Winnie - silver laced Wyandotte

The baby chicks are getting so big! (We will probably always call them “the babies”, just to clarify which group of birds we are talking about.  We’ll have

Emily - Ameraucana

to find some different collective names when “the babies” start having babies of their own.

They are very friendly, for the most part, and come running whenever we approach their pen.  It’s a lot of fun spending time among them and watching them.  They really love clover leaves and we try to give them a few handfuls every day.  Their yard was long ago picked clean of the choicest weeds.  They have lots of grass to pick at, but nothing beats the nice fresh clover from our hands – what a treat!  Of course, some are more friendly than others and they have names because we interact with them a lot more. Out of the 20, there are only 2 or 3 who won’t eat out of our hands.

 

Bonnie Blue - copper blue maran

 

Tarik - Egyptian Fayoumi (center)