They seem very happy in their little chickie condominium. I scrubbed and bleached the bottom half of an old doghouse, then Jim made a frame from scrap wood and some chicken wire. It fits snugly down over the top of the dog house-and he bolted in a piece of plywood to cover the door of the doghouse. He also bolted 2 pieces of wood to the sides that hold a removable cross piece that we hung 2 heatlamps from. The chicks need a temperature of about 95 degrees F for the first couple of weeks. The only thing we purchased here was the chicken wire, and the rest of the roll will be used for their "big girl" house in the coming weeks. We had the heat lamps from our country living in Wisconsin days.
And here's Erin, holding "Emma". Erin's on a bit of a Jane Austen kick--she really thought we should get a rooster so we could call it "Mr. Bingley."
And Lauren is holding Daisy--as in "Crazy Daisy." This chickie is the self-appointed mom of the flock already. She patrols around the doghouse keeping everything and everybody in line. Funny! She's an Auracana. We have 3 of those, and 3 silver-laced Wyandottes. The other "ladies" have been named Lucy, Paris, Wendy, and Genevive. They're cute and all, but I can't wait for them to grow up and start laying. Omelettes, anyone?
They seem very happy in their little chickie condominium. I scrubbed and bleached the bottom half of an old doghouse, then Jim made a frame from scrap wood and some chicken wire. It fits snugly down over the top of the dog house-and he bolted in a piece of plywood to cover the door of the doghouse. He also bolted 2 pieces of wood to the sides that hold a removable cross piece that we hung 2 heatlamps from. The chicks need a temperature of about 95 degrees F for the first couple of weeks. The only thing we purchased here was the chicken wire, and the rest of the roll will be used for their "big girl" house in the coming weeks. We had the heat lamps from our country living in Wisconsin days.
And here's Erin, holding "Emma". Erin's on a bit of a Jane Austen kick--she really thought we should get a rooster so we could call it "Mr. Bingley."
And Lauren is holding Daisy--as in "Crazy Daisy." This chickie is the self-appointed mom of the flock already. She patrols around the doghouse keeping everything and everybody in line. Funny! She's an Auracana. We have 3 of those, and 3 silver-laced Wyandottes. The other "ladies" have been named Lucy, Paris, Wendy, and Genevive. They're cute and all, but I can't wait for them to grow up and start laying. Omelettes, anyone?
4 comments:
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! Welcome, "girls"!
Yes...omelettes sound tasty.
Woo hoo! I'm so excited for you.
Love the names for your hens and can't wait to see those beautiful colored eggs. We've been eating a lot of deviled eggs here and Tony actually thinks that the Araucana eggs are the easiest to peel.
Enjoy your little Henny Pennys!
How fun to watch those little chickies grow! Enjoy!
Thats a cute pic of Lauren!
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