Araucana

Araucana

Rhode Island Red

Rhode Island Red 

Golden

Golden 

Leghorn

Leghorn 

Here are some shots of the new class

New group of chicks day two.

 

We just went to IFA for feed!

We just went to IFA to get a bag of pullet mash. Well, we saw they had a fresh batch of chicks and one thing led to another. I think we are going to give Grandpa and Grandma one each of the Barred Rock and Red Stars. Then we will pick a couple of these new friends to keep with the flock. It will be interesting to bring them together as one flock. The new chicks are: Leghorn the white hen that lays the big white eggs, two Aruacana the green egg laying friends from my youth, a Black Sex Link, a Golden Sex Link and a Rhode Island Red. Ethan is keeping them in his room for now. Mom just shook her head.

Barred Rock Friend

Will I ever get enough pictures of these beauties?

Red Star

Red Star close up, is it Ruby or Ruth?

Inside looking out

Here is one from inside the henhouse looking out to the run with a Barred Rock halfway in the door.

All four friends

They enjoy being together.

Enjoying a little time outside the run.

We gave them a chance to walk around outside the run. They enjoyed themselves.

Move in day - 1 April

It was cold, rainy and there was even some hail but late in the afternoon it stopped long enough for me to move them out to their new home. They seem to be enjoying the outside. I was nervous that it was only 40 degrees inside the henhouse but they are fully feathered out. I checked on them at about 10:30 PM and they were huddled together. In the morning they were running around inside having breakfast. I opened the door to the run but they didn't immediately go outside. Notice that I still need to stain the sides of the henhouse, when it warms up. I may put a roof on the run as well, to protect them from bird flu. As I am posting this one of the Redstars is looking outside.

Inside their new home

They have 20 sq ft. of space. The roost is to the left, barely visibile in the top left corner. There are only two nest boxes. If they can't share I may buy the fancy ones from McMurray. 

Enjoying the new run

They like being outside in the new run.