He was such a grand gentleman, and we will miss him terribly.
Although this week has been very sad for us with the loss of Merlin - we have also had some great happiness as well:
First on the list is this little cutie. A little ewe lamb was born to Kalwa Taure Jillian and Cherrington Harry. Both Jillian and Harry are gray - our little ewe lamb (as yet nameless - will
also be grey - like her mom).
We have one more sheep to lamb - at least we think she's pregnant (she may just be fat). We aren't so sure as she was put in with Merlin, and now, given his condition, we are quite understanding that she may not be pregnant.
Another source of great joy this week has been:
ROMEO!
I think I'm in love :-)
I have spent many months searching for a
silver laced cochin rooster to go with Chucky -
and last week - an aquaintance of mine e-mailed to say she had found me a rooster - and only a half hour away.
Romeo weighs in somewhere around 10 - 12 pounds - he's a BIG boy! Currently, he's in quarantine - and we all stand around and ogle him in the evenings. The silver laced pattern in cochins is still fairly rare - around here at least. I am just over the moon with this guy.
And - then we had a little miracle here on Wednesday night - the same night I brought Romeo home. As I was bringing him into the barn - I noticed a lifeless baby (just born) chick laying on the concrete just inside the barn door.
Obviously - a bantam Old English Game Hen of mine that had nested in the hay loft - had lost one of her eggs - and when the chick hatched - it fell down along the wall - and onto the concrete floor below - poor thing. Momma hen wanted nothing to do with this chick - she already had 10 others. So - my darling Chucky was sitting on an empty nest - I slipped the chick underneath her (figuring it would die).
There is a higher power out there - a few hours
later the chick was peeping away underneath her new mommy.
Chucky is Ecstatic with her new baby - just look at that size difference! (Click on the picture to make it larger). I was going to take it away from her and put it into the brooder - but I don't have
the heart. Romeo - you will have to wait until
Chucky is done raising her "brood"
All together now: AWWWWW!!!!
3 comments:
Awww another cutie =) I really wish for you that Merlin will have at least 1 more decendant. I really feel sorry for your lost.
What a handsome rooster! And that lucky little chick that you picked up and gave a new mom to.
Isn't it amazing how life just keeps on keepin' on...
I'm chiming in on the "AWWW" chorus. And crossing my fingers for at least one more lamb...
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