Broody Delaware Rooster

We picked up this rooster at the Blue Moon Dairy when we got the goats. The lovely 4H blue ribbon winning proprietor's representative, Kelsey, gave us a tour of their facilities, and threw in the rare breed rooster as kind of a gift with purchase.

He turned out to be a dream. Loves, loves, loves everything and everyone. Very much a caretaker personality. By far the favorite fowl I have ever known. Look at him warming up the papillon, with the little chick tucked in the middle of the puppy pile. Mr. Congeniality! We named him Jonathon Lack because he is so diplomatic and loving.

Ducklings & Doggies

A pair of Cayuga are the first ducks we have introduced to the Hamptons. We have great designs to make them their own space, and add some friends next year should they thrive. The rush of the Fourth of July turned our plans astray, so we bunked them down with the papillon puppies for a few days. They didn't seem to mind.

A truly stunning breed with their iridescent beetle green plumage, Cayuga ducks were first shown at the Great Exhibition at New York State's Crystal Palace in 1851. We have a brook that runs through the property, and the hope is that some day the boys will take the excavator to the wellspring and create a small pond for these beauties.