One of those mysterious things...

Why do cows sit down when rain is coming?

 There seems to be a multitude of answers on the net. But here they are doing their thing and it's cloudy and a chill in the air, maybe a light shower approaching!

Baby chickens again

We have x4 new chicks which hatched out a couple of days ago. It's always hard to get a good photo as they don't stay still for long - that's if they are not under mummy hens wings!

3 are black/grey and one is yellow! These are from the dozen mixed breed fertile eggs I bought (since we no longer have a rooster). Unfortunately the 6 we put under one of the other broody hens did not hatch because the hen did not sit on them very well. The Indian Game hen in the picture ('Clucky') is a very good mother and has hatched out several chicks in the past. We maybe should have put all 12 under her to start with!

Remember, remember the 5th of November

We've been having 'Guy Fawkes night' as it's known here in NZ (bonfire night in the UK).

Why do we 'remember' Guy Fawkes and celebrate with fireworks? Because of the gun powder found under the Houses of Parliament. He was part of a group that wanted to blow up the Protestant King at the time (James 1) and replace him with a Catholic one. But the reason I think most people celebrate (apart from the fun of the fireworks) is that they like the fact that GF was trying to 'stick it to the man'!