It appears that I am overdue for a chick update! The feathery trio were born on September 25th and will be 3 weeks old this Thursday. Time flies!
Two Saturdays ago I took the chicks outside for the first time in a homemade chicken tractor (rabbit cage with the bottom removed), for their safety. They were only out for about an hour before it got very windy, but they all seemed to enjoy their foray into the grass.
Can you say, “Awwwww!”
And this sweet photo was taken last Tuesday. I just love watching the babies tuck themselves into their Mama’s fluffy feathers, don’t you?
And these most recent pics were taken on Monday this week. I’ve moved the little family to the garage because the rabbit cage was crowding the chicken house, and the other chickens were roosting on it and covering it with poo. Also, the chicks have really grown and are very active and I wanted them to have even more space to move around. They are now living in a handmade guinea pig cage, which my first flock of chickens used as a brooder 2 years ago.
Look how much they’ve feathered out already! And notice how full their crops are. They are always eating!
I just love to watch them run around, try out their wings, and explore.
And snuggle with their Mama, Mrs. Cotton.
She is the perfect little Mama, protective, attentive and very patient.
These two are the chicks I suspect as having Sid Vicious, our Golden-laced, bearded Polish rooster as their Dad, and an Ameracauna hen as their Mom.
And this is the chick we suspect to have Mr Cotton, our Silky rooster as it’s Dad and possibly a Barred Rock or a Silver-Laced Wyandotte as it’s Mom.
It’s too early to worry about roosters, but I do hope all three of these chicks are going to be pullets because I would like to keep them to add to my flock (and egg production), but if they end up being roosters, they’ll have to go. Two roosters around here is plenty.
And if our current two weren’t both so good looking, and able to create such unique and cute babies, they’d probably be out of here, too.
26 comments :
Oooo they are getting colorful! Its fun to see what they do when their feathers come in.
They are getting so big! And cuter than ever! So cute!
The chicks look healthy and they are cute! You have some nice farm species. Handsome looking roosters indeed, especially the second one. I've not seen anything like him.
Vibrant, clear photos! Good capture!
Oh they are so cute!!! And I was saying AWW at that exact moment when I scrolled down and seen that as your caption for your photo LOL!! I still really love your Roosters, very cool looking!!
They are just the cutest things. I hope you get to keep them so we can watch them grow up. Have a great day!
I think I live vicariously through you. I love your chickens, especially Sid.
The babies are darling, but I have to ask, what is the chicken music. Its great!
Awwww. I want some chicks so badly. And I'm in love with Syd - don't tell my hubs. heehee
I love watching hens being mommas. They're so good at it, despite all having 'bird brains'.
The chicks are gorgeous!!! And I might have a little crush on Sid Vicious - rock-a-doodle-do!!!
hey there lisa...i am loving the chicken posts. they are the cutest things ever. and you chicken song ...perfect.
have a great day.
many hugs
They're adorable! And no, you could not part with either Mr. Cotton or Sid - both are just too gorgeous!
Nancy in Iowa
Hey Lisa, I love your chicken posts. I have to tell you I'm not a huge chicken fan, I don't dislike them but they are not on my list of favorite things. Since following your post though I find them much more interesting I love your Mrs.Cotton she looks so soft and clean. You have some very different chickens fun to look at and very colorful. I can't get over how fast they grow those chicks already have real feathers on their wings.....sorry I don't have the proper chiken lingo down yet.Have a nice day.
The chicks are very handsome - They're going to look great when they're fully fledged.
I think Sid looks like a party, waiting for a place to happen.
They are so cute. I am still trying to convince mom to let me get a sid vicious rooser and hen. A man had a hen and rooster exactly his colour at the fair and a black and white pair, which were for sale but I like the brown and black better. My mom HATES chickens, which is explainable she did have 500 that would not die. My dad likes the idea of fresh eggs so do I.
They are so adorable. I hope we get chicks some day.
Just curious... since you can't have too many roosters around, do the majority of eggs hatch females or is the gender more random than that? It'll be fun watching the chicks grow and change.
Too cute, talk about literally having the Rooster loose in the Hen house..:-)))
p.s. love the pepper decorations around the cage..
Beautiful Mama.
Because of you..I even took a peak at the baby chicks at the feed store. But only for a minute!!!
hey Lisa.. I also love your chicken song!
Awwwww......the babies are so cute! Boy, they grow up fast don't they? What cute little tails they are getting; the video is so neat, love all the peeping. Mrs. Cotton is such a good mom too.
LOL oh, my gosh, I just read the heading of the "leave you comment" that's just way too funny!!!
hugs....
Jane
Oh Man Lisa, you are making me want to get some chickens next spring ;)
Toooooo cute!!
Those babies are just precious, as are all animal babies!! :) I hope they aren't roosters too. Although the two roosters you do have are quite handsome fellas.
You are an amazing photographer! And your subject matter is not to bad either.
Still so cute. Watching a Mama hen take care of her babies is one of the greatest pleasures of raising chickens. =)
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