Easter Egg Song

Giblet was nesting in the grass on Easter Saturday and was

 surprised when Curry cracked an egg song.

Easter Update

Curry stands up after laying an egg on Easter Sunday.

 Curry is out of the nesting box and is about to jump over the perch.

 Curry walking out of the coop ready for some Easter adventures in the garden.

Jungle Curry! 

The 2 Happy Hens made a nest in the long grass on Easter Saturday to lay two eggs.

The girls have since had a "coop re-induction" to

 entice them back into their safe nesting boxes!

I have some movies of the hens nesting in the garden

 which I am trying to load onto my blog.

Giblet and the geraniums. 

There are two mushrooms growing under the

flowering geraniums which is a rare sight.

Popular Pets

Aussies keep more chooks and pets at home

Reported by AAP

Friday, March 30, 2012

Australian families are keeping more chooks and pets in their backyards as they bring a bit of old-style living back to the major cities, retail giant Bunnings says.

Top business news

"People are keeping chickens and poultry again and it's a big part of our business, it really is becoming a big part," Bunnings chief operating officer PJ Davis told reporters during a tour of the Bunnings Greenacre store in Sydney on Friday.

"Pet accommodation, I suppose is what we like to call it, is actually a big thing."

Bunnings, which is owned by Wesfarmers, has expanded its range of pet shelters, plants and playground equipment in recent times.

But it's not only young families who are leading the push towards growing their own vegetables and keeping rabbits, chickens and geese as well as traditional pets.

"Younger people in Australia have always liked pets but as the population ages I think pets are becoming more and more a part of everyday life for people and leading on from that has been the veggie garden," Mr Davis said.

You can read the rest of this news story online: 

http://finance.ninemsn.com.au/newsbusiness/aap/8444071/aussies-keep-more-chooks-and-pets-at-home

Super Soggy Bed Time

It has been a very rainy Sunday due to Tropical Cyclone Lua

crossing inland Western Australia. 

When the rain got heavy in the afternoon, the 2 Happy Hens

sheltered under the 4-wheel-drive parked in the car port.

The girls were not very impressed with their lack of

 grass grazing time today due to the wet weather.

The 2 Happy Hens had very wet feathers when it was

dark enough for them to retreat to their coop for the night.

 Super soggy bed time.

Lucky chicken feathers are waterproof!

Curry is on the left hand side of the photo and Giblet is on the right.

Giblet always gets wetter than Curry does when it rains.

Giblet loves water and loves running around in the rain.

The 2 Happy Hens have lots of preening to do in the morning.

Happy Hatch Day!

Happy Hatch Day to the 2 Happy Hens!

Wow - that is a bit of a tongue twister!

Curry and Giblet turn 2 years old today.

They are officially turning into "old chooks"!

Curry loves to eat broken snail shell off the rock.

The 2 Happy Hens are mad about snails, dead or alive, they love snails.

You can see new golden feathers on Curry's back.

I often say as a joke that Curry is turning a "curry colour"!

Curry jumps off the rock after her snail shell snack.

Giblet in action leaping off the stack of bricks.

The 2 Happy Hens love to go bug hunting when we remove the bricks. 

They often find spiders, slaters, small lizards and other yummy bug 

treats hiding under the bricks.

We Love Our Pets

Happy Valentine's Day to all our beloved pets!

The 2 Happy Hens were entered into the "2011 Pet Of The Year"

competition held by a local newspaper late last year.

Curry and Giblet were the only two chickens entered in the pet competition

(along with many "normal pets" like dogs of course!) 

Many people saw their photo in the newspaper and had a laugh.

Unfortunately neither hen won the free competition

 but you've got to be in it to win it!

Next year Lydia will have to organise a bigger and better

 campaign for people to vote for Curry and Giblet to win!

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!