Rhode Island Reds
They are the latest addition to the family. We are now up to 30 chicks. M the Builder is spending the day building a chicken coop. We are hoping the building will be done by the time the chicks outgrow their brooders (snake cages).
I'm having a hard time seeing the pictures on my screen because of the light inside, so hopefully the above picture isn't too funky. The chick on the left has incredible eye markings! Like Cleopatra! So if it turns out to be a she that will be her name. Otherwise we'll name him Stew. The Amerucanas look like chipmunks with beaks (says M).
Chicks are like chips...its hard to stop with what is good for you. It is easy to overindulge and write the extras off to future predators. And boy are they fun to watch! The Orpingtons and Amerucanas are old enough to enjoy scrambled egg treats. I take the little bits that the kids can't pick up with their forks and finger feed the chicks. When one gets an egg bit, it takes off running with the other chicks in hot pursuit, peeping at the top of their lungs. The chicks go from lazing around in the brooder to madly dashing all over the place. Hilarious!
