The simple things..

[bayouchica]

I just love chickens

the littlest things make them happy. They were looking bored out in their coop, so I went & dug up some fresh dirt. Less than 2 seconds the were all over it. Sometimes I'll bring them some spanish moss & they go nuts for it.

I've been letting them range for awhile in the evening before I bring them back inside. They're growing up fast & soon they will be out full time.
Then I'll be missing hearing them in the other room at night.

Looks like one of my rescue chics is a boy

They are growing so fast & get along with the other chics just fine.
BTW, those young chics, are they Araconas (sp?) or Americanas or EE's if anyone knows. The feed store had a sign saying Araconas,but the ticket from the store said Americanas.So I'm confused

Thanks,Miriam

 

[ozark hen]

thanks for the info, I will go take some freshly dug up soil to my "kids" for them to scratch through. Mine are going on five weeks and yours look about the same age??

 

[AccidentalFarm]

I don't see any Araucana's, possibly they are Ameraucana's, but more probably they are Easter Eggers (which is an Ameraucana cross).

 

[bayouchica]

Hi Ozark, The two black & white chics are I think just about 6 weeks old & the younger ones are about three weeks. Yeah those babies are begging to go out now, don't want to disappoint the children.

Thanks so much AccidentalFarm, I get confused... that's not hard for me to do.

Thanks yall,Miriam

 

[jamiebartlett]

ONe way to tell is Aracaunas are rumpless (no tail feathers) Ameracaunas have tail feathers.

 

[hencackle]

Cute picture of your chicks. It reminds me of mine when we dump the finished compost on the garden. Thanks to them, I don't have to rake the compost over the soil anymore.
Stephanie