Well it is the second of December already. Hardly seems like it so far. It was cold the other day and should get cold again, but today and tomorrow are supposed to be in the fifties. Nice out compared to other days. But then it is supposed to get colder, with highs in the low 30s and lows in the low 20s or teens.

Went out “hunting” a few times. That means dressing up and taking the gun out in the woods to freeze. There are tracks but I haven’t seen any deer. And this weekend is the end of the season. Last year I got my deer, my FIRST deer on the morning of the last day of the season. So who knows? I just want to make jerky out of it anyway. Sure made some good stuff.

Don’t have as many birds left. Which is nice because now my feed lasts a little longer. Took the camera out and took pictures of them. The first one here is the old red tom and the new red hen that I will pen up with the 2nd red hen. You can see the slate hen in the picture, too. In the second picture is the red tom with the other red hen, the one I had last year. In that picture you can also see the new black and white tom.

The next picture is the black and white tom by himself. I'll pen him up in another pen with 2 or 3 hens with him.

I have 2 slate hens and 2 black hens. And I wonder what the poults from the black hen and the tom would look like. The reds will be for breeders. I’ll try to raise several pairs to sell. They are pure breed, and they should do well on the market. The others are going to be for dinners. And so who really cares what they look like? But I’m going to try to see what kind I get and maybe something will come out of it. If nothing else a great looking bird. More than anything, the looks is what I’d be going for. I’d like to get big birds too, but that isn’t as easy as it sounds.