Ouch!
One of the ladies of the #CallissChookChateau must be feeling a bit sore today 😬
We have a pigeon who’s been hanging around the past couple of weeks - Shayne calls her Pidgey.
I think she must’ve been hand-reared around chooks, because she frequently hangs out with the ladies of the #CallissChookChateau
#Splash of the #CallissChookChateau has joined me (& #Molly) in my home office
I went out to protect #Wam from (some) of the ladies of the #CallissChookChateau & ended up getting a peck on my toe 😂
Who’s running the show around here? 😋
Cool change is too much for #Ringo of the #CallissChookChateau
We’ve been having an ongoing battle for the top perch in the #CallissChookChateau.
Looks like the scrub chooks staged a coup overnight.
#Dolly, #Splash, #Henny, #Wenny & #Penny
#Wenny of the #CallissChookChateau is a nice looking chook with a very fluffy butt
The ladies of the #CallissChookChateau come running from everywhere when the Greek yogurt is served
Ladies of the #CallissChookChateau: well just wait here for our yogurt & mealworms
#Abla: you’ll be waiting a while - it’s #CuddleOClock
#Molly of the #CallissChookChateau has decided to befriend the scrub chooks, #Henny, #Penny, #Wenny, #Dolly & #Splash. So now they get to share her afternoon treat of yogurt & mealworms ✌️
Everyone - including #Molly of the #CallissChookChateau - prefers the inside water 🤷🏻♀️
Frozen watermelon & a misting fan for the ladies of the #CallissChookChateau
One of the “scrub chooks” laid her first egg in the #CAllissChookChateau this morning. It’s tiny, but they all seem to start that way.
Training the “scrub chooks” of the #CallissChookChateau to come when they’re called 😋🍉🐓
#Finn & #Normie startled the new ladies of the #CallissChookChateau so they missed going under the gate & ran along the fence instead.
I went up along the fence to shoo the chooks back to the gate & the terrible two came to see what I was doing. 🤦🏻♀️ Thankfully the chooks got past 😂
A couple of the ladies of the #CallissChookChateau dashed past #Finn as she went in but the rest rushed back inside the house in panic.
Like the older girls, they’ll eventually get used to the sheep 😋🐑🐓
I’ve been training the new ladies of the #CallissChookChateau to come when they’re called. Watermelon is a good incentive!
A big dish of watermelon for the ladies of the #CallissChookChateau
An update on the new additions to the #CallissChookChateau: the new girls are loving their free-range life & have learnt that Abla is their friend, not a predator. #Wenny is the most dominant; #Splash is tiny in stature but big on attitude, so we’ll see where that goes. Still quite skittish.
Brave girls this morning - #Splash, #Wenny, #Henny, #Penny &
#Dolly of the #CallissChookChateau have ventured into the house yard for the first time.
Shayne says “that’s it now, my gardens will never be the same” 😂
The new ladies of the #CallissChookChateau are getting started early on their album cover
I have some travelling companions for my trip home. Latest additions to the #CAllissChookChateau… we have Dolly, Henny, Penny, Wenny & Splash
#ChickenMath
#Bella & #Ringo of the #CallissChookChateau started laying eggs this week. After a couple of miniature practice eggs, they’ve now got it all under control 🐓🐓🥚
Look out #Normie!
#Bella & #Ringo of the #CallissChookChateau are on a mission!
Slowly but surely… #Bella & #Ringo are coming out of their shells & exploring the #CallissChookChateau- even getting to know #Molly in a not aggressive way 👍
New girls in the #CallissChookChateau, #Bella & #Ringo are in training to be friendly chooks. I visit them every day for a chat & some treats but it will take a while yet. They are getting a bit more colour in their combs & wattles which is good.
#Bella & #Ringo of the #CallissChookChateau are still very timid. Hopefully soon they’ll realise there’s a big, wide world & other chooky friends out there.
#Abla’s just checking that #Bella & #Ringo get to bed safely. (I’ve rigged up a perch at the back of that kennel in the #CallissChookChateau)
#Abla could not be more delighted with the additions to the #CallissChookChateau