Meet the newest additions to my back-yard flock! These tiny peeps came home on May 15th. In this photo, they are just 3 days old:
If I had room (and the time), I would get new chicks every spring. Its so much fun to watch them grow and become individuals with their own little personality. At 3 days old, they are eating, sleeping little pooping machines. They will live in the house until they are about 1 month old requiring daily cage cleanings and food and water re-fills several times a day.
In the two weeks since their arrival, they have already doubled in size. Here is a picture of all 5 girls at 2 weeks old:
The pic below is Louise and Ginger. Louise is a Buttercup and Ginger is a NH Red. Ginger is by far the biggest of all the chicks. She started out the most shy and easily frightened. But she is getting more brave each day. As you can see she is the first one to be curious enough to check out the paperclip.
Next is Meredith. She is a Black Australorp. She is a brave and spirited little girl. Her favorite thing to do is attach the water bottle each time it gurgles. She also has learned that the view is better from on top of the food and water bottles!
Here is little Pearl who is a Silver Spangled Hamburg. She will grow to look like a mix of a quail and a Dalmatian! Pearl is the smallest of all five chicks but makes up for her small size with her loud cheeps!
Below is Thelma stretching to check out my paperclip toy and also showing off all the new downy feathers that she is developing.
As the weather continues to improve, they will be able to go outside for small periods to discover the joys of grass and bugs!
