Chicken Coop

Coop arrived today.

Three Big Chickens

Video of Little Chickens

Six Weeks Old

July 14, 2009 - Six Weeks Old

Here are five of the little ones. They are growing so fast. Each day they are bigger. (Sophia is in the background.)

Phyllis - Six Weeks Old

Pearl - Six Weeks Old

Laney - Six Weeks Old

Lacey - Six Weeks Old

Honey - six weeks old

Last week, Honey got out of her area and into the big birds' area. She got pecked and lost the feathers on her neck, except for the front. She was able to hide until we discovered her. As bad as it might look, it could have been much worse. Her skin was not broken; she was only plucked. We had her in the house (bathroom) for a few days to get medical attention and love. She's out with the little birds now, but in the cockatiel cage to keep her safe until feathers start growing in. I now have the little area covered so none of them can fly over the 3' fence into the big area. Will soon be replacing that fence with a taller one.

Ellie - 6 Weeks Old

Sextuplets

Six new babies :)

Naming

In need of six names......taking suggestions.

Way Cute

Isn't this SO adorable? How cute can they be?!?!

Startled Look

Trying to get a pic of the Buff Minorca in the dish. But I kept this pic because of the startled look of the White Polish in the background.

Buff Laced Polish

Buff Laced Polish - These very rare birds are a rich golden buff, each feather neatly laced with creamy white, and with slate blue shanks and toes. The flowing crests and sprightly carriage make them one of the most prized varieties anyone interested in beauty and unusual poultry can own. Try some of these as a good bet to win prizes at your poultry show. They are easy to handle, layers of white eggs, practically non-setters. There are two varieties, Bearded and Non-Bearded, but we do not list these separately and chicks ordered will usually include some of both. Baby chicks are a creamy buff color with a darker tan mark over each eye.

-McMurray Hatchery

White Polish

White Polish Fancy - We call these "Snowballs" and they really do look like them with their snow white crests and pure white rounded bodies. One of the daintiest and prettiest of the Polish varieties.

-McMurray Hatchery

Buff Cochin

Buff Cochin - These massive Asiatic fowl are covered with an extraordinary abundance of soft, fluffy, golden buff feathers from tip to toe. They were introduced from China in the mid 1800's, known as Shanghais, and created a sensation wherever shown. They are poor layers, but good setters and beautiful show birds.

- McMurray Hatchery

Buff Minorca

Buff Minorca - Like all of the Minorcas these have long, strong bodies well set up on firm muscular legs. The large red combs are very typical and in the hens will fall to one side almost covering one eye. The hens lay good sized white eggs and are nonsetters. Plumage is a rich golden buff color and shanks and toes are a pinkish white.

- McMurray Hatchery

White Leghorn

White Leghorn - Over 45 years of scientific breeding research have gone into the development of this layer through a blending of special strains of White Leghorns. These pullets weigh about 4 lbs. at maturity, start laying at 4 1/2 to 5 months, and will continue 10 to 12 weeks longer than most good layers. Livability and resistance to disease are very high, and the feed to egg conversion ratio is excellent, holding down the cost of egg production. When our local farmers ask us to recommend the pullet that will lay the most eggs of top grade and size, of uniform shape, good shell, and highest interior quality, and do it on the least feed and in smallest amount of space, we suggest the Pearl.

- McMurray Hatchery

Dark Brahma Bantam

Dark Brahma Bantam - Large gentle chickens like the Light Brahmas. Striking plumage color in black and silvery white for males and beautiful silver penciled steel gray for females. Developed from Asiatic fowl brought to New England by China clipper ships in the last century.

-McMurray Hatchery

New Feathered Girls

Here are the new girls.......