It's that time again, when the older chickens slow down or stop laying, and we bring in the new chicks to take their place. This year we have...
A Blue Laced Wyandotte:
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A Golden Laced Wyandotte:
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A Gold Star, aka Gold Comet:
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A Buff Ameraucana (not sure if she's real or an Easter Egger):
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An Australorpe:
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A Mottled Java:
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A Partridge Plymouth Rock:
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So far the chicks have been snuggled a lot by my niece Serin, and my sister coaxed a perfect pronunciation of "Chicken!" from her 1-year-old, Jett (not where Dad could hear, of course, but I heard it!) They also figured out how to use the clean-drip water feeder within a couple of hours of coming home! I was quite impressed with that. Smart little instinctual things, these babies.
In about five to six weeks they should be big enough to go outside and live in the old chicken coop and pen. I will be fixing that up a bit this next month. And then, when they are big enough, I'll let them out. I haven't decided whether or not I'm going to keep the older chickens until after the babies are big pullets, or if I'm going to send them away earlier. Good flock habits say to let them go first, but I kind of like the idea of having at least a couple of nice older hens around for a bit to show the little ones how to behave. That will be something to decide later. For now, it's baby chick time!
