I just looked up my ‘bird records’ to discover that our bird adventure began less than a year ago, last March. That made me feel weird because it seems like the birds have been here forever! Previous to the birds, we just had the two miniature male dachschunds, Doc and Blaze. Here are my records fyi:
Tuesday 15th March, 2011
Bought 10 guinnea fowl chicks
Doc and Blaze not happy
Monday 4th April 2011
Bought 5 more guinnea fowl chicks
Doc and Blaze really not happy
Tuesday 12th April 2011
Bought 2 pullet Isa Brown hens with Colleen
Doc and Blaze have to be yarded
Thursday 5th May 2011
Bought 6 peafowl (1 mother and 5 chicks)
Doc and Blaze in shock
Tuesday 17th May 2011
Bought 4 more peachicks
Doc and Blaze in rage
Tuesday 31st May 2011
Bought a breeding pair of peafowl
Doc and Blaze resigned to things
Saturday 11th June, 2011
Bought 2 male golden pheasants – 6 months old
Doc and Blaze want to eat them
Thursday 16th June 2011
Bought 2 female pheasants – 6 months old
Doc and Blaze amazed
Saturday 18th June 2011
Got rooster from Colleen for free ‘Gladiator’
Doc and Blaze scared of Gladiator
Wednesday 22nd June 2011
Bought 3 bantam silkies – 6 months old
Doc and Blaze confused
Wednesday 29th June 2011
Bought 7 Araucana-cross chicks – 5 weeks old
Doc and Blaze don’t know yet – chicks in brooder box
Friday 1st July, 2011
Bought 2 Indian runner ducklings – 3 weeks old
Doc and Blaze don’t know yet – ducklings in brooder box
Monday 4th July 2011
Bought 2 bantam light sussex hens – 6 months old and 1 Malay hen – 1 year old
Doc and Blaze licking lips again
Tuesday 5 July 2011
Bought 2 pekin bantam hens – 1 black 6 months old and 1 mauve a year old
Doc and Blaze have to be kept separate – dog trainer coming out tomorrow
And that’s where my records stop because, not long after the last entry, we experienced the fox massacre (we lost almost all of our chooks in one night), Husband’s health began to deteriorate dramatically, Son’s scoliosos increased dramatically, my stress levels reached for the clouds dramatically, and so on.
So I have no records of when we purchased our beautiful geese, the white peacocks and the emus (although the blog helps with the latter).
It is hard to believe that so much can change so fast.
I wish I could go back in time and change the records.
For example, maybe if I’d warned the dogs, they wouldn’t have had such a negative attitude to the birds. Blaze, Doc’s son, has adjusted to things, but not Doc (below photo deliberately blurred – ha! – due to disturbing material).
jmgoyder 
Hi,
It sounds like Doc and Blaze didn’t take too kindly to their territory being invaded. 😀
Mmmmm! Yes.
I enjoy reading your stories. Thank you for keeping me laughing.
Thanks for laughing at them!
Feeding time must take forever at your place!
Most are self-sufficient and just eat grass all day, so it’s not too busy!