Chook Update
The chickens have moved into their new home, a chicken coop in the orchard. You can see video on Instagram.
The coop isn't totally finished but it's chicken-worthy; the run isn't finished at all. But they were getting way too big for the horse trough and flying out at the slightest provocation, so in they go. Enjoy your new home, not-so-little chooks!
The chickens have been an absolute delight. They are such weird and charming creatures. If you look at them closely you can absolutely see that they are dinosaurs. Their eyes especially are strange, and their feet: somewhat reptilian, but not quite...
I have named six of them. I have three of the same breed which must be Green Queens, because I ordered two of them and also got some grab bag chicks. So I'm giving away two, which I won't name, and keeping my favorite, Darrell. She is a huge gray hawk-like chick, very fluffy, who enjoys flying out of the trough the instant the lid is off and perching on my hand. The three Green Queens look extremely similar and Darrell is largely identifiable because she's the one who comes to me immediately. She should lay green eggs.
Mary-Lou is the smallest, I think lowest in the pecking order, and is a darling black and white Exchequer Leghorn. She is timid but enjoys sitting in my hand. She will lay white eggs.
Gwendoline Mary Lacey is a large white chick, quite fearless. She will jump up to grab at things. I am pretty sure she's an Austra White, a very classic-looking hen, and will lay cream or beige eggs.
Daphne is also a large white chick, lower on the pecking order than Gwendoline. I think she's a Snowy Easter Egger and will grow up to look like a white hawk. She should lay green or blue or blue-green eggs.
I have no idea what Clarissa is but she is absolutely gorgeous, dappled browns and chestnuts. She was so flighty when younger that I planned to give her away, but she's calmed down a lot and is now one of my favorites. She's very lively. She was in the blue-green layer assortment.
Bill, short for Wilhelmina, is most definitely not a rooster. She is a Gold Sex-Linked (hens and roosters look different as chicks) and is a lovely chestnut red. She'll lay a brown egg.
They're a lot of fun to watch and enjoy eating greens from my hand. Can't wait for my rainbow of eggs.
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The coop isn't totally finished but it's chicken-worthy; the run isn't finished at all. But they were getting way too big for the horse trough and flying out at the slightest provocation, so in they go. Enjoy your new home, not-so-little chooks!
The chickens have been an absolute delight. They are such weird and charming creatures. If you look at them closely you can absolutely see that they are dinosaurs. Their eyes especially are strange, and their feet: somewhat reptilian, but not quite...
I have named six of them. I have three of the same breed which must be Green Queens, because I ordered two of them and also got some grab bag chicks. So I'm giving away two, which I won't name, and keeping my favorite, Darrell. She is a huge gray hawk-like chick, very fluffy, who enjoys flying out of the trough the instant the lid is off and perching on my hand. The three Green Queens look extremely similar and Darrell is largely identifiable because she's the one who comes to me immediately. She should lay green eggs.
Mary-Lou is the smallest, I think lowest in the pecking order, and is a darling black and white Exchequer Leghorn. She is timid but enjoys sitting in my hand. She will lay white eggs.
Gwendoline Mary Lacey is a large white chick, quite fearless. She will jump up to grab at things. I am pretty sure she's an Austra White, a very classic-looking hen, and will lay cream or beige eggs.
Daphne is also a large white chick, lower on the pecking order than Gwendoline. I think she's a Snowy Easter Egger and will grow up to look like a white hawk. She should lay green or blue or blue-green eggs.
I have no idea what Clarissa is but she is absolutely gorgeous, dappled browns and chestnuts. She was so flighty when younger that I planned to give her away, but she's calmed down a lot and is now one of my favorites. She's very lively. She was in the blue-green layer assortment.
Bill, short for Wilhelmina, is most definitely not a rooster. She is a Gold Sex-Linked (hens and roosters look different as chicks) and is a lovely chestnut red. She'll lay a brown egg.
They're a lot of fun to watch and enjoy eating greens from my hand. Can't wait for my rainbow of eggs.
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