Five Things for Friday
1. We celebrated Shawn’s birthday this week! We went out to dinner, and I made him red velvet cupcakes at his request. But, I didn’t put in nearly enough red food coloring, so they looked morel like a faint chocolate color. Whoops. Still tasted great though!
She’s our golden chicken, an Orpington. This past weekend she started crowing when it starts to get dark outside. The first time I heard it, I was like “What is that crazy noise?!” I assumed it was one of the wild turkeys or something who roam the ranch. But it was coming from our backyard. I looked out the window, and it was Martha! Huh? I thought only roosters crow.
I was able to capture it on video! Not the best quality since it’s shot thru our window screen. But you can definitely hear it!
She doesn’t have tail feathers like a rooster. Her but is wide and fluffy like a hen. But she did get her comb (the red skin flap on her nose and head) at around 6 weeks like a rooster would. None of the other hens have even started to grow their comb yet.
I did read that sometimes, if there is no rooster present in a flock, a hen will take the roll of a male. She’ll start crowing, and become the protector. Martha is DEFINITELY the boss of the flock. She is the biggest by far, and is always keeping an eye on the other girls. When we pick one up, Martha will come up and cluck at us until we put the other hen down.
If it is a rooster, we joke that we’ll have to change her name to Marty. Haha! What do you think? Hen or rooster? We can’t decide!
3. Last Friday we went out to dinner with our friends Ashley & Bryan. They’re actually family too! Shawn and Ashley are cousins. The 4 of us always have a great time together. We got sushi and got to eat outside. Love that summer is here!
4. The chickens are able to fly up really high now. This week we found Rosie way up on the BBQ. Not sure that’s the best place to hang out Rosie, you are a chicken after all. *wink*
5. Big Brother is back! Do you watch Big Brother? We are OBSESSED! It is seriously my favorite part of summer. If you’ve never watched it before, give it a try. It’s not too late to get hooked!
9 Comments on “Five Things for Friday”
Ha ha, so many things about chickens I don’t know! Love that Martha may actually be Marty…how funny! And I am also so glad summer and outdoor dining weather is here…although today I am hiding in my basement. Too much of a good thing for me ;)
ok, you guys are the cutest! Hope Shawn had a fabulous birthday. . I don’t know anything about roosters but Martha sure sounded like one!
Aha that chicken!! I didn’t realize they could fly so high!
Aaw yay, happy birthday to Shawn! So funny that Martha might be a rooster but too cute that she is so protective of all the other girls Love summer and enjoying more time outside :) Have a wonderful weekend, Nat!
You and Shawn are too cute, and happy birthday to him! Red velvet cupcakes are the ultimate way to celebrate, and no matter they weren’t bright red, right? Hopefully Rosie isn’t hinting around that she wants to be BBQ’d! :)
Happy Birthday Shawn. And how funny that Rosie found the grill ;) Love the pics
I didn’t know chickens could fly that high. Crazy. This was a fun Friday read!! PS I love your hair! ;-) I wish I had thick pretty hair like you. Happy Weekend! :)
hahahaha love reading about your hen might be a rooster!! Thanks for sharing the video too ;-) You have a beautiful backyard, Nat. What a blessed!! Glad to see you are having time this summer time. Have a lovely weekend ;-)
Haha that’s too funny that your hen might be a rooster! I love how she protects the others, though. I didn’t know they were like that! And I love that summer is here too. Eating outside is one of my favorites things to do, my husband and I always try to scope out the really good patio restaurants! Have a great weekend, Natalie!