I know I shared that my little phoenix hen had a bad leg. She has still been shut in the little pen. When I’ve taken treats out, I made sure she got some too.
phoenix hen enjoying cucumber
Then a few days ago, my young peacock couldn’t walk either. I made sure he had a low water pan to drink from and added another food dish near it. He also got treats.
peacock with his cucumber
Thursday night I noticed he was acting much better. By Friday, he was up and walking around again.
My little hen was also showing enough improvement that I could let her out. The first thing she did was take a dirt bath.
She is still doing well out of the pen.
I am sorry to report though that my white Chinese goose died. She was the oldest animal on the farm. She was fine; I put her in for the night; the next morning she had died.
Chinese goose June 2000 – June 2018
Now my last goosey girl is sitting on a nest half-heartedly. It might be good if she did hatch herself a companion because my gander is quite old and showing his age too.
Our torrential rains the other day were not good for the wild birds. I found a nest on the ground in the north paddock with Harley and Sidney. Then I found a baby bird with its butt stuck up in the air. I didn’t think it would be alive when I picked it up, but it was. Then I found a second one that was upside down. That one squawked several times when I picked it up. It had a drop of blood on its forehead, and they were both cold and weak. I did the only thing I could and put them in the nest and put it as far up in the oak tree as I could.
It wasn’t far, but I hoped it was enough and that mom was watching. I had to go out by the tree the next day, and they were both still alive and snuggled down in the nest and looking stronger!
I hope they can hang in that precarious place I set them.
Update since I first prepared this post (Yes, I’m so far behind in telling you about things that I have to update my already prepared posts.): The babies are gone. I hope they were just old enough to leave the nest. The nest is still sitting there, and I did not see any sign that a predator got them, so I hope they are doing well. This picture is from the day before they left.
Finally, here’s a few other bird pictures that I just haven’t had time to share.
eastern meadowlark
barn swallow
barn swallow nest (not beloning to the bird above)
cardinal
