Yesterday, I picked up some new birds to add to the menagerie; 2 new peafowl, and 2 new red golden pheasants. They are each 1 year old, and very beautiful. The red goldens are Chinese, and look almost like a parrot with a long tail. They are not as pretty yet as my pheasant Tony. As they get older, the feathers seem to turn brighter in color. Hence, Tony has bright gold feathers on his head, while the new birds have more of a faded yellow. Tony’s red feathers are brighter too. Tony is about 4 years old. I’m sure he will become good friends with the new birds. They will take turns admiring themselves in front of their mirror in their house in the barn.

The new peafowl are a young yearling peahen that is a very pretty shade of tan, and her new husband is an India Blue peacock like the rest of my peafowl. At least he is supposed to be a peacock and not a peahen. Time will tell, as his tail starts growing.

We are looking forward to better springtime weather at Frolic Farm. It is still cold when doing chores in the morning.