AN ASSESSMENT

At the beginning of each year, or at the end of the last one, it is a a natural thing to do to ask yourself to sort of assess the old year before the new one moves on. It is February now and I find myself analyzing my Serama chicken project.

Even though I enjoy going to poultry shows and try to breed good type Serama chickens, that is not my main pleasure. I just enjoy my chickens, mostly my favorites: Queenie. Ms. Chockolatte, and Blondie. Those are my favorite hens. I don't have any favorite roosters though, but I especially care about the ones I use for breeding. The problem is that my breeding project is getting in the way of my pleasure.

When I started, my goal was to breed good type chickens and very small ones. I guess that is still my goal and this year I find I have some really good roosters, about four that are show quality, and some very small ones all of good type too! I have some small hens A type, and one hen I consider show quality. So perhaps my original goal is being met, but is it too much work and not enough pleasure? At the end of this year, I might have an answer.

MY PLEASURES

The Andrew Sisters - my retired Laying Leghorn Ladies - there are non better!

Miss Chocolatte REALLY loves her fountain.

My favorite Seramas, Blondie and Black Betty and Bug, the rooster in their soon to be upgraded summer home.