Cockadoodle Boo

I'm starting to think that Lunch (I think. Peter hasn't decided yet. Anyway the big buff Orpington) is a rooster. "She" is starting to show a little comb already. Orpington hens have combs so this could be fine, I just feel like she is too young to have one already. Maybe she is 3 weeks old rather than 2? This would be terrible for a couple of reasons. First, no eggs and second, our poor neighbors. We have neighbors that are rather close to us and in one case who's veggie garden will be about 30 feet from the coop. Although we try to be good neighbors, these people put up with Norman and his barking habit without complaint. Adding a roo to the mix is too much to ask. We wont know for sure for another month or maybe even two. I'm going to try and be positive that they are all hens and go from there. Eeeks.


Lots of feathers as we enter our third week. Especially on Lunch and Dinner. Breakfast is still quite fluffy but her wings work! Her breed is slow to develop but she is getting bigger. Probably twice the size she was a week ago. I posted a video last week but it takes so long to load that it's useless. Just pictures this time.


We put a little roost in the temporary coop. They love it. I can't seem to get a picture of all three on it at once. They are also enjoying scratching around in and eating some grass. Hopefully the coop will arrive this week and we can get them outside. Getting them out of the house would be great I'm sure they will be happier and the pictures will be better too.

Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner it is....

Peter was nice enough to give in and let me have a few chickens so I'm giving in on the names. Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner it is. Peter has decided that Breakfast is the little yellow one ( the Brahma). The jury is still out on who is Lunch and who is Dinner.

It is amazing what a difference just a couple of days make. Breakfast is definitely changing, but L&D have really started to feather out, especially on their wings (see pics). We took them out in the sun for the first time yesterday. After about five minutes a neighbor was approaching with their dog so we decided to call it quits. We are trying to keep them from actually being "breakfast, lunch, or dinner".

Seth and I are off to DC to visit Kara for a few days. Peter will hold down the fort and menagerie until the weekend.

Berk Berk Berk!!

HANG'N WITH OUR PEEPS!

We're turning the crazy notch "to eleven" here in Groveland. As if two 80lb dogs and a toddler weren't enough fun, we've added 3 chickens (hens) to the mix. Peter is lovingly referring to the girls as Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner but I'm thinking more along the lines of Blanche, Rose and Dorothy. We'll have to see how that plays out. We picked them up at the local feed store today. The two smaller hens (The Brahma is light yellow & Easter Egger/Araucana is the dark chick) are about a week old. The larger hen, a Buff Orpington seems to be a little over two weeks old although they were not totally sure. The Orpington and Brahma are brown egg layers while the Easter Egger is a hybrid that will lay a green or blue egg. We have a couple weeks until the coop arrives. Between now and then they will feather out in a sun dome we have set up in the guest room. We'll be keeping track of their growth and progress in this blog. We hope to post new pictures and updates every couple of days. Please check back often and watch the progression from fuzzy chick to mature hen. Seth is already excited beyond belief.

In a few months the chickens probably wont be as exciting as they are right now. Once they are grown, well keep this blog going with pictures and updates of all things Seth and Marchant family related. Please cyber stalk us on a regualr basis. All for now. Stay tuned...........