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Hi Everyone! My name is Cindi & I thought I'd start a thread to document the chickens in my backyard!
Where It All Began: The Little Brown Hen
On the afternoon of May 10, 2020, I could hear cheeping coming from outside of my house. I looked out of my kitchen window and saw that there was a little brown hen with 8 baby chicks. I live on the island of Kauai, and if you've ever been here, you know that chicken sightings aren't uncommon. Kauai is home to many wild chickens and they are literally everywhere. I decided that I'd try and feed the mama hen and her chicks, but wasn't expecting much because I figured she'd run away before I'd even get a chance to put out any food for them. When I opened my front door, the mama hen looked at me expectantly and didn't run away. She and her little ones happily accepted to food that I offered them and left as soon as they were done eating. To my surprise, the mama hen and her chicks returned the next day and the day after that. They became regular visitors of my yard and I ended up naming the mama hen Chickadee. Six of her eight chicks made it to adulthood and to my surprise they ended up all being hens. I decided to name them: Sam, Peep, Peapod, Daisy, Twinkie and Twinkle. They ended up leaving Chickadee when they were about 7 weeks old and went off on their own.
This is the first photo I took of Chickadee & her chicks. This was their third visit to the yard.
Chickadee's first batch of chicks all grown up! Twinkie still visits everyday, but the others stopped visiting at the end of last year.
In July, Chickadee moved into my backyard and had her second batch of chicks later in the month. I was happy that she considered my yard was a safe place for her and her little ones. Chickadee's second batch of chicks consisted of 6 chicks- 3 pullets & 3 cockerels. I ended up naming the pullets Poppy, Cinnamon & Lulu. The cockerels are named Roo, Pepper & Amos. It was with this batch of chicks that I realized what a feisty mama hen Chickadee is. One afternoon, I heard a commotion in my front yard. I looked out my kitchen window and saw Chickadee running back to her baby chicks. I wasn't sure what happened, so I decided to check why security camera footage. Turns out, Chickadee & her little ones were in my front yard foraging for food. One of the neighborhood cats tried creeping up on the chicks, but Chickadee caught wind of this and chased the cat out of the yard!
Chickadee with her second batch of chicks.
Chickadee's sons, Pepper & Roo!
On January 4, 2021, Chickadee had her third batch of chicks. This batch consisted of 10 chicks. One of the chicks sadly didn't make it, but the other 9 are currently 11 weeks old today!
Chickadee with her third batch of chicks.
This photo was taken several weeks ago of Batch #3. I know that two are pullets, I'm pretty sure the other seven are cockerels
I may not be a traditional chicken owner, but I do love Chickadee a lot. I feel honored that she came into my life when she did and that she decided to adopt me! Her daily visits are something that I look forward to and I feel so grateful that she shares so much of her life with me. Since Chickadee's move into backyard, I've had other neighborhood chickens move into my backyard as well.
Here's a list of the chickens that currently live in my backyard:
Chickadee
Tom Tom (Chickadee's boyfriend)
Pepper (Chickadee's son)
Poppy (Chickadee's daughter)
Cinnamon (Chickadee's daughter)
Batch #3
Sunny
Tawny
I'll be sure the share more stories soon, but for now I hope you've enjoyed reading the story of how a little brown hen adopted me!
Where It All Began: The Little Brown Hen
On the afternoon of May 10, 2020, I could hear cheeping coming from outside of my house. I looked out of my kitchen window and saw that there was a little brown hen with 8 baby chicks. I live on the island of Kauai, and if you've ever been here, you know that chicken sightings aren't uncommon. Kauai is home to many wild chickens and they are literally everywhere. I decided that I'd try and feed the mama hen and her chicks, but wasn't expecting much because I figured she'd run away before I'd even get a chance to put out any food for them. When I opened my front door, the mama hen looked at me expectantly and didn't run away. She and her little ones happily accepted to food that I offered them and left as soon as they were done eating. To my surprise, the mama hen and her chicks returned the next day and the day after that. They became regular visitors of my yard and I ended up naming the mama hen Chickadee. Six of her eight chicks made it to adulthood and to my surprise they ended up all being hens. I decided to name them: Sam, Peep, Peapod, Daisy, Twinkie and Twinkle. They ended up leaving Chickadee when they were about 7 weeks old and went off on their own.
This is the first photo I took of Chickadee & her chicks. This was their third visit to the yard.
Chickadee's first batch of chicks all grown up! Twinkie still visits everyday, but the others stopped visiting at the end of last year.
In July, Chickadee moved into my backyard and had her second batch of chicks later in the month. I was happy that she considered my yard was a safe place for her and her little ones. Chickadee's second batch of chicks consisted of 6 chicks- 3 pullets & 3 cockerels. I ended up naming the pullets Poppy, Cinnamon & Lulu. The cockerels are named Roo, Pepper & Amos. It was with this batch of chicks that I realized what a feisty mama hen Chickadee is. One afternoon, I heard a commotion in my front yard. I looked out my kitchen window and saw Chickadee running back to her baby chicks. I wasn't sure what happened, so I decided to check why security camera footage. Turns out, Chickadee & her little ones were in my front yard foraging for food. One of the neighborhood cats tried creeping up on the chicks, but Chickadee caught wind of this and chased the cat out of the yard!
Chickadee with her second batch of chicks.
Chickadee's sons, Pepper & Roo!
On January 4, 2021, Chickadee had her third batch of chicks. This batch consisted of 10 chicks. One of the chicks sadly didn't make it, but the other 9 are currently 11 weeks old today!
Chickadee with her third batch of chicks.
This photo was taken several weeks ago of Batch #3. I know that two are pullets, I'm pretty sure the other seven are cockerels
I may not be a traditional chicken owner, but I do love Chickadee a lot. I feel honored that she came into my life when she did and that she decided to adopt me! Her daily visits are something that I look forward to and I feel so grateful that she shares so much of her life with me. Since Chickadee's move into backyard, I've had other neighborhood chickens move into my backyard as well.
Here's a list of the chickens that currently live in my backyard:
Chickadee
Tom Tom (Chickadee's boyfriend)
Pepper (Chickadee's son)
Poppy (Chickadee's daughter)
Cinnamon (Chickadee's daughter)
Batch #3
Sunny
Tawny
I'll be sure the share more stories soon, but for now I hope you've enjoyed reading the story of how a little brown hen adopted me!
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