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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Adopted a few more chickens today!

I just went out to check on our new pullets.  It's their first night here with us.  Is that the "mother" in me?  They were fine... all sleeping peacefully.

I did see something exciting, though.  The night sky was lit up with beautiful lighting to the North!  Please, please RAIN!  All the poor animals are probably considering a refreshing Memorial Day weekend at the river and the plants are probably cursing their roots for preventing such a break from this drought.

We added six pullets to our flock:  three Buff Orpingtons and three Ameraucanas.  The Orpingtons are supposed to be very calm and gentle chickens that lay very well.  Maybe when they're full grown, they will still be calm enough for my toddler... he just loves his chickens!  The Ameraucanas are nicknamed "Easter Egg Chickens" because they're eggs are blue and green tinted.  However, I'm not completely sure what variety we have.  I think they are the silver, but I'm not quite sure yet.  We're keeping these six separate from the flock in a kennel next to the coop.  They're still a little too young to join the flock and will need to be slowly introduced to the more dominant chickens.

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