Moving Day; Its Golden

Goldie, my first Golden Pheasant and his harem of three hens were moved into the outdoor pen this morning. It has been a long time coming. He feathered out nicely after the molt this year with an attractive long tail. This arrangement will be much better for them.

Goldie and two of the three hens

 A few more perches need to be installed for them and some landscaping - I'll be on the hunt for some interesting rocks and fallen limbs to give them places to check out and explore.









Autumn's brilliance is spent.  However there is this one lone tree on the farm that stands out from the crowd of now barren trees.  It is stunning against the drab background of the greys & rust tones which mark the impending dormancy of Winter.  

Yellow Tree

Perseverance prevails! Reina will be starting training this week!  She'll will be on an Amish farm for a month.  We finally found the Amish man who trains horses.  The Amish are not plugged into the rat race and all its complications.  After repeated visits to various farms during the Summer, finally the time was right and the communications began to make this happen. 

Reina the 2 yr American Saddlebred

Looking forward to getting her back and riding during the colder months. 

The chickens are enjoying the cooler weather and are usually by the chicken house door chopping at the bit to get out and forage around, unless of course they are in the nesting boxes laying eggs.