Since they were too young to do the baby garden plants much damage, we took a bucket of chicken to the garden. I know, I could have said “We took our baby chicks…” but don’t you think “bucket of chicken” is more hilarious? (I am so easily self-amused, let me tell you)
Most were scared to come out. I guess baby garden plants would look like huge trees to a teeny thing.
This one looks particularly confused.
We hope that fellow (er, gal) above is a “Jersey Black Giant” breed. We haven’t had that type of chicken before, but our little guy wanted his chickens to be black.
The ones below are all Ameraucana, or Auraucana, chickens. They are also called the Easter Egg Chickens by many (purists don’t like this, but it’s fine by me). This breed lays blue and green eggs and ones that are rather pinkish. We have a few grown chickens of this breed and love those gals for their predictability (I want to know I have eggs waiting in the coop in the afternoon!), good mothering (if you so choose to allow it), and a generally peaceful attitude (always a desired thing in a barnyard chicken coop).
The chicks scratched, pecked, flapped, and tweeted in the garden, until, exhausted and cold (baby chicks are almost always cold, it seems), they huddled into one massive heap in the corner.
Back to the heat lamp, gals.
Oh, but I could look at those fuzzy bottoms all day, couldn’t you?
Awww… How cute! I like the bucket of chicken, too. 🙂 I’ve been wanting chickens for some time but we’re just not quite settled enough for things that require more than just being watered when it rains.
I would want predictability in laying too… but the look of green, pink and blue eggs– even though they all are the same on the inside– would not sit so well with me. :-p
By the way, thank you for your kind words about my post! You totally made my afternoon!
~Marsha
Ok, the “bucket of chicken” thing is hysterical! Maybe I’m too easily amused as well! However, I agree, they’re soooooo cute! (I seem to have an addiction to exclamation points today, sorry!:-)
Blessings…..
Only Because of Jesus,
anne
Bet the kids had fun with them in the garden!! Be sure to take pictures when they are teenagers!!
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nice picture captured…
what kind of camera do you use.
Lori, I LOVE YOUR BLOG!!!! Sorry, didn’t mean to scream at you. Your blog is just pure lovely!
I am sitting at Panera, trying to get used to my laptop after FINALLY getting on the internet with it on wireless. I thought to myself, I miss Lori. After finding your blog, I almost feel as if we got to hang out today. Cool huh?
They’re adorable!
You are very very very very very very very very very very very very very very right about the fuzzy bottoms. i petsitted some chicks for my horse trainer once, they were so cute!!! now they are growing like crazy and kicking our legs