You read that right - seven chicken butts to be exact! The chicks we adopted from the school are two weeks old today and appear to be going through some sort of gawky teenage stage. They still have fluff, but have a good bit of adult feathers sticking out, and they are all looking longer and more awkward.
From what I've been able to glean from the internet, I'm thinking we have four girls and three boys, though one of the boys is only here temporarily until his other family is ready for him. Really, I guess you could say the other two roosters are here temporarily, too, since we won't be keeping them. I love the sound of a rooster crowing, but I really don't think my neighbors share in that appreciation! We have named the girls Ginger, Purdy, Silvermist, and Fawn (the last two are courtesy of Emmy, who watches way too much Tinkerbell!); and the boys are TicToc, Luigi, and Omelet.
Right now we are keeping them inside in a big plastic bin lined with newspaper and paper towels - VERY STINKY!! But as soon as they are big enough that a snake won't have them for breakfast we plan on moving them outside to the chicken shanty we built in the backyard. Ginger has developed a new talent just today - she is the first one that can fly out of the bin! I came in from work this evening and, lo and behold, she was strutting around the room like she owned the place. Her siblings were all watching her through the clear plastic side of the bin. I think she's going to be the bad influence of the group!
From what I've been able to glean from the internet, I'm thinking we have four girls and three boys, though one of the boys is only here temporarily until his other family is ready for him. Really, I guess you could say the other two roosters are here temporarily, too, since we won't be keeping them. I love the sound of a rooster crowing, but I really don't think my neighbors share in that appreciation! We have named the girls Ginger, Purdy, Silvermist, and Fawn (the last two are courtesy of Emmy, who watches way too much Tinkerbell!); and the boys are TicToc, Luigi, and Omelet.
Right now we are keeping them inside in a big plastic bin lined with newspaper and paper towels - VERY STINKY!! But as soon as they are big enough that a snake won't have them for breakfast we plan on moving them outside to the chicken shanty we built in the backyard. Ginger has developed a new talent just today - she is the first one that can fly out of the bin! I came in from work this evening and, lo and behold, she was strutting around the room like she owned the place. Her siblings were all watching her through the clear plastic side of the bin. I think she's going to be the bad influence of the group!
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