Maybe, maybe not.... but REALLY cute!!

[cajuncluckerswla]

So over the weekend chicken math struck again and I came back from a farmer's market with 4 new acquisitions. I suspect two of them are polish, one is definitely a silkie, and the third is one of the prettiest mutts I've ever seen. I could be wrong about him, but my non-expert opinion is he's a silky mix. (I will update this post with pics of him soon because he's absolutely gorgeous)

Today I want to share some happy ..... so here's my favorite new baby out of the mix! I've decided on the name "Punk" for this baby (could easily have been Cruella or Two Face/ Harvey as well but I'm going for unisex... lol)

It is my hope that this adorably "hard core" fluff ball can lift somebody's spirits today. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing his/ her adult plumage!!
So what does the hive mind think? Male? Female? Polish? Another mix? The gentleman they came from has multiple breeds, (silkies, australorps, polish among them). I'm leaning a bit toward roo but I've never had any fancy birds before to go off of. XD

 

[MotherOHens]

What a cutie!
Bet you're right, looks like a silkie mix.

 

[Mtnchickenmom]

Omg how cute! I hope you update the picture when he grows up

 

[cajuncluckerswla]

Omg how cute! I hope you update the picture when he grows up ☺

I most definitely will, I promise!!

 

[cajuncluckerswla]

I must report that hurricane Laura took our sweet little Punk.

I'll be attaching the very last picture we got of her as we were running from the storm to this thread. Their disshelved pen was put to rights once we got to our destination and they rode covered with a tarp to keep the rain off. We had stopped at a walmart so I flipped the tarp open to let them see. We lost her 2 weeks later. Between the horde of mosquitoes and the trauma she didnt stand much of a chance. She got to the point she couldn't warm up and with such limited supplies and no electricity (we just got it back on Tuesday evening) I couldnt pull her through. We lost a total of 4 of our chooks and 4 little guineas thanks to all of this mess. :'(

2020 has been too much, man.

Omg how cute! I hope you update the picture when he grows up ☺

 

[MotherOHens]

...WOW
I am so so sorry...

 

[humblehillsfarm]

How utterly heartbreaking. Please tell me that the rest of your home and family are safe? I am so sorry you lost your babies.

 

[cajuncluckerswla]

Took a bit to find decent internet to be able to post the pic.....

 

[humblehillsfarm]

Took a bit to find decent internet to be able to post the pic.....

Your flock is beautiful. I’m sorry for everything you’ve had to go through.

 

[cajuncluckerswla]

How utterly heartbreaking. Please tell me that the rest of your home and family are safe? I am so sorry you lost your babies.

We were finally able to bring our survivors home on Saturday evening. Exactly one full month after landfall. We were EXCEPTIONALLY blessed with our home. Only one tree laid against it, and where it landed it knocked a couple shingles loose. Our sheds survived and the girls' "Beach House" made it too.

Our trees didn't fare so well though. We live on nearly 9 acres that were fully wooded, but now I can clearly see EVERY ONE of my neighbors on all sides. But it's just trees.... I can deal with trees.

The storm took just about all of our favorites in our crew, but our big rooster survived. He marched his ladies right back to their bedroom when we got home like nothing ever happened.

This is the worst damage from a storm I've seen in my lifetime. Our landscape will be forever changed from her. I'm just so very grateful that we're okay..... and that we didn't leave any of our babies behind. We would have surely lost them all to heart attacks. Even where we evacuated to we saw sustained winds of over 130mph.... at the house it was a sustained 155-160. And the airport reported wind gusts at 196mph before the radar dome shattered. It looks like a busted lightbulb now. :/