Meet the rest of the flock.

Meet Penny

image taken March 19th

We added Penny and Patty to the family on March 15th. Its an Ameraucana The "Easter Egg Chicken" originally came from Chile in South America, discovered by the Araucana Indians.   The color of their egg shells vary from pale blue to dark blue, to various shades of green. Very friendly and some may have beards and whiskers.

Hannah says she has the coloring of a chipmunk.

 Meet Patty

 When we named her Patty I really didn't connect the dots (Chicken Patty), someone pointed it out to me and I think its great. We named her Patty because Jane can say it. This is the one she likes to pick up all the time.

Jane is very gentle with the baby chic's 

 

 

 

 

The last 6 Chic's that were added to the family March 22.

 Named her "Q" because I love the way Jane says the letter "Q"

Cuckoo Maran

Cuckoo Marans are a rare breed of chicken that has black and white banded feathers similar in appearance to a barred rock.  The Marans were developed in France in the town of Marans during the mid 1800's. It is a dual purpose bird and is know for it's deep chocolate brown eggs. They are a fast growing bird and a very rare breed here in the United States. Q and Grace were about 7 days old when these images were taken.

This is Grace.

This is our special Chic. you can see from this image that her little right foot looks funny. That's because it is not forming right. We (very inexperienced farmers) didn't know enough to look at such things as leg development. You'll see as she gets bigger it will be more noticeable. I just hope its a hen.

The Final Four

2 days old Salmon Faverolles

Originally bred as a utility fowl in France, now it is raised mostly for exhibition and novelty. It is good sized with a beard, muff, feathered shanks, and 5th toe. The male is colored in straw, reddish brown and black; the female a creamy white and salmon brown. Baby chicks are creamy white with muff, fuzzy legs, and 5th toe.

These four are still unnamed. If anyone would like to help name them just leave and comment. All names will be considered. If we use the name you suggest, you will receive an egg when they start laying, just come and get it.