All About Chickens....Oh, and Goats...and Rabbits..

Remember 4 weeks ago, I brought these adorable

little baby chicks home, so soft and fuzzy...

all down covered.

Well here they are 2 weeks ago.

They are just beginning to get feathers.

Baby chicks grow so fast!!!

And here they are today...

Now they have more feathers than down.

They should be ready to join the outside chickens

in another week or two.

Speaking of the outdoor chickens,

They have a couple new guards at the

pen entrance.  Love these giant roosters.

So very glad that the weather is nicer and

I can get outside and clean up the winter mess.

Hoping to be adding some flowers to my

Little Mini Farm soon.

Wanted to share this picture too.

I have given my chickens a very spacious chicken barn to live in,

complete with several nesting box areas, but these 3 hens seem to think

there is only 1 spot good enough to lay their eggs.  So every day they fight

for the right to lay their eggs there.  Funny site to see, they will actually

sit on top of each other and lay their eggs!!!!

Here are the 2 baby goats we will add to our backyard

in about 6-8 weeks.  They are twins, not identical, but still twins. 

Can't wait for them to be ready to come live we us.

 

 

 

And here is a new picture of Blackberry.

Hoping to get her bred soon, so we will have some baby rabbits too. 

 



 

 

Always something new going on at our little mini farm.

 

Love, Love, Love it!!!

 



Yes, Spring Is Here!!!

 

The first sign that Spring has arrived to my little corner of the world

would be the delicate little purple flowers in the front flower bed.

 

Second sign of Spring here

 is the tote of baby chicks

in my sewing room!!!

Only 9 new chicks to add to the flock this year.

Cute little things, aren't they?

 

 

 

Have a Great Week!!!

 

Smiles & Hugs,

Terry

Mini Farm Update....

Remember this picture from a couple months ago...well the weather finally cooperated and I was able to enlist some painting help from my youngest son...

So now the mini farm is all painted and looks like this.......

And I am very happy that this project is completed :)

Another thing that makes me happy

 is that some of the new chicks have started laying!!!!

 

 

 

Not my picture but a Re-post from another sight

 

 

 

Hugs,

Terry

 

Chick Update & Our Mini Farm

 

Well, here is our little "Mini Farm"

We have our original little chicken house,

that we completely out grew this year...

Then we added the new chicken barn and the newest

addition is the goat house. 

Now if the weather would cooperate I could get

the painting finished!!!

 

 

These are the latest pictures of the new chicks.

These are our 4 little bantams...ended up

with 2 roosters in that batch, but they are so sweet and tame.

They follow the granddaughters around like little puppies :)

 

 

 

Three of our four Wyandotts,

someone is hiding from the camera.



Two Buff Orpingtons,

one black Araucana,

and one Red.



White Tetras, and Reds, and Wyandotts

 

 

Now here are the matriarchs of the chicken pens...

These ladies are the ones providing eggs for the household.

This is their second year with us. 

Front & center is Miss Red, she is the one who started all this

chicken business; just behind her is the queen of the pen,

Blondie, who is surrounded by 3 of  her 4 ladies in waiting.

 

...And inside the chicken coop, 

taking care of the egg laying business, is Edna.

She is a rescue chicken that one of the granddaughters

 brought to Mamaw to save her from being pecked to death.



 

 

Now for the newest addition to the backyard mini farm....

Our "New Kids", sweet little pygmy goats.

 

Upper left corner is Darby, then Mavis has her head on top of Ellie May,

Little Scooter is in the lower right corner and Spitfire is in the lower left corner. 

 

Here is Sir Darby, who has decided he needs a little more fiber in his diet!!!

Next we have Ellie May looking at the camera

and Mavis with her back to us...

and little Spitfire is peeking from around the corner.

This little guy is Scooter.

He is the most spoiled of the bunch :)

 

 

And this is Spitfire, being camera shy once again.

 

Kids with the Kids...

Fun Stuff!!!!

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Hope you enjoyed your visit.

 

Hugs,

Terry

 



Update on Chicks

It has been 5 weeks since the new babies came to live with us

and they have grown by leaps and bounds!

Most all of their fuzzy down has been replaced with feathers.

Admittedly they aren't quite as cute as they were...

I guess they are in that not so cute teenage time of life, LOL

But soon they will be beautiful chickens :) 

And very soon they will be moving outside!!!

 

 

Above are 2 Reds, 2 Tetras, and 4 Wyandottes

Next are 2 Buff Orpingtons and 2 Araucanas...

...and last are the 4 Bantams.

 

Love my chicks.

 

Love & Hugs,

Terry



Additions To The Family...

....Additions to my feathered backyard family :)

I have purchased 14 baby chicks to add to my

family of chickens.  Of course right now they are in the house..

Because they are way too small to be outside and

it's still too cold here!!!  

 

Having chicks in the house gives a whole new meaning

to the phrase, "Going to bed with the chickens"  LOL

Anyway I am so very much enjoying watching these little babies

grow and play.  They change in appearance and size daily.

When I purchased them last week they were all fuzzy

little ball s of down, but now they are developing actual feathers.

Oh and 2 of them have found their wings...

so I have to keep a top on their tote :)

 

Oh, By The Way...rumor has it that there may be some little goats joining

my backyard fun later this Spring :)

Hugs,
Terry