ~ my little Toby was crowing his heart out!!

being rewarded with cracked corn ~

I'm such a proud chicken-mama....
I immediately called Peter to tell him ~ you know what P said?

"oh yeah...I thought I heard him yesterday..."

 

WHAT???????

(and you didn't tell me?)
LOL

 



our handsome boy-bird.

Time Flies.
children grow.
chickens grow faster....

see his neck?
he's sprouting his hackle feathers ~

he also has an amazing rainbow of colors in that seemingly-black coat of his...
blues, purples, greens ~ browns, rusts & blacks.



...his comb & wattles are coming along nicely, too.

Toby stays seperate from the other chicken-folk ~ since he was more 'hand-raised' than the others,
they haven't accepted him as a chicken...

I don't think he knows he's a chicken-boy either....
as a matter of fact, when he crow'd rather loudly this morning,
he jumped back like he startled himself!!
(I had to laugh)




scratch scratch peck peck

 

 

I hope your day is full of wonderful surprises too!!!

 

Lori from

Notforgotten Farm