We love our chickens.
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| The group emerged for breakfast as soon as the sun (aka heat lamp) came out |
Some people have parrots, others have dogs and cats, we've got birds. Eight of them are doing well and growing like weeds.
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| Look at the wing growth emerging |
Over night wing feathers grew another 1/4 to 1/2 an inch.
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| That orange guy on the feeder is Trouble, look at those wings |
Nugget is doing well after having his nugget removed.
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| Skunk on the left, showing off his stripe |
It appears little Blackie has the nugget problem too. We tried a preemptive strike but it appears we're going to need to take him into the garage and use the hot water in the slop sink to soften and remove the poo that is blocking his little vent (ewwwwwww, chicken-speak).
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| Skunk is stretching out his wing |
According to our chicken book these little guys can fly at two weeks of age. They are already making short flights around in their brooder box. They are going to have a lot of fun when we move them into the much larger coop.
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| Another closeup of Troubles wing growth |
HAND SANITIZING
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| Look at them growing right before your eyes |
Since fowl can carry salmonella bacteria we've been washing our hands even more often. Between all the washing and sanitizing my hands are feeling a bit dry.
The little guys make very small poo so fortunately we don't have to clean their cage every day.
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| Still growing |
Overall the birds have been very well behaved and not much trouble.
The chicks only cost $3.99 each at Tractor Supply Co., a low price for all the fun and joy they've brought us.
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| A Lemmon glamour pose |
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| Lemmon, great little fluffy wings |
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| Blackie is dreading his visit to the garage hospital treatment center |
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| nom nom nom nom, now what? nom nom nom nom |
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| Group behavior, lets eat! |
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| Oddball has black feathers and a black mask |
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| Oddball has amazing wing growth happening |
BLACKIE UPDATE
He did visit our makeshift chicken hospital sink in the garage where we have running hot water. Mary very carefully put the little black butt under the water and was able to dissolve and remove the blockage on his little vent. After a kitchen visit to the hair dryer for some equally carefully applied drying Blackie was returned to his little home whereupon he was very very happy.
