The Flower Flock

[kristeninprogress]

I love the way you did these pictures, and the descriptions are adorable!!

Thank you!

 

[kristeninprogress]

Well, the girls have been moved to their new coop! The oldest ones are 5 weeks, youngest 3 weeks. The weather is VERY warm right now, and they've been without a heat lamp for a week.

Hazel and Jasmine love the new digs.

 

[drumstick diva]

what a gorgeous coop you have- looks like chicken heaven

 

[kristeninprogress]

what a gorgeous coop you have- looks like chicken heaven

Thank you! I hope the girls feel the same way!

 

[kristeninprogress]

Here are some updated pictures of the Flower Flock. They're a little less than thrilled to be handled at the moment, but I managed okay! The first four are 6 weeks old, and the last four are 4 weeks old.

Jasmine (Sapphire Gem)

Violet (Barred Rock)

Chicky Winky (Buff Orpington)

Daisy (Buff Orpington)- We had a birthday party for my son on Sunday, and my dad pointed out how tasty she looked!

Poppy (Silver Laced Wyandotte)- She's still the smallest, and I'm honestly a little worried about how little she's grown.

Hazel (Barnevelder)- She's the new boss of the flock.

Ivy (Easter Egger)- I think she's probably the prettiest of the flock! Shed be my favorite, except she took about ten minutes to catch today when her sisters went in with no problem.

Lily (Easter Egger)

Another of the girls being watched over by Baloo, my 4 yr old Aussie/Lab/GSP.

 

[kristeninprogress]

The girls get to have supervised yard visits on a daily basis now. They *mostly* go back in their coop when called, and they get very excited every time I walk out the door. My son is my biggest helper with the girls, and loves to share. This morning, he grabbed a tomato straight off the vine, took a huge bite, then fed the rest to the girls.

 

[kristeninprogress]

Two week update on the chicks! Growing like weeds, and now free ranging all day. First four are 8 weeks, and the last four are almost 7 weeks.

Jasmine (Sapphire Gem)

Violet (Barred Rock)

Daisy (Buff Orpington)- she actually scratched her beak pretty good this week, but it's healing up nicely!

Chicky Winky (Buff Orpington)

Hazel (Barnevelder or Partridge Rock )

Poppy (Silver Laced Wyandotte)

Ivy (Easter Egger)- It's really hard to tell her apart from her sister Lily. These pictures might be the same chicken for all I know. Lily has muffs, though.

Lily- Easter Egger

 

[kristeninprogress]

The girls are excited to see me when I step outside! They've finally gotten brave enough to explore the entire back yard, and they tuck themselves in at night. Proud Mama moment!

 

[kristeninprogress]

It's been a while, but we finally got our first egg! The ice breaker was my Sapphire Gem, Jasmine.

 

[kristeninprogress]

A little update:

First, Hazel is definitely a Partridge Rock! And she laid her first egg yesterday! I now have three layers (Sapphire Gem, Barred Rock, and Partridge Rock) and I'm averaging a dozen a week before Hazel started laying.

The rest of the girls are now squatting, and I have two that are spending a good bit of time in the nesting boxes.