The "Big Day" finally arrived with much preparation and excitement all around!!!
And what a GORGEOUS day it was!!! What are the chances of that?
Sunshine, a slight breeze and a sultry 17 degrees celcius!!!
What a good omen for the start of our Funny Farm!!!
The day started with a few last minute details, such as some odd repairs to the coop, the purchase of a few more supplies, and the set up of a nice comfy bed and some refreshments for the chickens upon their arrival so they could settle in, right away.
We travelled all the way to St. John's to a BEAUTIFUL farm on Mt. Scia Hill. It was complete with a gorgeous farmhouse, a chicken house, barn, greenhouse and duckpond with a wooden walkway. It was like walking right into FarmVille!!!
The farmer was Mr. Perry and he was a very friendly man. He had a cute little farm assitant named Jakey (his grandson) who told me all about the chickens. He was so affectionate with his chickens, petting them and cuddling them. What a wonderful person to buy chickens from!!
No crazy chicken farmer with man-eating chickens at THIS place!!!
So by the end of the visit I had eight chickens, some of them heritage breeds (which I will explain a little later on), in my car...all tucked away in "Pampers" boxes.
So far I have two adult hens (1 year olds), 3 teenagers (3 weeks old) and 3 chicks (1 week old).
Scarlet is a Rhode Island Red.
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| Scarlet |
Pepper-- (who I renamed "Gabby" because she buc-buc's ALOT and is SO friendly!!!) is a Plymouth Barred Rock. I named her Gabby after a famously talkative but very dear friend of mine: The late Jennifer Lythgoe. I would love to see her comments plastered all over these pages. She would definitely call me nuts and then laugh with me for sure!!! I miss her daily more and more.
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| Gabby---Buc Buc Buc- ACK!!! |
Ninja is a Black Australorp, she is three weeks old. Here, she is pictured in the Brooder box with two other un-named teenagers and the three chicks. The older chicks curl their wings protectively around the smaller chicks, allowing them to snuggle into their warmth! It's the sweetest thing I've ever seen! The three smallest chicks are miniature chickens! They are ornamental and won't produce popular, large eggs but they will make excellent eye candy for the coop!!!
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| Ninja Chicken (Black with the long neck) |
Now I understand why Native Americans would wait years before naming their children. I am at a loss for what to name my other chickens; at least until they mature. I have three chicks whom I do not know if they are male or female and the other two "teenagers" are a bit non-descript so I will keep them un-named until I observe their personalities or some peculiar physical trait appears!
I want to thank all my supporters!!!
Freddie, for agreeing and building the coop no less!
Fred's mom and her partner Lee for helping me to convince him!!!
Lee for offering to take "care" of the chickens...not sure if it's going to happen yet but it's the thought that counts!!! And also for all the advice on how to care for them!
Willow, for her excitement and enthusiasm! Olivia...perhaps next year! hahaha
And to everybody who is reading, posting comments and getting a laugh out of our adventure...
THANK YOU!!!
It's nice that people are interested in following along!
Stay tuned tommorrow for a complete run down on the building of the coop, the random neighbour who apparently knew everything about chickens and the spying neighbors!!
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