A recent @YellowCottageHomestead TikTok video of trying to record the sound of hundreds of bees in a flowering tree, but the chickens were being too noisy:
Chickens
Our chickens and chicken-related topics.
TikTok: chickens aren’t fans of Brussels sprouts
A recent @YellowCottageHomestead TikTok video of the chickens not sure what to do with Brussels sprouts:
Flock Friday for April 16
Some quite nice pictures of the ducks and chickens this week; sunny weather helps get better photos.
Some ducks in the pond:
Duck butt:
Ducks on the lawn; I love Rémy’s shiny green head:
Betty peeking at me around the duck house:
Chickens with treats (apple and kale this day):
On another day, chickens expectantly waiting for treats:
Chickens with treats (cauliflower, grapes, and Brussels sprouts, in order of their preference):
The ducks continue to lay eggs in the duck house, but nobody sitting on them yet; we’re leaving them there for now, just in case:
Bert on the duck house ramp:
TikTok: chickens scratching at bedding
A recent @YellowCottageHomestead TikTok video of chickens scratching at new bedding in a coop:
Flock Friday for April 9
For Flock Friday this week, some ducks and chickens, plus duck eggs in a new place.
Some ducks in the pond by the duck house ramp:
Others in the shallow end:
Hey, look what I found: three duck eggs in a nesting box in the duck house! I wonder if they’ll lay more there; that is the ideal place to lay:
Betty stretching a wing:
Sleepy ducks:
Ducks on the lawn, with chickens visible in the background:
Chickens enjoying apple slices:
TikTok: chickens excited about rice
A recent @YellowCottageHomestead TikTok video of chickens getting excited about rice, one of their all-time favorite treats:
TikTok: chickens expressing opinions
A recent @YellowCottageHomestead TikTok video of chickens expressing opinions about the treats they were offered:
Flock Friday for April 2
Just a few flock pics this week.
Starting with a couple of photos of Betty in the grasses:
A slow-mo GIF from a recent @YellowCottageHomestead TikTok video of the chickens, where Domino got impatient for some rice:
Martha is being broody, but often other chickens want to lay their eggs in that box:
Hummingbirds during some surprise light snow:
TIkTok: chickens enjoying treat roller toy
A recent @YellowCottageHomestead TikTok video of our chickens enjoying their new mealworm roller toy (and can you see some ducks on the lawn in the background?):
TikTok: chickens with mealworm roller toy
A recent @YellowCottageHomestead TikTok video of chickens with a new mealworm treat roller toy, that they can peck at to dispense treats, to keep them occupied: