I mentioned at the end of an earlier post that we were expecting some new little ones in our family sometime near the end of April. Well, our babies arrived earlier than expected this past Tuesday and we couldn't have been happier! All together there are 8 hens or pullets, five different breeds. I could go on and on about how incredible cute they are and how they each have very distinct personalities already. Chickens are awesome! But since this is an **ahem** knitting blog if you would like any chicken details don't hesitate to email me. I can fill in all the gaps, like what breeds etc.
Not to play favorites or anything, although each one of us has bonded to a particular chicken, but these four ladies like to be handled so I took them outside for their first photo shoot.
My baby, Hildegarde. She's a Barred Plymouth Rock and the only hen with a true name so far.
This is Jorn's baby "Chippy" because her markings resemble a chipmunk but they are rapidly disappearing as her feathers come in. She is an Araucana or an "Easter Egger" meaning she will lay pastel colored eggs.
This is our Jersey Giant. And just behind her is our really shy, Rhode Island Red who doesn't seem to like to have her picture taken. There is only one other breed not represented and she's a Golden Laced Wyandotte. So there! I actually did tell you about the breeds. Oh, I can't help myself these little ladies are so much fun.
Greg has been sprucing up their new digs, adding nesting boxes, repairing the foundation, making it predator proof. There is much more work to be done but it's really coming along.
So now between Simonne nursing a few times a night and me watching over the chicks (for no other reason than I like to, they are in fact very easy to take care of) I am one seriously tired momma.
**BTW, my dad painted that Fresh Eggs sign for us! Click on it to get a closer look, it's really impressive. So if he's reading this...Thanks Dad! It looks great on the coop :-)
