The Runny Babbits

Almost ready to go to their new homes!  

Grumpy Crow vs. Determined Buzzard

I can't believe how this crow WHACKS this buzzard on the back in retaliation.  LOL!  Too funny.  This was in my back yard. 

Baby Lion Head Bunnies

Baby Lion Head Bunnies. 4 1/2 weeks old. <3  Available 31 May.

Just Published My Website

I have finally republished my website.  It is still a work in progress, but at least it is UP.   https://bucabucfarm.godaddysites.com/

Varmints

This is all that is left of three blue Ameraucana hens and a guinea fowl.  This happened sometime last night.  They were drug from their coop, killed, and eaten.  My pens are very secure but I found one small spot that could be an entry/exit point.  It is so small I am fearful this is the work of a weasel.  Weasels are extremely bad as they can get into the smallest space and kill everything.  I have moved the remaining hens and rooster into another coop.  Hopefully we will be able to catch the culprit. :(  Thankfully my sweet BlueBelle was unharmed as well as one of my old lady lavender Ameraucana hens I've had for years.  But losing three barely year old hens (and a guinea) to a predator is a hard pill to swallow. 

On a HAPPIER note:  Helen is setting again!  She doesn't know it yet, but she will be raising TURKEYS! :)

Updates from Buc~A~Buc

Well, here we are in MAY.  The virus is still ... the virus.  But here at Buc~A~Buc life goes on in our little spec of the world.

Update on my Buff Orpington.  Unfortunately, the latest eggs once again turned out NOT fertile.  I have all but given up getting a fertile egg from my rooster.  It is a pity as he is a very pretty boy and a wonderful example of the breed standard.  But - if he is not fertile, he is of no use, no matter how perfectly pretty he is. He developed an abscess over a year ago, and this appears to be when his fertility tanked.  SO, this past weekend, after a long search, I found another rooster.  He belonged to an elderly fellow who sure was proud of him.  I did not have the heart to disagree.  I bought him and brought him home.  Unfortunately, he is not something I want to use for my breeding program.  He IS pretty, but not a good (enough) representation of the breed.  So.  The search continues.  In the mean time I am using him simply for chicks to be sold as layers and not for breeding.

In happier news I just hatched a pile of Blue/Black/Splash, White, and Lavender Ameraucana chicks,  Guinea keets, and a handful of Heritage Bronze turkey poults.  All the keets and poults are spoken for.  I still have over a dozen blue and black Ameraucana still available.

Lately I've been spending a lot of time working on my website.  It is going SLOWLY, but I am getting there.  I will be including a section on the many coops my son has designed and built and offers for sale.  Below are some of his recent creations.