Best Birthday Present Ever!

Six weeks ago, on my birthday, the kids and Dave gave me 6 adorable chicks! This is fantastic for several reasons:

• they are adorable and fun to play with...                   
• they will grow up to lay eggs if they are fortunate enough to be hens....

• and....the fact that Dave gave them to me means that he also intends to build me a coop, requiring little or no begging on my part!!

Allow me  to introduce...

                      April 15                                                                               May 30                                                  

WILLIE

PIPER

ERNIE

SUEY

PUFF

Sunny D

and then there's EVELYN.

 

Evelyn belonged to Hannah's horse coach, Amy. Evelyn was Amy's smallest chicken and was being picked on by the other chickens. Amy asked us to take her. She has found a nice place to roost on Dave's bike. She seems to be doing well...she lays an egg every 1-2 days.

Now the big question is...are any of the little chicks roosters? We can't tell yet!! We think maybe Winnie (aka Willie) and maybe Puff. Possibly Ernie and possibly Sunny D. No way on Piper and Suey (formerly Stewie.) Stay tuned!