Chicken pics
Apr 20th, 2009 by Amy
The girls have settled into their new home pretty well. Its been fun to learn their personalities and how they interact with us. The light brahma is by far the bravest and also the most tame. I held her for a few minutes yesterday and then put her down while still petting her and she stayed put. The brahmas spend the most time in the run while the cochins go back and forth between the run and the coop. They tend to travel in pairs (when they aren’t all together) - the brahmas together and the cochins together.
They haven’t quite figured out their roost, so Matt helps them by placing them on it. The buff brahma did hop down and hop back up tonight, so maybe we are making progress. We mainly want them to stay on the roost because it is safe and dry.
We need to figure out a different feed situation because they have a habit of spilling it while squabbling or trying to get away from gaze of the neighbor cat. We have gotten 3 small eggs so far, and we think they are all from the two white cochins. They also haven’t figured out the nest box and lay their eggs wherever they happen to be.
Much to learn! Here are a few photos of the girls.
Oh wow, they are adorable! And you already have eggs coming, talk about immediate gratification! (-:
Robin - we think they’re kinda cute too. And we got another egg today!
Amy, they are soo cute, must be happy in their new home laying eggs already!
They’re so pretty! I hope they figure out their living and laying situation soon.
How exciting!
Thanks all for the support. Come visit and meet them!
OMG I am so envious! Someday we will have chickens too….
This is so great! Want to hear more about them and about being chicken parents.
Beautiful chickens! I have 1 light brahma hen and she is one of my favorites. They are so fun to watch.
Nancy - our light brahma is definitely our brave one - always the first one to blaze the trail to new territory. And quite affectionate too.