Longing for spring? Me too... (IMG Heavy)

[Sweetened]

Here's some of the favorites of my pictures from last spring. I had some beautiful images come up, and as I long for spring, I've been rifling through them for reminders. Share your lovely spring pictures!!

Sven, the day we brought him home


Walter and Estelle on the day of his birth


Walter, 1 month old


Murielle


A dog we rehomed


Chantecler hen in the fresh grass


Beautiful down of an ISA hen


My much missed "Winston T-Rex McGuffin"


One of the Whites, either Ditz or Numbnuts -- they were DELICIOUS


And lastly, another ISA


Do share your images

 

[kinder]

I WOULD IF I COULD. DON'T HAVE ANY YET, BUT THANK YOU FOR SHAIRING YOURS WITH ME!! LOL..

 

[Southern by choice]

Ok... you asked for spring pics...

Grays TreeFrog

Lilacs and Butterfly

Spring Green

Sheared Sheep baby goats happy chickens!

Goslings and ducklings

Fresh Food!

GRASS!

Pulling out the winter coat

Lespedeza

Turkey Poult

RSL and MGB

 

[woodsie]

Gorgeous pic you guys! So can't wait for spring either….green grass and blue skies!!!

Sweetened you have the best names for your animals…if I get stumped I am definitely coming to you for suggestions. lol! I thought it was only my husband that named animals "numb nuts"

 

[Support]

Ahhh... These pics make me miss Spring even more.

 

[Sweetened]

Ohh! @Southern by choice I just love the duckling and turkey keet pictures. What kind of turkey is that?

@woodsie I love naming critters. Do come to me any time I must tell you though, Ditz and Numbnuts were my first two turkeys and boy were they dumb. I put them in with the chicks because I was told if I didn't, they wouldn't eat. I came home one day to find one of them had eaten the beak off the other (you can kind of see in the picture the beak is malformed). I separated them, put the offender in a brooder alone and 2 days later he was weak and hungry, hadn't eaten or drank. When they got big, they'd stop walking mid stride; they'd catch grasshoppers and just hold them in their beaks, dead, but not eaten. We grew them out too big, they both dressed (DRESSED!) to 35+ lbs.

But boooooy, yum.

 

[Southern by choice]

We have Blacks and Chocolates.
We are now crossing to get sex linked poults. Many want males for eating and hens for pets/insect control.
They are very prolific! Our current choc hen is best mom ever and lays clutch after clutch.

 

[Sweetened]

I had those 2 whites and, last year, I had Bourbon reds. I hated the bourbons, mean as snakes. They'd pick up chickens by their feet and shake them and one of the hens killed a duck. Hauled off to the auction, wrote: MEAN on the box. They sold for $90 a piece. Can't say I didn't warn them (which is more than most auction sellers do).

 

[Southern by choice]

I have 2 toms that are kinda mean...it was the one... then he taught the other. I always want to put them in the freezer but they are my sons and he loves them... may be striking a deal (sad huh- mother having to strike a deal with her kid ) Will trade for some nice Narragansett Turkey Poults...

Turkeys sell very fast here....
Funny how the poults find so many dumb ways to die though. They are not good at listening to their momma.

 

[Egg_Newton]

Silkie chicks in a basket.

My favorite blue orpington roo, Haas.

Cimmerian's googly eyes.

And my wether named Buck. Because I love irony.