I think they are all completely adorable.
They are all trying to fly now, and keep bouncing off each other, consequently the cheeping in the "brooder' is getting louder and louder.
They all sleep for about 30s at a time, then someone will peep and everyone is awake again.
They are eating like little horses, and are eating a cup of chick crumbles twice a day (the food is available 24/7, but I have to top it up by a cup twice a day, if you get my meaning). They are pooing in proportion to the amount they are eating (which is great for my compost heap).
My next project for the weekend will be to go to the lumber yard to buy the wood for a proper coop in which everyone can live... this could be fun, I'm great with flat pack furniture, but I've never built anything from scratch before!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Introducing...
The chicks are now at least 5 days old, and are developing their own personalities. Last night I made them all models and took photos of them all.
They now all have names.
Without further ado, I'm pleased to present...
Rosemary:
Thyme:
Cranberry:
Jelly:
Tacheté:
Toes:
BC:
and last, but not least... Ginger:
They now all have names.
Without further ado, I'm pleased to present...
Rosemary:
Thyme:
Cranberry:
Jelly:
Tacheté:
Toes:
BC:
and last, but not least... Ginger:
Very, very naughty *teehee*
Well I spent most of last night researching chick pics to try and guess what breed they are... and I think I have red and white Sussex and sex-linked (is that the right terminology?) blacks.
I was very, very naughty last night, and went back to the feedstore, because I noticed on Saturday that there were some spotted chicks in the pen too, and I decided that I wanted a pair of those too. Anyway in the end they only had one spotty one left, and I got another black chick. Looks like I'm going to have to get myself to the lumber yard at the weekend to buy materials for a proper hen house, rather than the little pen the two pullets have at the moment
By 'eck, these little tweeters feather up quickly! One of the red chicks is now sporting feather along her "shoulder" joints on the wing, as well as a pretty little tail, and even the youngest of the white chicks now has little wing (flight) feathers!
Talking of flying... all of them, but mainly the most developed are all practicing flying! Although they can't reach the top of the box, in a couple of days I'll have to keep the wire top on permanently to stop escape attempts!
They are starting to get names now I am much better at telling them apart.
The two red chicks are Cranberry (who has a strong brown stripe along her back) and Jelly (who is smaller and paler)
The two white chicks are Rosemary (who is more developed) and Thyme (who is the smallest chick of them all)
The big black chick is Ginger (he has a real gingernut, and it the biggest of all the chicks)
The spotted chick is Tacheté (which is French for spotted - how original lol!)
The only two which don't have names yet are the smaller black chicks - but that will come with time...
I was very, very naughty last night, and went back to the feedstore, because I noticed on Saturday that there were some spotted chicks in the pen too, and I decided that I wanted a pair of those too. Anyway in the end they only had one spotty one left, and I got another black chick. Looks like I'm going to have to get myself to the lumber yard at the weekend to buy materials for a proper hen house, rather than the little pen the two pullets have at the moment
By 'eck, these little tweeters feather up quickly! One of the red chicks is now sporting feather along her "shoulder" joints on the wing, as well as a pretty little tail, and even the youngest of the white chicks now has little wing (flight) feathers!
Talking of flying... all of them, but mainly the most developed are all practicing flying! Although they can't reach the top of the box, in a couple of days I'll have to keep the wire top on permanently to stop escape attempts!
They are starting to get names now I am much better at telling them apart.
The two red chicks are Cranberry (who has a strong brown stripe along her back) and Jelly (who is smaller and paler)
The two white chicks are Rosemary (who is more developed) and Thyme (who is the smallest chick of them all)
The big black chick is Ginger (he has a real gingernut, and it the biggest of all the chicks)
The spotted chick is Tacheté (which is French for spotted - how original lol!)
The only two which don't have names yet are the smaller black chicks - but that will come with time...
From Chick to Chook
On Saturday 18th April I bought 6 mixed day old chicks (I think 2 Red Sussex, 2 White Sussex and 2 Black sex-linked)
I'm hoping to blog their progress from chick to chook (and beyond)...
It all started with me saying quite innocently to a friend "I could quite fancy a couple of chickens" and within a week I was the very proud owner of Sage and Onion
Sage'n'Onion are POL (Point of Lay) Isa Brown (sex-linked) pullets. Only Onion is actually laying at the moment, but I'm sure it wont be long before Sage starts too.
They are great birds, and very funny to watch. They have different personalities too. Onion (who has the creamy feathering on her back) is more outgoing and is always forst out of the coop on a morning. Sage is more timid, but will run the full length of the garden to me if I have a garden spade or fork in my hand.
I was just at the feedstore to buy a proper trough for the food, but couldn't help noticing the pen of baby chicks. As soon as I saw them I was "aaaaw" and I think I watched them for about 20 minutes before I found myself saying, "could I have six mixed chicks please?"
They are unsexed, so I probably have a cockerel (aka a "roo") or two in there. Any males will, unfortunately, be destined for the crock pot as I don't have a secure area to keep a roo - plus although a roo lives in the field next door, I can't imagine my neighbour being too enamoured with a roo living *right* next door lol.
So, on day 1 they looked pretty much like this:
By day 2 they were already changing, growing and feathering up:
I'm hoping to blog their progress from chick to chook (and beyond)...
It all started with me saying quite innocently to a friend "I could quite fancy a couple of chickens" and within a week I was the very proud owner of Sage and Onion
Sage'n'Onion are POL (Point of Lay) Isa Brown (sex-linked) pullets. Only Onion is actually laying at the moment, but I'm sure it wont be long before Sage starts too.
They are great birds, and very funny to watch. They have different personalities too. Onion (who has the creamy feathering on her back) is more outgoing and is always forst out of the coop on a morning. Sage is more timid, but will run the full length of the garden to me if I have a garden spade or fork in my hand.
I was just at the feedstore to buy a proper trough for the food, but couldn't help noticing the pen of baby chicks. As soon as I saw them I was "aaaaw" and I think I watched them for about 20 minutes before I found myself saying, "could I have six mixed chicks please?"
They are unsexed, so I probably have a cockerel (aka a "roo") or two in there. Any males will, unfortunately, be destined for the crock pot as I don't have a secure area to keep a roo - plus although a roo lives in the field next door, I can't imagine my neighbour being too enamoured with a roo living *right* next door lol.
So, on day 1 they looked pretty much like this:
By day 2 they were already changing, growing and feathering up:
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