i have been hoping for this day for quite
a while. i have been watching the Toms
and Hens courting/playing/mating since 
mid-May and FINALLY the first batch of
poults were spotted today!!
 
one mom and 10 poults walked through my 
backyard this morning in Gates Mills.
i literally live at the confluence of 
Cuyahoga/Geauga/Lake Counties - 
in past years the poults were weeks
earlier. maybe the weather, coyotes
or other factors delayed their hatchings.
 
buster                                    
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