Bring on the Bugs!

We've read that chickens do not like stinkbugs.  Well, ours do as this video attests:

Growing Girls!!

Growing Girls!!!  Enjoy all kinds of things thrown in their pen.

Where are you running off to Rose?  What are you looking at Martha?

Scratch and peck the ground.  The ramp to the top part of the coop was a bit of challenge for them to navigate and understand at first.  But now they are pros!

Happy and Healthy

All the birds enjoy time out of the coop.

Martha and Amelia

While they all enjoy time out of the coop, it has been interesting to notice that they pair off sometimes.  Amelia and Martha often hang out together, while Donna and Rose stick together.

Rose and Donna

Donna and Rose (front)

Amelia and Martha (front)

Like New Parents -- Videos of the babies!

Extending the Pen

We have been using a portable dog pen to help give our bunny some time outside of her hutch, and thought perhaps we could set up something to give the chickens a bit more room to roam.

When we first set it up, we did not have the doors as connectors, and simply place the birds over that we caught.  "Rose" was not interested in being caught, so she stayed in the coop.  Well,"Donna" had a fit!  She did not want to be separated, and she tried flying out of the pen and back into the coop.  We ended up put her back in the coop with the Buff.  They both settled down, and we figured out how to have the doors work as a connecting bridge.

The Chickens Have Arrived!!

YES, WE HAVE BIRDS!!
We ended up not getting hens that are already laying, nor ones that are all the same breed.  Once we got there, we saw a pen of various pullets, and decided that we wanted birds that could grow with us.  They are three-months-old and should begin laying around six-months-old.  We have a lot to learn and these young ladies will help us.

"Martha" (speckled) - Barred Rock

"Amelia," Cherry Egger, demonstrating how the waterer works;
"Rose" - Buff Orpington (background)

"Donna" - Australorp

Trying to capture moving birds in a still mode is difficult.

A better view of the Buff Orpington (right)

The coop next to our shed.
Note the frame on the bottom, on which is rests.
The birds love being able to scratch in the compost!

Change of Plans

Evidently, there was some confusion about our emails back and forth.
They did not have four Reds... so, we will go and pick up four layers that they have on hand.
We just want chickens now.