3 MORE babies :) :) :)

Ok...I need to stop buying chicks!  I'm obsessed...so obsessed that I went to a poultry swap meet!

But I found these 3 chicks..

Lotus-Dark Brahma -3 weeks old:

Lily- Light Sussex- 3 weeks old:

Laurel- Coronation Sussex- 1 week old:

The Run & Funny Flappers

 The chicken run is really coming along.  The chicks LOVE running out into the run in the mornings and we let them roam the yard when we supervising.

 Once they come into the yard the real entertainment begins...

Chicken math strikes again!

So I went to Orschelns and couldn't resist a few more chickies.

2 Bantams:

Fern

 this one is similar to the late Harriett:

 Ivy

 1 Rainbow layer:

Willow

1 Silver Laced Wyandotte (since I'm 90% sure my other 3 SLW are males):

Clover

Rooster Alert!

Today...sweet little Millie became Milton.  It was a horrific attempt at a crow...but it was definitely a crow.  Milton is a beautiful bird and as long as he gets along with everyone, he will have a permanent home here. So much for those blue eggs I was looking forward to.

Chicken run

Justin has been working on the chicken run in his spare time.  Here's the progress:

 

 

The ramp!

 

RIP Harriett :(

We lost our first chicken this weekend.  I came home to find Pierce (my german shepherd) munching on her :(  The dogs had been very trustworthy while being supervised and still are, but they are not to be trusted alone. I'm pretty sure Harriett was a rooster, but he/she was turning in to a very attractive bird.

Chicks 6 weeks old!

 I received some chicken treats in the mail today...so I tested it out on the chicks.  This was their first encounter with dried meal worms and they L O V E D them. 

 Dorothy wins the favorite chick award.  She is the first one to come right up to me and is the calmest chick when handled. 

 Helen hanging out on the handle of a mower.

 This is Effie...she (maybe he?) is 3 weeks old and growing a great head of "hair".

 The chicks love when we open their pen so they can hang their heads out.

 Dorothy ventures out into the wilderness (yard).

 Chickens love apples...who knew?

 Justin's building the chickens an awesome predator proof pen.  My plan is to let them free range while I'm out in the garden/yard and have them in the pen the rest of the time.

 Harriett's dramatic pose.

 Regina's sassy pose.

 Nellie & Lillian are besties.

 Ryann's face is turning red.  I'm pretty sure his whole neck and face will turn bright red as he matures.

 Caption contest....go.

 Let's not forget about the chicken herders.  So far Pierce completely ignores the chickens.

Charlie enjoys herding chickens....I'm still a little unsure of his intentions, but I trust him for now.  He lost a little trust today when he chased a chicken into the woods.

The chicks have moved out to thier coop :)

We finally had a day in the 70's to introduce the girls to the outdoors and to their new home--the coop.  They love the coop....but are a little unsure about the outdoors.  Whenever I put them in the grass they made a beeline for their safe coop.