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6 Weeks old
My chicks are 6 weeks old today, so over the weekend I took pictures so I could post at least one picture of each of my little chicks. The first one is Miss Lucie, she is an Ameraucana and she is very sweet, loves to sit on my arm.
this is Sophie, or Big Chick, she is beautiful with this very dramatic color pattern. And the feathers on her cheeks are really coming in now.
Tobi, a Barred Leghorn, she loves to wade through the puddles. I noticed all of the chicks love it when I turn on the water, I am guessing the ground grains I am feeding them are floating to the surface and are easier to find, they don't have to scratch around for each little piece of grain.
Tippi, the other Barred Leghorn tends to stretch out on her side, kicking out her legs, here she is resting in a wet spot under the tree, she sure knows how to stay cool.
Bella, my Golden Campine girl, another one that is very sweet and likes to be held.
Goldie, my Golden Campine rooster, he is a little standoffish, but after watching everybody else coming to me and being carried around he has also started to come and check me out.
Bianca, a Delaware, she has a gorgeous color pattern, very curious, but not very social at this point.
Pearl, my other Delaware, she has a very different color pattern from Bianca, but she is also now getting some grey coming in over her beak and the front of her head. Very interesting. She is very mischievious, always flies on my back and shoulders, then pulls on my hair and checks out my ears, she definetely needs to learn some manners.
Buffy, one of the Buff Orpingtons, she is getting more social, she has a nice disposition.
And this is little Mira, she is also a Buff Orpington, she continues to be the littlest one of the bunch, but she is getting quite feisty. She used to stand back when everybody dove into new food, now she waits a few seconds until everybody is busy munching and then she jumps into the middle of it to get her share. She seems to know she is smaller, so she uses a different strategy. I gave them some crickets today, and while everybody is frantically trying get at the bugs, Mira stands there and just observes. Then when some crickets fall out of the container she is ready to grab one before anybody even knows it, she runs off with it, and since nobody even noticed she got one, she gets to eat hers in piece. Smart little thing she is, always comes up and looks at me quizzically, she usually doesn't jump on my hand, but lets me pick her up and just snuggles when I hold her. She is my special little girl.
My chicks are 6 weeks old today, so over the weekend I took pictures so I could post at least one picture of each of my little chicks. The first one is Miss Lucie, she is an Ameraucana and she is very sweet, loves to sit on my arm.
this is Sophie, or Big Chick, she is beautiful with this very dramatic color pattern. And the feathers on her cheeks are really coming in now.
Tobi, a Barred Leghorn, she loves to wade through the puddles. I noticed all of the chicks love it when I turn on the water, I am guessing the ground grains I am feeding them are floating to the surface and are easier to find, they don't have to scratch around for each little piece of grain.
Tippi, the other Barred Leghorn tends to stretch out on her side, kicking out her legs, here she is resting in a wet spot under the tree, she sure knows how to stay cool.
Bella, my Golden Campine girl, another one that is very sweet and likes to be held.
Goldie, my Golden Campine rooster, he is a little standoffish, but after watching everybody else coming to me and being carried around he has also started to come and check me out.
Bianca, a Delaware, she has a gorgeous color pattern, very curious, but not very social at this point.
Pearl, my other Delaware, she has a very different color pattern from Bianca, but she is also now getting some grey coming in over her beak and the front of her head. Very interesting. She is very mischievious, always flies on my back and shoulders, then pulls on my hair and checks out my ears, she definetely needs to learn some manners.
Buffy, one of the Buff Orpingtons, she is getting more social, she has a nice disposition.
And this is little Mira, she is also a Buff Orpington, she continues to be the littlest one of the bunch, but she is getting quite feisty. She used to stand back when everybody dove into new food, now she waits a few seconds until everybody is busy munching and then she jumps into the middle of it to get her share. She seems to know she is smaller, so she uses a different strategy. I gave them some crickets today, and while everybody is frantically trying get at the bugs, Mira stands there and just observes. Then when some crickets fall out of the container she is ready to grab one before anybody even knows it, she runs off with it, and since nobody even noticed she got one, she gets to eat hers in piece. Smart little thing she is, always comes up and looks at me quizzically, she usually doesn't jump on my hand, but lets me pick her up and just snuggles when I hold her. She is my special little girl. 
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