19 Jun 2017
by Seasonsgirl
in Animals, Every Day
Tags: baby chickens, Baby chicks, birds, Chickens, chicks, Dogs, small farm animals, weather
Our youngest chicks are now a month old and we have taken them out a couple times into the yard in a protected area for some grass play time when it is warm enough.
Their play time was cut short today by a thunderstorm, but they seemed to enjoy the time they had.
They had been playing out of their pen under a heat lamp inside for a while now. But we really like them to get used to the outside if it is the right temperature and safe for them.
If they had been hatched here their mama would care for them and keep them safe. But without a mama bird we have to do things a little different.
We use a Tarter big burn ring to keep them corralled and put fencing over it so they don’t get out but can experience the sun and air.
We are in the process of getting our almost 3 month old chicks used to outside all day and the big girls used to them. Slowly getting their day time pen closer to the big girls. In the next 2-4 weeks we hope to have them outside full time and the other chickens accepting them into the flock. (Hopefully closer to 2 weeks 😉 )
Wish us luck with all these girl. This is the hard part, getting the old girls to accept the new ones. As well as getting rid of this rooster and the others in his group getting used to being without him. At least we have a trusty dog to help manage when they get a little out of hand 😉
29 May 2017
by Seasonsgirl
in Animals, Every Day
Tags: baby chickens, Baby chicks, birds, Chickens, coco marans, Farm Animals, Rooster, speckled sussex
You can’t eat just 1 or 2 or 5 or 10 or more -or- in this case can’t just have 5 or 10 or 20 or more… And with that in mind meet our newest baby chicks…
Yes we just got 4 more about 2+ months ago, but one turned out to be a rooster (more on that later), we lost one of our buffs on Easter, and I got more requests for eggs. So hubby and I saw these girls and had to try out some new brown laying breeds. So we got 8 more…
We did get one additional Americana that would lay colored eggs (green/blue), but the rest lay brown. This includes three Speckled Sussex, two coco marans, one amberlink, and one barnevelder. Unfortunately we lost our Americana about 3 days in. We think she got smothered by her sisters or something, she was very small, it was very sad 😦 She was fine in the morning but by mid day when I got home from work she couldn’t stand and wasn’t eating or drinking. We kept her alive for a few more hours before she passed.
Our hen house in a few months will include a colorful array of chickens. And we will be up to 10 different varieties of chickens.
So if you have one of our new breeds in your hen house let us know what you like and even what you don’t like about them. We are eagerly learning more about all new breads. (Lets just hope none of these babies are roosters 😉 )
14 Apr 2017
by Seasonsgirl
in Animals, Every Day
Tags: baby chickens, Baby chicks, birds, Chickens, chicks, Dogs, outdoors
The baby chicks have been getting out more now that it is warm enough and are learning many new things. Sometimes they learn together…
And other times one or two will get brave and venture a little further solo before running back to the group…
But they are never to far from me yet…
Because Chase will herd them back if they do go to far…
They are learning how to peck at the ground for food…
And how to pose for the camera…
It’s a fun time with them and will put you in a good mood watching them learn to be chickens 🙂
07 Apr 2017
by Seasonsgirl
in Animals, Every Day
Tags: Ameraucana chickens, baby chickens, Baby chicks, barred rock chickens, birds, Chickens, chicks, livestock
Its been a fun experience so far with these girls. Each batch of chicks we have had has been slightly different in the way they interact with us, interact with each other, and depending the season how much they get out and how early.
These girls like to pair up a lot. But which two are together usually depends on situation and who is doing what. I think this also has to do with number… there are only four of them. Before now the fewest we have had together is 8 and usually get 10 at a time.
Each is starting to get their own personality and each has her own coloring which makes for a pretty batch of girls. One is very light in color… (she is always primping)
Another more medium brown… (she likes to sleep and is passive with the others)
The last Ameraucana is dark brown and black mostly in color… (she is the leader)
And the other girl is our brown egg layer so she is all back with little spots of white… (she is all over the place and likes to be second in domination)
Over all they are a fun bunch 🙂
05 Apr 2017
by Seasonsgirl
in Animals, Every Day, Pictures
Tags: Ameraucana chickens, baby chick, baby chickens, Chickens, chicks, Dog, Dogs
The baby chicks went out to play again today as it was warm and nice enough. Chase came out too as he has been really good with them inside, so we watched him around them outdoors. He is used to baby chicks as this isn’t our first rodeo with chicks, but we always watch the boys with them anyways.
Today Chase showed he is the protector of them as he is of the other girls.
At first the chicks weren’t sure of this big creature walking around them. But soon made friends with Chase and used him for a little cover…
Chase was very protective of them even when they went near hubby, he was still right there watching them.
It was a cute site to behold and the baby’s had so much fun outside you could tell.
But eventually they got a little chilly so it was back inside to get warm under the heat lamp and take a nap.
29 Mar 2017
by Seasonsgirl
in Animals, Every Day
Tags: Ameraucana chickens, baby chickens, Baby chicks, barred rock chickens, birds, Chickens, chicks, spring
We got new baby chicks… (yes mom we did 😉 )
It wasn’t planned really as we thought we were done for a while with chickens, but these girls are addictive. A friend of ours at church was getting some and offered to add to his order because he was getting a kind I always wanted… Ameraucana ‘s 🙂
So meet our three girls the Ameraucana triplets…
And here is our other new girl as we decided to go ahead and add a new brown egg layer. So here is our first Barred Rock baby…
They are sweet birds and less skittish then the last couple of batches we got. So we are excited to add to our flock.
If you think chickens are not addictive… I beg to differ 😉 The proof is above 🙂
30 Jun 2015
by Seasonsgirl
in Every Day, Pictures
Tags: animal care, baby chickens, Baby chicks, birds, chicken pictures, Chickens, chicks, outdoors, small animals, small farm
Our baby chicks are getting big and are out in the big coop with the big girls full time now. At first we had to teach the babies to go into the coop each night. In order to do this hubby, our dog Chase, and I had to basically “herd” them in each night.
After a few nights of “herding”, one night we went out and they were all in there. A couple of my New Hampshire’s were even roosting with the big girls. (Another reason my chicks are smarter the hubbys 😉 )
Now two of mine and one of hubbys Columbian Rock crosses are roosting with the big girls and the others have found their respective spots in the small hutch in the coop, on those roosts. And one of each kind has found the new roosts we put in the coop for them. Over all it was a good transition for our now 10 week old chicks 🙂
10 May 2015
by Seasonsgirl
in Every Day, Pictures
Tags: Animals, baby chickens, Baby chicks, birds, Blessings, Chickens, Home, Mother's Day, outdoors
A very happy and beautiful Mother’s Day to all you mom’s out there, but especially to my Mom and Grandma 🙂
I love my mom and grandma and all they have taught me. My Grandmother started me on my love of baking and encourages me to stick with my faith when my fears set in. She is helpful to others even when it inconveniences her and she is just fun to spend time with. Our favorite activity outside of baking together, is playing cards (watch out she cheats 😉 ). My mom showed me many parts of the world letting me travel a lot when I was younger and always told me I could do whatever I set my mind to. My mom and I like to do projects together, sew together, go shopping together, and just like to hang out and have fun. Speaking of fun… since it’s mother’s day I thought I would share a few photos of our baby chicks first day out in the real world…
The other day we took them out while we built a new chicken tractor (more on that later). We put the baby chicks near the house as there was plenty for them to hide under and allow them safe space for sunning….
or Shade…
Exploring…
or Resting…
We kept a close eye on them to make sure they didn’t get into anything that would hurt them, but they did really good 🙂 Overall they got used to being outside and their adventures since have been easier for them (more on that later too). 😉
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! Hope your day was a blessing 🙂
29 Apr 2015
by Seasonsgirl
in Every Day, Pictures
Tags: Animals, baby animals, baby chickens, Baby chicks, birds, Chicken picture, Chickens, chicks, Dogs
We broke down and got some more cuteness this year in the form of 10 new baby chicks…
We have been debating getting new birds, but since we lost a few more of our oldest chickens this year we decided it was time to get new ones… especially since our egg production is down. We got them when they were one day old and they are so tiny.
I forget every time how small they are. I know they have to fit in an egg… but serious small cuteness here…
Chase is beside himself wanting to play with this new flock of babies, but has been resisting and trying to sit patiently as hubby and I handle the baby’s and maintain their living area right now.
Baxter could care less… he has been though this so many times and is such a laid back pup, that once he smelled them and looked at them he was over it and was back in his chair. I love to check on the babies every day when I get home and just watch them.
I change out things in their box every few days and on their first change they got a mirror added… They seem to love the mirror and often are caught looking in the mirror or sleeping in front of it… It’s hilarious 😉
We ended up getting 5 New Hampshire chicks and 5 Columbian Rock Cross chicks. It’s nice to have babies in the house again and hear their little chirps 🙂
14 Jul 2013
by Seasonsgirl
in Every Day, Pictures
Tags: Animals, baby chickens, Blessings, Chicken, Chickens, Dogs, Farm, Home, outdoors
Our buff chicks have grown so much over the last three months… they are almost the size of the Rhode islands. It is still fun to watch them copy the Rhode Islands and learn to eat new things. 
They also have learned how to jump the fence…
Not something I wanted them to learn so we are working to break them of… but don’t think we will have much luck. There are only a couple that do this. We would hate to clip their wings in case they need to get up high on a perch or get away from predators… but going outside their fence and where the dog smell is not as strong puts them in danger. The predators for the most part stay away from the area we fenced off for the dogs and chickens to roam in. So we would like the chickens to stay in… we shall see 🙂
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