Chickens... call me silly, but I LOVE chickens!! We have chickens that we got recently, so they are still young yet, and we also got some chicks last Thursday! They are adorable!
What kinds of chickens do we have? Our flock currently consists of Barred Rocks, Black Australorps, Leghorns, Welsummers, BSL's, Buff Orpingtons, Lavender Orpingtons, and Blue Orpingtons. :D
Not all of these chickens will get names most likely, as part of the flock is going to be used for meat birds... but there are some of the first batch, (the Orpingtons are the newest additions, the baby chicks), that do have names. :)
Now, to tell you about some of my favorites...
Bartlette... I love this chicken! She is a Barred Rock, one of the original 2 that we had (we now have 8 Barred Rocks, half males and half females). Here is a picture of her (she is the dark one in front)... she is a friendly bird that will hopefully make a great egg-layer and mamma chicken. :D
What kinds of chickens do we have? Our flock currently consists of Barred Rocks, Black Australorps, Leghorns, Welsummers, BSL's, Buff Orpingtons, Lavender Orpingtons, and Blue Orpingtons. :D
Not all of these chickens will get names most likely, as part of the flock is going to be used for meat birds... but there are some of the first batch, (the Orpingtons are the newest additions, the baby chicks), that do have names. :)
Now, to tell you about some of my favorites...
Bartlette... I love this chicken! She is a Barred Rock, one of the original 2 that we had (we now have 8 Barred Rocks, half males and half females). Here is a picture of her (she is the dark one in front)... she is a friendly bird that will hopefully make a great egg-layer and mamma chicken. :D
One interesting thing about the Barred Rocks is that the males are lighter in color than the females... as you can see in this picture, the one in the back is lighter, and therefore, a rooster. :D
Another of my favorite chickens is a BSL hen named Cocoa... she likes to jump up onto my leg when I crouch down in the chicken pen!!! :D Funny Cocoa!
Another of my favorite chickens is a BSL hen named Cocoa... she likes to jump up onto my leg when I crouch down in the chicken pen!!! :D Funny Cocoa!
Those are two of my favorite chickens, but there are other ones that I like, such as Everett and Prince. :) That will do it for this post though... I really should get some more pictures of the chickens individually sometime! :D