Sunday, March 24, 2013

One Month of Chickens!

 We have officially had the chicks for a month!  Actually, one month and two days.  They have grown quite a lot!  They have feathers and giant (icky) feet and they enjoy roosting (sleeping on a bar), and they are starting to experiment with their wings.  They've also managed to grow out of two different brooders.
Chicks in their first brooder on day 1.
Chicks at one month trying to roost!

Take a look at our before and after photos!


Gertrude, our Buff Orpington:
First day!
One Month!
Pearl, the Americauna
First Day!
One Month!




















One Month!
Nellie, the Silver Gray Dorking
First Day!

Hazel, the Barnvelder
First Day!
One Month!



















Harriet, the Barred Plymouth Rock

First Day!
One Month!


















I was wrong before thinking that Gerty would be our leader.  She's the biggest of the group, but size is nothing in the flock.  It actually looks like Pearl could be our queen which would be interesting since she will be the smallest of the girls weighing in around 5-6 pounds at maturity.

Harriet has turned out to be quite an escape artist.  She was breaking out of the brooder on regular occasions.  Hopefully in the newly constructed brooder she's a bit more contained.

Speaking of the new brooder.. Here it is!  It took John about an hour to construct it and then I put the chicken wire on.

They love the roosting bar in the middle!


In one more month they'll be heading out to live in their coop!

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