One week pictures,


I had the little chicks for one week now, so here are pictures from yesterday, they were 8 days old, first one is of little Pearl, she is a Delaware,the second picture is Sophie on the left, she is an Ameraucana, on the right is Goldie, she is a Golden Campine
The third picture is Tobi, she is a Barred Leghorn, and I am wondering if it is a little cockerel, I hope not, but she sure has an attitude.

Next picture, Tobi showing off, Pearl to the right, and Goldie with a piece of red lettuce. The orange chick is a Buff Orpington, but I have trouble keeping them apart if I don't see them next to each other.


More red lettuce activity on this picture, I actually gave them all about 6 pieces of lettuce, but if one picks up a piece, she starts shrieking and running and everybody chases after the one who is shrieking, I even observed some "tug-of-war", and the expression on their faces when the piece tore into two pieces was priceless, it was a look of "now what, we each have a piece". In the background is a Buff Orpington, in the foreground from left to right is Tobi - Barred Leghorn, Pearl - Delaware, Tippi - Barred Leghorn, Sophie - Ameraucana and Lucy - Ameraucana.


The last picture is of Sophie and Pearl plotting their escape, they both looked up at the fence and then flew up, luckily they can't fly well enough yet to get over the little fence. It is amazing to watch their feathers grow every day, on some almost all the fuzz on the wings is gone today, and they tail feathers seem to be growing next, the tails are definetely longer today, have to get more pictures of the tails in the next few days. All I can say is these little chicks are just too cute. Well, I guess they have to be, otherwise who would want them, they are pooping all over the place - constantly.