Comments on: Chicks: Week Two

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:10:58 +0000

Ginny–Yeth, I think you have thumthing there. . .

By: Ginny

Ginny — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:08:14 +0000

That picture of the fearless Buff Orpington reminds me a lot of Tweety Bird!

By: hippygirl

hippygirl — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:58:40 +0000

Little chicks are just so cute. And it is so fun to watch them when they have a worm or a bug.

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:51:49 +0000

ranch101–That’s a whole heck of a lot of slugs. I can only imagine! Whew! I hope they appreciated it!
My EEs have brown feet which highlight the dinosaur look and I know what you mean about the bug attack mode.

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:48:05 +0000

ranch101–Yes, I can already detect distinct personalities among the chicks. I’m looking forward to them all grown up. I love a big fat hen.

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:49:09 +0000

Kristin–They are in a kennel–on the screened porch. We’ll move them to their coop and run once they are all feathered out. I understand your parents’ reaction. It’s still off most people’s radar, despite the current surge.

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:43:15 +0000

Thanks, Kelsi! Sorry your HOA isn’t on the chicken train. Maybe they could be persuaded?

By: Kelsi

Kelsi — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:00:21 +0000

They are so adorable! I’m so frustrated that our HOA doesn’t allow chickens. Grrrrr… So, I am living vicariously!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:37:24 +0000

What cute little guys! Do you have them in a kennel in your house? As a project, one of my sister’s 6th grade teachers ordered in a bunch of eggs so they could watch them hatch. Then the teacher had to find homes. Well… my little sister brought home three of them! We kept them in her room and cared for them night and day They got to the point where their real feathers were coming in and our parents said off to the farm. If I knew anything about urban chickens back then I would have talked them into keeping them.

By: ranch101

ranch101 — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:10:15 +0000

When we first bought the farm in Watsonville, I had intended to go into dairy goats. But a friend was moving and couldn’t take her six pet hens with her. We took 4 of them and Bela’s sister took the other 2. I was immediately surprised by the fact that chickens had personality! My first chickens were 2 Rhode Island Reds (oh, I’m drawing a blank… Gertrude and …), a barred rock (Margaret) and a buff rock (Goldie). The Rhodies looked identical, but their personalities were so different I always knew which was which.

And within a few years, I was up to my armpits in poultry… *grin*