Tui the peahen is still on her nest (her eggs are due to hatch on July 2nd) and Pania the other peahen has slowly become more and more absent. And now I have no idea where she is. There are a few more hiding places to search but Hmm… I think to myself. I wonder if she is sitting on eggs as well.
Kupa has taken to hanging out with the guineas as he has no women folk to keep him in line.
The piglets are being pigletty and already I have had a few queries as to price and availability. I have a couple of young pig experts coming on Saturday to catch them and tag them and give iron shots and so forth then I will know for sure then how many of each gender I have. I am going to do all the local vaccinatons as these piglets are for sale and I don’t know of anyone else who grows them organically. I know a few who grow them kindly though.
I am fairly sure there are five boys and three girls. Some noticeably fatter than others too.
Someone is watching someone watching her eggs. Boo is not allowed to help himself to eggs anymore. He has to sit and wait until I place his egg on the ground in front of him, then say Eat Up. This is the most stubborn dog I have ever trained but when I was raking the grass hay yesterday he just followed the tractor up and down, up and down, up and down the field. Even Ton had given up and thrown himself under the bushes but Boo (his name is evolving) just kept on trudging along after the tractor doing his job of following me wherever I go.
I got up even earlier than usual this morning so that John (who leaves for work at 5am) could help me give Queenie a booster shot to encourage her to be wildly fertile when the Lady Vet comes again on Sunday. I hope we get a better result. I also hope that Daisy does not show signs of coming into heat as well. I would hate to have to breed her all over again, she is such a drama-cow as you know.
After I have attended to the animals this morning I shall continue the hunt for Pania. I will let you know. Let’s hope she is sitting on eggs somewhere. I am fairly confident that she will be.
Have a lovely day.
your friend, celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
50 responses to “I can’t find Pania the Peahen .. now what could she be up to?”
Mmmm, perhaps Pania got tired of you placing her eggs under cluckky hens 🙂
AHA! very good point!! c
Good luck with the Pania hunt!
Do you have to sell off the piglets.?? can’t you raise them all ?
Oh I am only tiny, we don’t have enough space for that many, the land would not sustain it, plus if i sell a few I hope to cover some of the feed bill for the others.. c
be careful mowing hay
i have cut the feet of several guineas in my lifetime
dont think a pegleg peahen would be too happy
if she is setting she will show up to feed
hope blue not find nest first
several yrs ago a pair of peahens showed up at my place
stayed a few days
then the ladies dissapeared again
no idea where they came from, or went
so might ask neighbors if see an escapee
should have said nesting guineas
Oh dear.. thankfully all the hay is down and no peg leg pea hens – phew! c
I have a friend in Pasadena who is blind, getting her doctorate on third world disaster aid, and is going on vacation to Boston area to see her sister and friends. One of the friends is a woman who created the serum for insemination of cows! I tell you! high regards.
My experience is saying she is somewhere in the tall grass or weeds, probably close to one of your buildings. It will be fun to see where you find her!
Linda
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Oh your Boo… The ear and snout in that pic resembles my Bo!
“Drama-cow”… I’m thinking a new Farmy term has just been been coined… it’s been a while since “washing basket moment” 🙂
Celi, everyone’s looking so well and I am finding myself more and more in awe of your drive and vision and most of all, your consuming passion for the farmy and its inhabitants. You are a perfect demonstration of how every creature, every personality on earth has his or her place, a unique place which will never be filled in the same way again. I love my visits here. Inspirational in so many ways.
A lost peahen! I hope you’ve found her! 🙂
I think I miss the babies the most with not being on the farm anymore. Happy Day on the Farmy:)
Pania is keeping out of the drama on the farmy and will probably appear soon with a line of babies following her!
Kupa in pursuit of the guineas is the funniest picture I’ve seen for a while (and you do have some funny ones). It’s crying out for a caption.
Great collection of photos today, Celi. I hope by now you’ve found Pania and she’s got a full clutch that she’s been guarding. (Speaking of which, Lucy is sitting on two. I’ll be pulling them tomorrow morning.) Kupa is too funny and proof that for some peacocks, like men, it’s “any port in the storm.” I hope things go as planned for you with Queenie and Daisy. Fingers crossed.
Have a great evening, Celi. I hope yours is as nice as ours is. 🙂
Who feeds her when she sits on her eggs if he is out chasing the Wild Ones 🙂
Boo’s name evolution reminds me of our old cat. He had about five names before he had one that was just him. The funny thing was he seemed to know it too. The final name was the one he would respond to. Good luck with the breeding!