Hank's Backyard

10/03/2024

https://youtu.be/2yUx8fRPjk8?si=LvHDWTjWu8GmS-_s

A few months ago we got 11 Partridge Rocks, 11 Blue Andalusians, and a handful of other miscellaneous chicks from McMurray Hatchery - but they are seriously ...

05/14/2024

Happy emus in the yard

05/14/2024

https://youtu.be/1_nGct-5HLQ?si=6VAA846T_0BCHtMG

Hank is an Emu that lives with me in Austin Texas. I am a human named John and we, as well as 3 other emus and 20 odd chickens (plus 3 dogs and a cat), are ...

01/11/2024

We got some new baby Emus!!

Housing baby Emus is always a challenge mostly because of the grand mess they make - ie., lots of p**p :) But, they are settling into their new house and ge...

12/27/2023

12/27/2023

Sam the Emu being cuddly

12/26/2023

Hank hasn't had a good scratch in a bit ...

11/27/2023

Mason has expressed an interest in gardening in the greenhouse - so we're doing some upgrades.

We installed this Planta Sungrow Greenhouse a few years ago but haven't done a lot with it. Recently, my son has expressed an interest in the greenhouse and...

11/16/2023

Sam being a very handsome and gentle Terror Bird :)

11/07/2023

Happy hour at Hank's Backyard

11/06/2023

About half the time Bean (6 lbs of feisty) chases Rocko (90 lbs of muscle) off the big mattress on to the tiny blanket - Bean is the tiny king :)

11/03/2023

Sam’s feet are pretty frightening

11/03/2023

Jack and Allie found the smallest pond ever :)

11/01/2023

Checking on the chicken mama this evening and found this little joyousness.

10/28/2023

The crazy speed of emus

10/18/2023

Mushroom up in my tree - how cool. Anyone know if I can eat that one :)

10/08/2023

15 minutes or so of 4 Emus being cute over on Hank's YouTube channel - but for those short on time, this is the gist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOiu1TujZbw&t=935s

10/07/2023

Gardening with emus - somewhat challenging fun