Five New Chicks 4-2-13

Here is a variety of birds, including pheasants, quail, peafowl, and chickens. This was an hour drive to get our new girls in Lancaster County.

In a box on my lap for the ride home. We got 3 Dominiques. Breeder thinks one is a hen. Not sure about the others cause they are only 3-4 weeks old. We will see. I can take back any roosters. Dominique Chicken is the oldest American chicken, developed in New England sometime during colonization of North America. It is a calm and gentle bird that can be easy to show. It's docile temperament makes for great layers and good family or backyard birds.

Welsummer Chicken originated in Holland in the early 20th century, and is part of the elite class of Dark Brown Egg Laying Chickens. This a very rare breed. She is 6 weeks old.

Such beautiful feathers.

Black Sex Link Chickens are a cross breed utilizing the Barred Plymouth Rock Female and the Rhode Island Red Male. The result is a hardy and robust dual purpose breed with superior egg laying capabilities. She is 9 weeks old.

Triplet Dominiques.

The triplets are in the shower. Finn, the cat, absolutely loves chickens. He is always around when any are in the house. He liked watching them eat. The little ones have to stay in the house for another couple weeks. Finn will like that.

The two bigger birds are in a towel-lined bath tub for the night. I got home at 9 and checked on them. Only the black hen was in the tub. Of the dozens of birds who have stayed in this bathroom, none has ever done this. Way too cute.

Chickens Out in the Snow 2-3-13

Chickens out in the yard on a snowy day

Cat and chicken tracks.  The cat tracks are from one of the outside stray cats I feed.  My cats are strictly inside cats.

Sophia heading back to the cooop.

Lacey and Harriet enjoying cantelope on this winter day.

Harriet and Lacey walking with Parke back to the coop.

Baby Finn 1-31-13

Finn likes to be held like a baby.

Penny to the Farm 1-18-13

Penny turned out to be a rooster, which I can't have in our neighborhood. I took him to a farmette of a client of mine. They have other chickens and he will be able to run free all the time.

So sad to have to give him away.  He is so pretty.

All the Cats 12-27-12

Finn

Buttons

Baby

Snickers

Doodah

Zippity

Molly

Morgan

Rocky

M & M 11-27-12

Molly is missing a couple front teeth, so her tongue tends to stick out of her mouth.

Molly and Morgan are such good friends.  They groom each other a lot.

All 9 Chickens 11-14-12

Rusty, a Rhode Island Red, and Penny, a French black copper Maran, are still in the kennel area and not in with the other ones yet.

The other 7 girls in the coop area.

Ellie, a buff cochin

Frizzie and Olivia are best friends and hang out together.

Olivia, a bantam Columbian Plymouth Rock.

Frizzie, a bantam black frizzle Cochin. 

Lacey, a dark Brahma

Harriet, an Amaraucana

Gabby, a Polish

Sophia, a white Silkie

Here are all the girls we have right now.

Chicken Program 10-31-12

We take the girls to nursing homes for chicken programs.  Here we are at Messiah Village.  It's about the third time we have been there.  I hold one chicken at a time and talk her and the breed. I walk her around and let each person pet her and see her close up.  Meanwhile, the rest of the flock is in the center of the room just being cute chickens.

New Chicks Rusty and Penny 9-25-12

Today I got two new chicks. Rusty is a Rhode Island Red.  Penny is a French Black Copper Maran.  We don't know if they are hens or roosters.  We have to wait till they are older to find out. 

New Cats, Molly and Morgan 9-23-12

Our son Jon is moving and can't take all his cats to his new place.  So, we took two of them.  Here is Molly, the gray cat, and Morgan the orange cat.  Both girls adore each other.

Finn's 3rd Birthday 9-10-12

It's been a while since I posted, so I'll catch up with some of our animal highlights.

This is Finn on his 3rd birthday.  Such a handsome boy.