Speeches, kitchens, and chicks.

So.

Haven't written for a while.  I managed to survive my presentation on scam prevention, much thanks to several people in the justice system!  It went pretty well, except that the computer that was going to give little vignettes to reinforce what I'd spoken about, didn't work.  That is, the VIDEO was fine.  There was NO AUDIO.  So, I improvised on the first one, since I could actually remember most of the dialogue from it, then skipped the others. (Too bad, too, one had some good info in a cartoon format...)  And no less than the Under Sheriff  tried to help me get the blasted thing going again, to no avail.

I love tech, sometimes... snarl...

I think it went well, but the funniest thing.  One older gent fell asleep during my talk.  I don't take this personally, he falls asleep during most of the meetings.  But after, he came up and told me "That was an excellent talk!"  I grinned, thanked him, and went on.

Mom's kitchen is coming together, albeit slowly.  Poor Husband had X'ed out a month in April.  Then he wanted to do this, that, something else, and Mom made some suggestions.  Then there were a few bugaboos.  We are now finally on the home stretch, however.  I will ask Mom if I can post a pic when it's finished.  It really is coming together spectacularly.  Mom says she went a bit overboard with the cabinets, but I figure, storage always seems to be an issue, so more cabinets is better than less!

Mon Ami is a daddy again!  We had about 16 chicks, sadly a couple didn't make it.  But, one that I wasn't sure about pulled through so far, I have named it Bullet (for dodging one), and then the others, well, I intend to sell some, so I have decided to refrain from naming them for now.  (Pictures soon.)  Bullet will most likely stay, but we'll have to see if she is a she, or if he's a he...

I think things will be a tad slower this month, perhaps I can get more than one blog in... (eye roll)

I hope all my blog friends are doing well, I keep hearing about rabid weather in the center of the country, and we are just starting into 90+ days here.  (Sorry, this little fat chick does NOT like that kind of warm...)  So, hope all of you are safe and well, and here's hoping I can get some decent photos of cluckers and counters soon!

Eagle and Dove.

I think I mentioned that Mon Ami was a Dad.  I have two young birds with his coloring, and extra toes. I have named them Eagle and Dove.  Though, the way they act in the mornings, Parrot and Budgie might be more accurate. 

Eagle, like his (?) namesake, is mostly dark feathered from the neck back, with a white head.  Slightly bigger than Dove, he is really not aggressive.  Guess he has a lot of his dad in him.  He is fast, loves to run around, and seems to be the quickest to find almost any food, any where.  (Well, he is a teenager, I guess).  I have been waiting to see if he gets big, since Mom was a large breed hen, but so far, he's not that large. 

Eagle

Actually, neither is Dove.  She has a little color, but it's more the buff of her Mom, with a white head.  She, like her namesake, is shy, and tends to stay under protective tree limbs, or hang out with Eagle, but if there is the least bit of kerfuffle, she is GONE. 

Dove

They are lovely looking right now, which is nice, because a lot of my poor hens, and the two roosters...

Oh, molting is finally over, and it couldn't have come any sooner!  Sad and pathetic.  But, I am sure next year, they will have to take the indignity of being really crappy looking for a while, too. 

Oh, the Parrot and Budgie thing?  In the mornings, when I go out to feed, I have to open the door to the hen house.  There is a large metal screen on the window of the door.  Most mornings, when the two of them realize I am going to open the door, they fly up, grab onto the screen, and cluck at me a few times, before jumping off and gliding over to the 'landing' area nearby.  None of the others, including Mon Ami, have ever done this, and I am not entirely sure why they do.  They seem to be good at it, however!