Chick girls-- end of April

Spent quite a bit of time with the girls this morning. Lovely sunshine and a strong refreshing breeze. Had to clean out the brooder, so we put them in a dog kennel out in the sunshine. Hannah found a nice big stick for a perch. We also gave them some lettuce and yoghurt for the first time which didn't last long! Enjoyed sitting in the canvas chairs, petting and watching them :) They're not so skittish now when we go to pick them up. I'm looking forward to when they'll be able to roam in their pen during the day :)

Chicken Pops!

HAha, :) It's been fun and surprising to watch the growth of these girls. They certainly have changed in the week that we have now had them. No more neat downy chicks, but they rather resemble the "the ugly duckling"...shhh!!!! did I say that!!hehe.

Their tail plumage has started popping out, and their necks are getting longer. Some appear a little scruffy as they are losing their down and feathers are coming in on their backs.

I didn't realize this, but they love to eat ants!!! Those red ants that make me swell bad if I get bit! I put a board in their brooder that had caught some of the feed they had spilled and there was a bunch of ants in it. Those ants were the first things the girls went for, and it was funny watching them dart around.

Hope you enjoy the pics!

The Girls are here!!!!! Woooot!!!!

It was a busy day this past Monday!! Many errands to complete before we could go get the girls! :) It was a hot day and we didn't want them waiting in a hot car.....

The most used sentence of the day was; "Are we going to get the chicks now?" ;-)

DH has been working hard to get their residence liveable. Still got some of the siding to put up and the vents to put in. Then he's going to build a knee-high wall going across the room including a door. There will be chicken wire from the wall to the ceiling to allow for air-flow and light into their side of the coop.

We have been discussing names and come up with:

Lilly
Lucy
Georg(ina)
Marianne
Eleanor
Margaret
Rahab
and Gloria :) Not sure who is who just yet, but hopefully they'll fit one of 'em :)


Enjoy!