So Petty and her babies have become a little bit internet famous. I have been sharing a couple of short videos each week using Facebook’s reels. I have noticed that my Facebook has been full of notifications all week, but I didn’t have time to look into them. It turns out that one of the videos I posted of Petty showing off her babies to the flock has had over 350,000 views. The short little video, just a random video of Petty scratching around with her babies, is getting comments from all over the world–and that’s the best part.
The comments are lovely. Some of them are in languages I don’t know, but some in English said things like “I could watch these babies all day” and “I am mesmerized by the little white one.” People love these babies. They are a particularly beautiful hatch, but it’s fascinating to me that this video and a few others have been so interesting to people.
I told Ron about this and about how happy I am that Petty and her babies are making people smile all over the world. That makes my heart so happy. Ron was happy about this too.
“It’s funny how we just take it for granted,” he said. “We have this magnificent mama hen and these beautiful babies right there every time we go outside.”
It’s true. I try to make time to take in their beauty at least a couple of times a week, but I take then for granted too. I take Petty for granted. She is the best mama I have ever seen–and we have had some good ones. She trusts us and seems to know where are there to help. She know how to tell us what she wants or needs, and that helps so much. Petty is the daughter of Mary Jane and Rooster, so, of course, she’s the smartest mama hen ever.
Because I wanted you to be able to see this video, even if you are not on Facebook, I found it and uploaded it to YouTube. It’s only about a minute, but it’s pretty fantastic. I hope it makes your heart happy.
