Posts by neishalee

Now that they have discovered a new food source they have been pecking at the door begging for in.  I am getting annoyed by the poop on the deck but I love looking out the window and seeing the chickens free range on the lawn.

I posted this on Facebook too and half my friends were grossed out by it and the other half called me country.  Arrg! 

Took this picture after the kids were done eating breakfast.  They tend to be messy eaters as I have three toddlers under the age of three (crazy I know but it's getting easier the older they get).  I had the patio door...

Not planning on eating her any time soon or maybe even ever but the breed is intended for meat.  They are iffy layers and have huge portions of meat.  That's what I meant by yummy.    We got the chickens for...

The more I look at it I'm thinking it's a Dark Cornish. It's cool to have one but I wish she was more typical for he breed. They look yummy.

Dark Cornish was definitely on my list.  The hatchery that supplies the feed store offers that breed so it is possible.  I'm just new with chickens and it didn't look like the pics google images brings up. 

That would be cool if it was a Malay but it doesn't have the upright stance. I wish though.

I had thought that too but it has longer legs and a narrower breast.  Do they develop those over time?

Pulled a couple chicks out of the straight run bin at the feed store and have been able to identify all but this one.  I'm assuming it is a hen but I may be wrong.  It is quite a bit smaller than the others I got at the...

I forgot to mention that the second chick is a lot smaller than the others I bought at the same time but seems to be developing at the same pace.