My new babies :D

I've really love our polish girls. We call them collectively "the derps" They have been consistent layers, healthy, and just silly. They always try to come in the house. In the summer they like to stick their big hairdoos in the mud.

Fresh organic eggs are yum too. I didn't notice as much the change till I bought some store bought eggs...just yuck after being used to our girls eggs.

Here is a derp sitting on my daughters lap. An owl got our little white girl you see facing camera sadly. He got her prior to it being dark outside. She was the one who always made sure everyone went in the coop at night. Since then we always have our Aussie out with the chickens till they are locked up at night.

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They are such beautiful chicks, Shirre! The adult pics you posted are amazing; one doesn't often consider adult chickens to be treasured pets.

Interesting 90% are hens, while in the parrot world they are skewed towards cocks!
 
The chicks are ONE week old today!!!

Tiger


JigglyPuff, aka JP


Morticia (her expression LOL)


Aretha


They are all doing well- and it's funny how Aretha is the biggest right now, but she's going to be the smallest lol
 
So adorable :). Fuzz lol.. are they as soft as they look? It will be interesting to watch how fast they grow!
 
Swooooon! Look at those super softies!!!! :32: Did they start laying yet? I'm kidding!!! :09:

Aretha's got some serious feathers in her face, I see. A Mohawk AND some poofy cheeks, HAHAHAHA!!! :D

They all look GREAT, Shirre!!! :smile015:
 
So adorable :). Fuzz lol.. are they as soft as they look? It will be interesting to watch how fast they grow!

They are SUPER soft and fuzzy! I know- I can't wait to see how much they grow each week!



Swooooon! Look at those super softies!!!! :32: Did they start laying yet? I'm kidding!!! :09:

Aretha's got some serious feathers in her face, I see. A Mohawk AND some poofy cheeks, HAHAHAHA!!! :D

They all look GREAT, Shirre!!! :smile015:


LOL

I LOVE Aretha's "hair"-- I can't wait to see how her head feathers develop!

I need to get a different feed dish, because the one they have now is like a trough and they just stand in it and scratch it out lol
 
Today the chicks turned TWO weeks old!! So here are their pics.... They've changed so much in just the last week-- everyone's bigger and Aretha is growing feathers at a rapid rate lol

JigglyPuff aka JP


Tiger (look at those tail feathers!)


Morticia~ she hasn't changed much except for her size


Annnnnd Aretha~ her tail feathers are growing rapidly and so is her Mohawk lol
 
Wow, they sure grow fast! Then I guess all baby birds do... it's just so fun to watch them change! I'll be looking forward to the weekly updates :).
 
Thank you for posting new pics of your baby flock! OMG, they are growing so fast, I didn't think it was possible but they are even cuter. Aretha looks like a little dinosaur, I love her mohawk and her attitude. Every one of them are adorable.
 
Sooo adorable! I adopted a small flock of chickens from our neighbors who were moving a couple years ago. They are soo much fun! I have never raised chicks yet, but someday.... :)

Congratulations!

Toni
 
I had to upgrade their tub yesterday because they've already outgrown the first one-- I can tell that soon I'll have to hook both up and make a condominium for them. Lol The cold is already starting to set in here- I had to put a blanket on the garage floor under their tub to help keep the cold out.

Aretha is going to be my escape artist---she's already tried to jump out a few times while I've been doing cleanings :rolleyes:
 
:eek: Holy smokes, Shirre, they are growing so fast!!! Every single one of them is adorable, and a picture of good health....but Aretha makes me snort each time I see her. That girl looks like she's got serious attitude, HAHAHAH. The Mohawk and her poofy cheeks crack me up something fierce. :D
 
They really are growing so swiftly! It always amazes me how much birds change from one week to the next at this age! And I, too, am loving the mohawk.
 
I can't even stand to look, they are so cute. lol. I love those silly babies.
 
Ok, so it's not time for their weekly photo, but I just had to share this one-- Aretha's mohawk is growing quite swiftly and it just cracks me up... And she has THEE longest neck- when she cranes her neck it's the funniest thing lol

 
The chicks got their first perch tonight, and guess who figured it out first lol

 
The chicks turned three weeks old today, so here are some pictures! This week was really difficult because they've become more active and will just wander off while I'm trying to take pictures lol

Morticia




Tiger




Jigglypuff




aaaaaaannnd Aretha!




She is so sweet-- she'll just sit on my hand and hang out and let me pet her and chat to her. All the other chicks are like [emoji33]
 
Aretha's mohawk makes me giggle every time I see it!

They are getting cuter by the minute. I love Jigglypuff's feathery knee socks.
 

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