Our New Little Chicks

As some of you may know, Daniel and I would one day like to be as self-sufficient as possible.  Our goal is to have some land, some chickens, a few goats, and a garden.  Last week we stopped by our favorite store in Cedar City, IFA, and saw that they had little chicks for sell.  Well we came home and the next day Daniel decided we needed to go get some chickens. So we brought home four sweet little chicks, and they should be laying eggs for us in about six months!

This is Brahma. She, like two of her three sisters, is named for her breed, Lite Brahma. Sometimes I call her queen, because she thinks that she is in charge. The other chicks follow her around, and she is most aggressive.  You can kind of see the feathers starting to grow on her leg.  When she is full grown she will be the largest of our chickens and her legs will be covered in feathers.

Red, short for Rhode Island Red, has a lot of energy!  All of the chicks are really active, but Red seems to be the most energetic. And she will poop on you every time you pick her up.

Rock is our runt, for the time being at least.  She is a Barred Rock. She is the smallest of our chicks, but she also the one who runs the fastest when trying to pick her up.  She always seems to dodge the bullet, that is, until her sisters are all out of their little box and she is alone.

Last but not least is Chipmunk. She is an Arucana, but I have tend to try to say anaconda, which she definitely is not, so we named her Chipmunk for her Chipmunk cheeks.  She is the larges right now, standing about a head taller than the others.  She keeps to herself as much as can, but for some reason the others like to pick on her. When she starts laying she will have colored eggs! This is of course the reason I wanted to get an Arucana! Who wouldn't want to crack a blue or green or pink egg for breakfast!