I really hadn't planned on getting any baby chicks this year, but I recently lost another hen after, in the beginning of the winter I lost my little Mira, so I was down to hens. I couldn't find somebody who was raising any chicks to sell to me later, so I decided to get a few now before it gets warm in the hope that they will be big enough when it warms up a bit and by the time summer comes they should be able to mingle with the adults.
I have 2 Buff Orpington chicks and 4 Barred Rock chicks, both are brown egg layer breeds,
A new little group of peeps,
wing feathers on a Buff Orpington
wing feathers are already growing
just a cute little fluffball
wing feathers on a Barred Rock chick
she has a cute expression
She wasn't too concerned about sitting in my hand
one of the little Barred Rock chicks
A little Buff Orpington chick
she seems to know that she is cute
a little sleeping beautyThe photos below are when the chicks were a week old, it's amazing how fast they grow
Here are the two Buff Orpington chicks
resting in the corner
they already have lots of feathers on their wings, the feet are turning darker
wing feathers and the tails are growing too, they are starting to practice their flying skills, at this age they often crash into each other
two of the Barred Rock chicks, it's funny how they have this little dark band over the beak
I threw in some weeds this morning thinking they would just mess around with it, but I happened to see this one eat a small leave of it
there goes the rest of the leave down
I think she looks pretty pleased with herself
they are too cute at this age
they are all checking something out