Pipd's Peeps!

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Hello! Checking in after another absence! Nothing much going on here (well... maybe a bit... I'll put that at the end) just waiting on the weather to stink less so that we can work on some things like getting babies outside. Elly is doing remarkably well, and the babies are growing like weeds and turning so round. I mostly wanted to check in with their pictures, both today's and last week's. Whoops! Anyway, last week, when they were 5 weeks (except EHAL peep-peep, who's a week younger), the weather was nice and they were outside. They've been outside twice since, and otherwise it's been nothing but RAIN. So their 6-week pictures are in the brooder, which is getting to be kind of cramped at this point, but the section of the coop I usually used for transitioning babies to the outside has three OEGB boys in it because their coop is delayed by weather. It's a whole thing.


So, long story short, how about some pictures? First, their 5-week pictures (4-week for the EHAL peep-peep) from a week ago:

Green band baby:

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Purple band baby:

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Red band baby:

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Recessive white baby:

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EHAL peep-peep:

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And some extras from that day:

Peep-peep keeping watch while the feather-duster squad pecked at something

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I swear, this little dude is so photogenic!

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Green band baby? Not so much.

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Purple band baby's pretty green baby eyes

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She was getting so round at this point--you should see her now!

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Red band baby worrying about something (with a bit of a photobomb by green band baby)

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RW baby and purple band baby

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RW baby has such sweet expressions ❤

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Now, TODAY's pictures! Again, they're 6 weeks old today with the exception of the EHAL peep-peep, who's 5 weeks old.

Green band baby. So, pretty safe to say he's a boy at this point.

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Purple band baby who is SO ROUND! I'm pretty sure she's a pullet.

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Red band baby, who loves sitting on my lap. I go back and forth on her still. Sometimes, I'm sure she's a pullet, and other times I start questioning that. So, not sure here.

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Recessive white baby. I thought she was a cockerel in my last post, but I go back and forth on her, too, now, so again not sure. However, I did name her this week and it works male or female, so. She started out a little, yellowish chick and turned into a white puffball, which reminded me so much of a dandelion that that's what I've been calling her: Dandelion. Dandy for short. ❤

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EHAL peep-peep, still so photogenic Yeah, I've known he's a fella for a while, but boy that comb sure erases any doubt!

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A few extras from today as well. First, I took close-ups of everyone's face today. However, red and green band babies were out of focus, come to find out. So, I tried. Anyway, face close-ups:

Green band:

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Purple band baby. Those eyes!

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Red band baby being a derp

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Dandy and her sweet face

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Mr. Photogenic with his new moehawk

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And the rest of the pics. Ugh, this handsome little squirt! His one extra toe is kind of vaguely visible here:

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Purple band baby, shortly before takeoff

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Peep-peep on his favorite perch. Doesn't he look so innocent?

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Okay, and that's it for the kiddos! Last thing worth mentioning is... I set 10 eggs today!! 6 OEGB eggs and 4 eggs from Abra with Winter, so EHAL Peep-peep would be their older brother. Can't wait until it's time to candle them!

Gosh, I hope that's it... Good night, all!

They are so cute!

 

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And, surprise, surprise! If there was any doubt on green band being a boy, he decided it was time to quash that this morning with his very first crows! Goodness, I just love baby crows when I'm trying to sleep. Sorry for the terrible lighting; it was early and the curtains were still closed.

First crows are so funny!

 

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First crows are so funny!

They sure are It wasn't too bad of an effort, either, for a first try.

I set 10 eggs today!! 6 OEGB eggs and 4 eggs from Abra with Winter, so EHAL Peep-peep would be their older brother.

Small correction here... Sybil and Abra both laid eggs today, so it's 12; 7 OEGB and 5 Silkie x Cochin mix. I don't want too much of a stagger in this hatch, so that's it!

 

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Hello, all! Checking in with a video that I took this morning and promptly forgot about. Yep, now EHAL Peep-Peep has declared his manhood, too! Two crowing cockerels, oh joy! I'm feeling safer with saying that the other three are all pullets now. No names other than Dandy yet, but I've been actively looking.

Anyway, that video! Terrible lighting again because it was early still.

And in other news, yesterday was my dear Elly's 6th hatchday!!

I didn't have the supplies on hand until today, so her party will be tomorrow afternoon! I'm pretty excited--this is the first time in a few years that I've actually had plenty of free time to have a proper chicken hatchday party! Be ready for pictures!!

 

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Hello, all! Checking in with a video that I took this morning and promptly forgot about. Yep, now EHAL Peep-Peep has declared his manhood, too! Two crowing cockerels, oh joy! I'm feeling safer with saying that the other three are all pullets now. No names other than Dandy yet, but I've been actively looking.

Anyway, that video! Terrible lighting again because it was early still.

And in other news, yesterday was my dear Elly's 6th hatchday!! View attachment 2151309 I didn't have the supplies on hand until today, so her party will be tomorrow afternoon! I'm pretty excited--this is the first time in a few years that I've actually had plenty of free time to have a proper chicken hatchday party! Be ready for pictures!!

I hope you have a nice Birthday party!

Enjoy the new crowing cockerels!

 

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Happy (belated) Hatchday, Elly! ❤ So, it kind of was a disaster, because it was drizzly off and on, and then I forgot to bring my camera chip out with me to take pictures when I let Elly start on her cake

Ugh! But all and all, I think the girls enjoyed themselves, and that's what's important.

First, the hatchday girl, my Elda! ❤ Love this girl!

And the 'cakes'. As usual, these are hollowed out watermelon halves with diced veggies and watermelon pieces inside, with a little bit of plain yogurt as icing and cucumber letters. I used the seeds from the bell pepper as 'sprinkles', too.

Here's Elly getting the... I don't know, twelfth bite of her 'cake', after I let her in, realized my camera chip was still inside, and ran inside to grab it. Oops!

I think she liked it.

Party crashers!

Elly checked out the party favors before I handed them out (to the roosters ). She taste tested the one she's looking at in this picture, too.

I put the party favors in the fence like this for the two rooster flocks to share with some of the hens, but those naughty boys took them all for themselves not long after I took the pictures. (The big fellas' pictures didn't come out clearly, so all I got was Russell and Roscoe, here )

And that's it! The girls were nice and full at roost time and the party favors for the boys had completely disappeared, so I guess they liked their part, too.


Last little tidbit since I'm posting. Y'all know I can't help myself, so... I took a peek at the eggs. 10 / 12 are developing! The two that are clear (so far?) were Sybil's first two eggs of the year, so not a huge surprise that they aren't fertilized. 10 potential new babies!!

 

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The babies are another week older already, so more pictures today! It rained most of the day, so they didn't get to go out until late afternoon / early evening, and got their first chance to play in mud. Which Dandy did. This picture doesn't make it seem so bad, but her front was caked in mud.

Anyway, weekly pictures. As always, EHAL Peep-peep is a week younger, 6 weeks old, while the rest are 7 weeks old.

Dandelion comes first in my files now, alphabetically

EHAL Peep-peep. I jokingly called him Buzz today because he was after a big ol' bumble bee, but you know what, I actually kind of like that. We'll see after some use of it if that name's going to stick.

Green band boy, who's always so tall in his pictures.

Purple band baby and her sweet face ❤

Red band baby, little bright eyes

And the rest of the pictures from their outing. Here's Peep-peep hiding in the grass. He's a natural.

Dandy having a dust bath in the mud with the other two (hopefully) girls while Mr. Peep-peep kept watch:

Dandy and red band baby spent most of their time out there doing this. Silly babies!

Lastly, Dandelion checking out her namesake.

 

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The babies are another week older already, so more pictures today! It rained most of the day, so they didn't get to go out until late afternoon / early evening, and got their first chance to play in mud. Which Dandy did. This picture doesn't make it seem so bad, but her front was caked in mud.

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Anyway, weekly pictures. As always, EHAL Peep-peep is a week younger, 6 weeks old, while the rest are 7 weeks old.

Dandelion comes first in my files now, alphabetically

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EHAL Peep-peep. I jokingly called him Buzz today because he was after a big ol' bumble bee, but you know what, I actually kind of like that. We'll see after some use of it if that name's going to stick.

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Green band boy, who's always so tall in his pictures.

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Purple band baby and her sweet face ❤

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Red band baby, little bright eyes

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And the rest of the pictures from their outing. Here's Peep-peep hiding in the grass. He's a natural.

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Dandy having a dust bath in the mud with the other two (hopefully) girls while Mr. Peep-peep kept watch:

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Dandy and red band baby spent most of their time out there doing this. Silly babies!

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Lastly, Dandelion checking out her namesake.

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Those are some fluffy chicks!

 

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Hello! I have pictures! A few days late, but pictures nonetheless, right? I did take them on Friday at the next-week-old mark (7 weeks for the EHAL baby and 8 weeks for the silkied Cochins), so there is that! I sort of hesitated to post because I felt like I was so close to coming up with names for all of them that I wanted to make it an announcement post as well, so I was holding out. Welp. I was close. Just one isn't named yet. Close enough! They all sort of relate to flowers, which was unintentional, but I like it.

Our unnamed chick is Mr. Green Band, the black silkied Cochin bantam cockerel. I was close to naming him Jack, as in Jack-in-the-Pulpit, but also as in jack, err, butt because he's been a bit of a jack, err, butt lately. But, I didn't feel like it fit him well, so Mr. Green Band it is until something else occurs to me.

EHAL baby is officially named Buzz. Yup, I liked it for him! How does that relate to flowers? Well, he did get that name for chasing a bee, so close enough.

Dandelion, of course, is still Dandelion.

The last two, I'm pretty sure at this point, are pullets, so introducing Myrtle, previously purple band baby:

And red band baby, my April Fool's baby. I really, REALLY wanted to name her something to do with her hatch date, but just nothing came to me. So, instead, meet Zinnia.

Some more pictures from Friday. One big ol' pile of fuzzballs trying to dust bathe on hard, damp dirt.

Elly meeting the babies

Myrtle being a cutie

Myrtle and Mr. Green Band having a staring contest, I guess?

These are some very serious peep-peeps.

Zinni That face!

Interesting development on Dandy. She seems to be recessive white, but has grown a black feather in on the side of the neck. You can see it here:

And that's it for pictures.

As for the eggs in the incubator, they go into lockdown tomorrow All looks well with the 10 that were developing at my last post about them (I took another peek tonight ) and they're right on track, maybe a bit on the small side for air cells, so here's hoping for a good hatch!

 

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Hello! I have pictures! A few days late, but pictures nonetheless, right? I did take them on Friday at the next-week-old mark (7 weeks for the EHAL baby and 8 weeks for the silkied Cochins), so there is that! I sort of hesitated to post because I felt like I was so close to coming up with names for all of them that I wanted to make it an announcement post as well, so I was holding out. Welp. I was close. Just one isn't named yet. Close enough! They all sort of relate to flowers, which was unintentional, but I like it.

Our unnamed chick is Mr. Green Band, the black silkied Cochin bantam cockerel. I was close to naming him Jack, as in Jack-in-the-Pulpit, but also as in jack, err, butt because he's been a bit of a jack, err, butt lately. But, I didn't feel like it fit him well, so Mr. Green Band it is until something else occurs to me.

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EHAL baby is officially named Buzz. Yup, I liked it for him! How does that relate to flowers? Well, he did get that name for chasing a bee, so close enough.

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Dandelion, of course, is still Dandelion.

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The last two, I'm pretty sure at this point, are pullets, so introducing Myrtle, previously purple band baby:

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And red band baby, my April Fool's baby. I really, REALLY wanted to name her something to do with her hatch date, but just nothing came to me. So, instead, meet Zinnia.

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Some more pictures from Friday. One big ol' pile of fuzzballs trying to dust bathe on hard, damp dirt.

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Elly meeting the babies

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Myrtle being a cutie

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Myrtle and Mr. Green Band having a staring contest, I guess?

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These are some very serious peep-peeps.

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Zinni That face!

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Interesting development on Dandy. She seems to be recessive white, but has grown a black feather in on the side of the neck. You can see it here:

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And that's it for pictures.

As for the eggs in the incubator, they go into lockdown tomorrow All looks well with the 10 that were developing at my last post about them (I took another peek tonight ) and they're right on track, maybe a bit on the small side for air cells, so here's hoping for a good hatch!

What a crew you have!

My advice to not worry much about the air cells