Footprints

Who was here?

Have the 2 Happy Hens spontaneously combusted?
Or is this stencil art?!

Close-up evidence that the 2 Happy Hens had a dust bath

 and shook off the excess dirt on the verandah!

Vine time

 Where's the Happy Hen?

This photo reminds me of the "Where's Wally?" children's cartoon book.

Can you find Curry in the vine?

Close up photo of Curry under the vine hunting for bugs.

Where's Curry now? 

Is that some tail feathers or some orange flowers I see amongst the greenery? 

Giblet pops up from underneath the vine. 

Curry is still head-down bug hunting.

Oh there's Curry!

Aerial view of the 2 Happy Hens in the middle

 of the vine where there is a patch of dirt.

Great camoflague. 

The 2 Happy Hens love to climb all over this ground-covering vine.

  We often refer to the plant as the "chicken obstacle course"!

Looking Outside the Kitchen Window

This is the view from our kitchen window on a Sunday morning.

Curry was looking like a "Curry puff" sitting on the ground

 (on the right hand side) whilst Giblet was being the preen queen as usual!

Giblet is fluffed up (on the left hand side) whilst

Curry is beginning to doze off.....

Giblet turned her flexible neck 180 degrees to preen her back whilst

Curry sleeps with her head resting under her left wing....... so cute.

  Giblet is the preen queen whilst Curry is sleeping beauty.

Curry puff is settling in to have a sleep before lunch time.

Curry is a "left wing" chicken and slept for over half an hour on the ground!

Gee it's a hard life being a hen!

Egg Time

A view through the mobile coop from back to front.

The rear door is down so you can see right through the hen house.

Giblet has laid an egg in the nesting box on the right.

Close up photo of Giblet's fresh egg. She has made a little nest in the straw. 

Both Curry and Giblet are good at making nests.

Curry loves sitting on eggs and sleeping in the coop.

Lydia has been dying to buy an egg storage house like this one for ages but hasn't seen any for sale in the local shops. This cute egg house was a lucky find in a second hand store and was on display in the shop's front window. It must have been waiting for me to walk buy, see it, buy it and decorate my kitchen with eggs from the 2 Happy Hens! 

 The pair of chickens on the oval black stand are salt and pepper shakers. 

They were part of a farewell gift from Lydia's previous employer, along with a

bamboo chopping board in the shape of a chicken! (not pictured)



Merry Christmas

The official photos of the 2 Happy Hens on Christmas Day 2011.

The girls have their second Christmas at home in Western Australia.

What's that noise? Is that Santa coming?  I can hear jingle bells....

I hope Santa brings Curry some preening lessons so she can clean her dirty bottom!

Miss Giblet stands guard and gives the evil eye to the camera. 

 You can see her moulting a little bit around the neck and on her breast.

The 2 Happy Hens eat dirt on Christmas Day. 

Curry is moulting more than Giblet on her breast.

Curry looks like a bit of a scruff this Christmas!



Little rocks and grass are also on the menu on Christmas Day!

Silly season is in full swing as Curry shakes and walks at the same time!

Bend and Stretch This Silly Season

 Curry does a coordinated wing and leg stretch.

The 2 Happy Hens have dirty bums from a recent dust bath.

Curry takes a moment to stretch.

Giblet scratches her head.

Curry scratches her head and is upside down standing on one leg like a crazy chicken!  Crazy Curry! 

Giblet is obviously the more sensible chicken of the pair!

Silly season is here and Curry wins the funny photo competition!

Christmas Cartoon

Needless to say, this Christmas card is my all-time favourite!