Maude’s Last Day in the Yard
The House
Goodbye Maude
Les Verrines from Above
Les Verrines from Above
It’s Maude.
Maude
Our new grey Toulouse goose. She’s more blue than gray for now, since her feathers haven’t grown in yet, but she’s already claimed her place as queen of the barnyard.
That’s Sweet & Sour in the background. (more…)
Ducks
Lena and ‘Roasted’
New family members again! The poultry village in the backyard just seems to keep on growing… The sudden appearance of the ducks certainly has nothing to do with the Les Hérolles market we went to this morning… Actually we came back six birds heavier, though we went with only the possibility of two ducklings in mind. But they were all so cute, and we couldn’t decide on the race… and we’re liberal type folk, so why not both? And we threw in two more chickens for good measure to bring the chook flock to a sturdy twenty even. Keep Reading…
Eule’s Poussins
The new arrivals just keep on coming in Les Verrines- Just a few weeks after receiving our wonderful Easter present, one of our poussins from last year has now become a mom! Eule hatched eight beautiful fluffy little chicks who are now bumbling happily around the yard… Our chicken army has now reached it’s highest enrollment levels ever, now topping out at twenty-one! It’s been good to see all three generations together- Plus, we’ve confirmed that our cock has been doing his duties properly!
Eule’s been going about her motherly duties wonderfully, finding worms and teaching the little ones the ins and outs of being a chicken… However, Eule’s first day out in the yard proved that becoming a mother chicken might have a slight learning curve: (more…)
A Look Back at Winter
Now that winter is officially over, here’s a quick look back in pictures…
The view from the bedroom window in winter.
Filou’s Igloo
Because snowmen are boring. Fighting long winter day depression.
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Snow in Les Verrines
La Chapelle du Mas Saint-Jean
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Water!
Lena’s x-mas present from ol’ Père Noël. He even brought a hot water heater and a shower too.
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Les Coqs
Best Friends.