Sorry for the delay, y'all! We got home about 3 hours ago. All's looking well thus far. I spent much of that time getting them settled in and showing them the water. They spent a long time resting under the EcoGlow, so I couldn't get pictures, boo! But don't worry, I was patient and I finally got them all!
Here we are!
My 3 new Dorkings! I haven't yet determined which is the boy, but I think, based on how fuzzy and thin the eye lines are on him, that the one with the red leg band is our young man. I'm going to wait to be sure before I give them their names, but the boy will be Don and the girls will be Lydda and Callette.
The BBS Cochins! The black one is Cazak (Cazzie for short) and the lighter one (who may be splash or light blue, I'm not sure) is Flurian (Flury for short).
The BBS Ameraucana! I believe she is light blue, as she's a little bit darker than Flury in person. I love her cheeks!
Her name is Isodel, Izzy for short.
The Easter-egger! This little lady has the floofiest face I have ever seen!!
Her name is Endymion.
The Light Brahma! She is SOOO BIG!! And she has the tiniest beak! Her name is Umru.
These names are all from one of my favorite books, Year of the Griffin, and its predecessor, The Dark Lord of Derkholm, both by Diana Wynne Jones. Don, Lydda, and Callette are griffins and the siblings of Elda and Kit, the names of my other Dorkings. Cazak and Flurian are two more griffins, these from the continent across the sea. Isodel is the princess of Luteria, and her loyal dragon's name is Endymion. Umru is a high priest and a giant of a man, making his name REALLY fitting for that Brahma baby.
As for the special little surprise... She's a Lavender Orpington!! I got the call on the way that the chicks were ready, and I thought that it was a long shot but went ahead and asked if they had any of these gals extra. To my surprise, they did! Yay!! I don't have a name for her yet, but I have a few in mind!
A few more pictures! This is what I was dealing with trying to get pictures of all of them.
But they're awfully cute when they crash...
This picture shows how BIG Umru is!! That's Isodel next to her. She's all fluff, though, she's not actually that much larger than the rest.
Speaking of Izzy, I was trying to get a good picture of her cute little cheeks, and she did not approve.
Here's Flury and Cazzie together. These two are such stinkers!!
The little Lavender Orp, sleeping under my hand.
And (mostly) everyone out and about. It took some convincing, but they've finally figured out water. Umru seemed to know right what to do with the food, though!
Hopefully she shows everyone else what it's for.
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Will post pictures when I get home!
