Chickies, Chickies, Chickies!! Meet the new additions! (Pic heavy!)

[fishnet1971]

I ended up getting 2 more white Sultans, 1 Easter Egger, and 1 ..... oh heck, I cant remember. something rare. lol Going to need some GOOD names for the other 2 sultans to match my Victoria ('Toria) and Elizabeth ('Izzy).....

 

[redrooster99]

I ended up getting 2 more white Sultans, 1 Easter Egger, and 1 ..... oh heck, I cant remember. something rare. lol Going to need some GOOD names for the other 2 sultans to match my Victoria ('Toria) and Elizabeth ('Izzy).....

what about one of them being named flop top, and one mitsy

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Oh, oh, look at the time! Well, clearly it's been kind of crazy here, and I just realized that I missed my poor babies' 9 month hatchday. But I ran out and got pictures as soon as I realized, so today, I'll be posting their 9 month and 2 day old pictures! Close enough, right?

I first want to say that as much as I've been trying to keep the coop clean, a lot of their droppings have frozen solid to the floor and the perches. So please don't mind our mess. I will be giving the coop a major clean up over spring break, which happens to be the same week as their 10 month hatchday, so hopefully the coop will be cleaner next time!

Now, for their 9 month (and 2 day) pictures!

Huka, who has decided to sleep in the rafters with the Sebrights that started the trend, the Easter-eggers that copied them, and the Barred Rock that joins them every winter as well:

A molting Ihi:

A grumpy Marama

Big boy Po:

Rangi half-wattle, who was on my shoulder while I was getting Mr. Po's picture.

Roha the ham:

A very uncooperative Whiri:

And Marge, who is closer to 10 months old, of course:

And I have bunches more pictures, but before I upload them, I've got to run outside and get these girls in for the night!!

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Okay, here we are. Some close ups of the young ladies (and man):

Lovely Huka and her bushy eyebrows:

Ihi the pinhead, looking like a mess in the middle of her molt:

Here's Marama's grumpy face. Again.

Mr. Po:

Rangi!!:

Roha's sweetie face.

Whiri looking curious:

And Margie, pecking through the shavings in the addition:

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

And just a few more to finish up here.

Roha and Marama, huddled at the very top of the perches. It's amazing how effectively they can make a leg disappear!

Roha again. What can I say, she's a ham.

For St. Valentine's Day, here's Margie and Mr. Po:

These two seem inseparable.

And finally, Freema, who is not from this group of young ladies, but she was stalking me while I was taking pictures of them so I had to get her in, too.

 

[Chickenfan4life]

They all look so happy!

I'm jealous, you can post plenty of pics, for some reason my laptop wont let me. Uggg!

 

[fishnet1971]

Such sweet girls

 

[itspebbl]

Those are wonderful pics!! I love their personalities!

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Afternoon, everyone! My babies are 10 months old today! e

Over the course of the last month, Huka finally began laying. I don't know for sure when, though, because she laid her first egg under the boxes and I found it I don't know how many days later. But, that means that... All my babies are grown up! But I suppose that's okay because I'll have little biddies running around in 68 days!!

So, the focus of the post! My babies!

Miss Huka, uncooperative as always.

Ihi, who has finally regrown her lovely fan-tail:

Sassy Marama:

Big boy Po. I love this little guy! He broke up a spat between two of the Sebright hens the other day, but he was so gentle and calm while he did. Then I caught him finding treats for the girls yesterday, before we got snowed in again. He's turned out to be such a good boy!

Rangi using her best innocent look:

My sweetie, Roha:

The beautiful Whiri:

And Marge, fresh off of brooding (again), at closer to 11 months old:

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Huka and her bushy eyebrows:

Ihi--I love her eyes!

Marama's still giving the grump face:

Mr. Po:

Rangi half-wattle:

Roha looking for some love:

My lovely Whiri. Her comb was actually flopped to the left for a while over the past month. I guess she decided she preferred it to the right.

Margie. The girls are getting stir-crazy with this long winter and my poor Margie's crest has been the target of some pecking.