Skip to main content

Pierreot

Mr Tweedy catches Pierreot (remember chicken run)

Pierrot if only he would keep still long enough he would'nt be so blurry
Friday evening we went to collect a cockerel from a farmer friend called Pierrot. He had brought a dozen true Sussex  eggs which resulted in 9 hatching out, 5 cockerels and 4 hens. being a soft farmer he cant dispatch the cockerels for the pot so has found homes for them.

As we lost our cockerel to old age it was only a matter of time that another one would appear. However today has been the first day he came out, partly due to me opening the gate which separated the chickens, Gorgon and the sheep so he could walk through the opening. I think as he had been in a pen he thought the wooden slats were also keeping him in - even though he perched on top of the gate at  night and could of so easily jumped down on the other side.

So his been strutting his stuff, trying to gain the hens attention and maybe a lit bit confused by following the ducks. The chickens have seen it all before the new cockerel on the block trying to win over their acceptance that he will be in charge and keep the peace, I'm sure I saw a few of them rolling their eyes as he followed them thinking here we go again.

So far the only photos have been blurry ones as he doesn't stand still - at 4and a half months old I guess his a bit like a teenager thinking his hit the jackpot. He does look a fine "true" Sussex, lets just hope he doesn't get above his station and be a aggressive chappy otherwise he will end up in the pot!

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Happy cattle

For five months the cattle have been eating hay twice a day but today was their time to go back to pasture, they were more than ready. With two loads in the trailer going to La Contie the rest, the naughty but nice ones stayed at La Singlarie. Calves are on green grass for the first time following the herds around. Now for Spring time jobs to get started - so much free time for farmer J. Fencing, tidying around the farm, getting machines ready for hay cutting, getting the gites gardens ready for Summer and a new bathroom to fit, his feet won't be touching the ground.
1 comment
Read more

Rabbit proof fence

In the hope of not loosing anymore greenery in the veggie patch today was spent today taking down an old fence which was put up around eight years ago. As it had a few holes in it this could be where  the rabbits are getting through. On the other side of the fence a chicken run was constructed were table chickens grew to a really good weight until we got a batch that had been, what we think were contagious with Mareks disease. Subsequently we stopped using it for chickens putting a litter of pigs in the area to get them use to electric fencing (which they did). It has been left empty for around 18months now with Gorgon and the girls have made break trough's through it last year gaining access into the veggie patch but now there's a lot of weeds. On the other side of the veggie patch is another old holey fence which has now got the recycled one that was taken down put in front of it, new posts and a trench dug to lower the wire in, earthed up and stones put on top
Post a Comment
Read more