Thursday, June 19, 2008

Time for more pics! And a CLOSE CALL!

We will start with the close call.  Last night my dad said he had went down to go to bed and the "chicken door" was open.  It's the door that goes to our family room...we call it a chicken door so when I say "did you close the chicken door" everyone will know what door I'm talking about.  SO anyway,  I went down like I always do before bed and make sure everyone has water and whatnot and i opened the chicken door and out comes JACK!  I can't even tell you how much i DID NOT want to walk over to the new chick box (which is ALL open NO COVER).  I did and guess what I seen?  12 happy little sleeping birds!~  WHEW...Jack was down there in that room for at least 3 hours!  What a good kitty!  He did not eat my birds :) 

Ok now for chicken pictures...here is the "Oceans 11 crew" AT 4 WEEKS OLD

We will start out with the Sex Links...here is 'BELL' the brown sex link: She keeps to herself but will put up with me if she has to.  She would rather avoid Nic tho.

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Our Black Sex Link 'EMMA' she is one of the first ones to say hi.  She is my outgoing girl

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Here is our Red sex link 'IZZY'  She is always happy and wants to be by us.  Right now she is the head of the pecking order.  Our younger giant cochin is working on it though! You should see them chest butting.  It's so funny.  That Giant cochin will catch up to those girls in no time.  His/her head is huge!  Prob bigger then the 11 girls already.  And he/she is a week younger. 

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This is our SWEET SWEET girl 'ADDISON'  OH is she a cuddle bun...she is still a little shy but once you got her she wants to snuggle with you. She is a standard sized cochin.  She is always nice to the other hens even the tiny girls :)  She is my mother hen. She and Kelly (the Serama) are my favorites ;)  GOTTA love something with feet that look like THAT! 

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Here we have the Buff Brahma girls.  These girls are shy but also very sweet!  They are my quiet girls.  Very  nice to everyone also...just like Addison.  First we have 'ZOE' my lighter brahma. 

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Then we have 'ABBY' who is a little bit darker then Zoe.

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Here is 'MAYA' one of my EE's...they lay blue/green eggs.  She is a very shy girl but I'm working on her.  She's very good girl. 

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Here is 'NALA' another EE.  She is a BIG girl...our biggest one.  I used to think she was a he but not so much anymore.  She is getting to be a pretty good girl.  She is also NOT shy...she loves us...she is also our "wall pecker" CONSTANTLY pecks on walls!  She is I think the only one who is not afraid to go by Nic lol. She is one of our sweetest babies!
 

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Here is our Silver Laces Wyandotte  'KALA'  she is our biggest secret...lol we never know what to expect from her.  One minute she is shy and the next she wants to be by us.  Never know!  She keeps us entertained ;)  were always guessing what she will want today!  <brstyle="font-family: courier="" new;="">
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Here is our Salmon Faverolle 'VIOLET'  she is our strange one  lol  She still does not want much from us and wants to keep to herself.  No matter how much I work with her she still does NOT want us to pick her up.  Now once we have out out she is totally fine..doesn't act scared or anything.  Just don't know! lol

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Then we have Miss 'OLIVIA'  oh she is our new sweetest baby girl.  She all of a sudden wants ALL the attention and when Izzy used to be the first to jump on my arm, SHE is now!  She is SO soft!  She is one of our nicest girls. And never pecks us either :)

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Ok There you have the Oceans 11 crew...now I want to share another pic of Kelly...she is just totally adorable isnt she!  I did just notice while taking these pics that her little wing feathers had been picked :(  I feel so bad.  She seemed to be holding her own in there but I think the girls just got TOO big for her to handle. I'm glad I got her out when I did. UPDATE:  JUST FOUND OUT KELLY IS A BOY :)  Now I just need two girls! 

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Here you can really see the size difference now! 

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Check out the crew using their roost.  They are now starting to put their little heads under their wings to sleep!  It's SO cute! 

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It's funny...most of them will face the wall to roost at night.  Well, there you have it!  My Ocean's 11 crew! I love them so much...it's so funny how they all have personalities that I know well now.  I know how each one likes to be picked up and held and for how long too!  They have been just a total joy!</brstyle="font-family:>
 

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Carrie that was a wonderful update on the chicks. :) On the serama, if its the ends of the wings and you haven't seen any picking, its because their wings are so long. They do tend to drag when they are young and the ends fray. They have three types of chicken ancestry in them, one being the Japanese bantam. They have very short legs and the long wings. I can't believe Jack didnt do anything! That was a close call! WOW! I am so glad you have discovered the joy of chickens and you feel the things I do, and understand what wonderful animals they really are. It just puts a big ole smile on my face! Lets hope those eggs get to you tomorrow. :) XOXO Kelly

Anonymous said...

good kitty:) enjoy your weekend:) we had all kinds of chickens growing up the pics brought back lots of memories:)

Deb

Anonymous said...

I'm catching up been down sick. Just wanted to tell you THOSE BABIES ARE ADORABLE and I didn't think I was a chicken person between you and Kelly we'll all be converted LOL. Thanks for taking the time to show us each one individually with their names and a little info about them.
Take care and Hugs, Chrissie

Anonymous said...

I am finally able to do some catching up...boy your babies are getting big and gorgeous too!!!  I love the feathers on the feet, that is so cool.  I can tell you are just loving these birds!!
Lisa