Cato’s Folly Exhibition Poultry

09/16/2025

good morninggggg ☁️

09/16/2025

remember: sometimes the seasons of struggle are preparing us for the most beautiful bloom

took these pics today - my first two dahlias to bloom (other than the 3 who accidentally overwintered & actually survived lol).

planted super late, largely neglected, weird weird weather, attacked by all sorts of pests & still they bloom 🫶🏽.

goodnight Facebook friends 💤

09/16/2025

mom’s doing well - lots of folks have been asking & I appreciate you all, figured I’d update everyone 🫶🏽. she’s still not driving yet so we headed up to Boston for a drs. appt today & then I came home & tortured the poor lil silkies 🤣!

need to start figuring out who might be tagging along to NEBC fall show in Carver next month & i am planning on going to ohio nationals but probably will just go as a spectator - we shall see!

if you show which ones are you attending this year? i was planning on a bunch more but… life! theres always next year 🙂.

09/15/2025

✨ a little beauty & positivity for this Monday ✨

yesterday I posted asking for advice about my first kikiriki hatch & how out of the two that hatched one was really struggling & i was worried they might not make it.

within minutes folks reached out with advice & suggestions & Erin at Bagenbrook Farm offered me a beautiful self blue kikiriki chick to keep my other little chickie company - just in case the littlest one didn’t have long to spend with us here.

And then my chicken friend Megan Seever was heading Erin’s way already & volunteered to bring this beautiful little chick to me! Baby chick doordash for the win 😂🫶🏽!

I spent alllll day yesterday going back & forth between cleaning coops & hand feeding this teeny tiny little chipmunk chick & making sure they drank lots of water with vitamins.

Erin’s beautiful gift though I think is really giving this baby a chance. The little chipmunk chick immediately took to their new friend. Constantly by their side, cuddling up underneath their wings & body 🥹.

we’re definitely not out of the woods with this little one, but regardless THIS is what the chicken community is about. Folks coming together over a shared hobby & spreading some love & kindness.

can’t thank you ladies enough 🩷!

09/15/2025

monday vibe brought to you by Francine the Frizzle! hope everyone has a good day 😂!!

09/15/2025

few things better than a nice clean coop!!!

this is the big coop but there’s 2 smaller coops & 2 outside grow out pens andddd the inside playpen (lol) andddd the 3 sunroom brooders 😂. tiny setup compared to so many folks but until i can quit my job to be a FT chicken mama i don’t think i could keep up with much more!!

state testing on Tuesday so I started actually counting the chickens & man idk where all these cute lil chickies came from?! my estimate was a bit off 😅! oopsie 🤷🏽‍♀️!

09/14/2025

hatched my first kikiriki! they’re so tiny! only one other kikiriki hatched with it though & it doesn’t seem very hardy 😞.

folks who raise them - can I brood them with silkies that hatched the same day until I can figure out some tiny friends for them?!

09/13/2025

FALL SORT PT 3 ✨ AVAIL BANTAM
AMERAUCANA PULLETS ✨ I do not anticipate having any other pullets avail this year & I’d prefer these 3 go together - 💸 8️⃣ 5️⃣ 💸

(2) recessive white bantam Ameraucana pullets, 15weeks old - one has a few black feathers, I do believe these will molt out however that remains to be seen. I’ve decided not to work with white that’s the only reason they’re up for grabs!

(1) self blue/lavender bantam Ameraucana pullet, 15 weeks old - PET QUALITY, beak/shanks too light, head too narrow.

Bantam Ameraucanas are super friendly little birds that lay small blue 🥚!

Please be familiar with bantams & have appropriate housing for them.

Local pickup 📍Middleboro, MA

Msg me with interest (after clearing it with any other decision makers in your household 🙂)!

09/13/2025

FALL SORT PT 2: AVAIL PET QUALITY SILKIE! Baby Blu 🫶🏽, 10 months old, one of my favs but making some hard cuts to bring my numbers down over here & i love em all! She’s got wry tail so needs a PET ONLY home. 💸 5️⃣ 0️⃣ 💸

Local pickup 📍Middleboro, MA

Msg me with interest (after clearing it with any other decision makers in your household 🙂)!
About wry tail: Wry tail generally doesn’t have negative health effects for a pet chicken but it’s not something you want to breed forward. It can make breeding naturally difficult & severe cases can cause issues with walking properly etc.

Wry tail is essentially a skeletal imbalance - the spine and/or hips aren’t aligned properly. It’s most often genetic, though sometimes is linked to vitamin deficiency.

Baby Blu came from eggs from another breeder & none of the other hatchlings have wry tail so I have to assume it’s genetic & since I have cockerels roaming around I don’t want any accidentally fertilized 🥚! (she’s from a great breeder so no shade there - these things can pop up, genetics are wild)!

09/13/2025

FALL SORT commences now! up first AVAILABLE LAYERS! they go as a group! all 3 - 💸 8️⃣ 0️⃣ 💸

these ladies are great if you’d like to add some super friendly chickens & color to your life! the eggs pictured are the colors they lay.

Two Easter Eggers - one lays extra large green, the other the large tinted egg that often has a bloom that makes it look pink 🙂! 10 months old - new layers this spring so likely to lay thru the winter, green layer is almost daily layer!

One Cream Legbar - lays the blue egg! missing lots of feathers on her back, she was a favorite, they’ll grow back in after she molts! 15 months old - great layer, 4-5 🥚 a week!

Local pickup 📍Middleboro, MA

Msg me with interest (after clearing it with any other decision makers in your household 🙂)!

09/13/2025

if you’ve got the space & experience this is an amazing opportunity to add some beautiful & unique birds to your homestead or farm 🫶🏽

🇪🇬AVAILABLE 🇪🇬

Egyptian Fayoumi Sibling Pair (Game Fowl)
(Sibs are not for breeding) but paired off with other fayoumi, these beauties will produce stunning offspring.
MUST go together- they are bonded sibs.
Roughly 3 months of age.
⭐️NPIP Certified⭐️
Contact Bagenbrook Farm directly with submission of interest.
East Wareham, Ma.

⭐️A little breed history⭐️

The Fayoumi is an ancient, hardy The Fayoumi is an ancient, hardy Egyptian chicken breed known for its fast maturation, disease resistance, and heat tolerance, making it ideal for free-ranging in warm climates. These small, active birds are excellent foragers, lay small white or cream eggs, and have a distinctive upright posture with a silver and black barred plumage. Fayoumi are birds with a self-sufficient nature. Their resilience also makes them a valuable addition to experienced keepers with ample space.

09/13/2025

only got ✌🏽 cantaloupes from my garden but this one is probs the best cantaloupe I’ve ever had!!

next year more garden space shall be devoted to cantaloupes & more fencing will be in place to have less sacrifices to the 🐰🤣!!