Culling Cockerels and Pullets |
Written by Calliope Pappadakis | |||
Thursday, 04 August 2011 14:15 | |||
Our pullets (young hens) are just downright sweet, and they busy themselves scratching, grooming the beaks of the cockerels, and eating tomatoes and worms I leave in the box. The 3 chicks that I have named (Hunchie, Little Girl, and Guido) are all pullets, I'm pretty sure. Guido has the fullest feathered shanks and feet - you can't even see her legs or feet at all. She's short, dark, and "hairy" and loves tomatoes. Her father was in the mob. We are so ready to move them outside, but we aren't quite finished the last few touches on the coop - we have to lower it off the trailer, line it with linoleum, and stabilize it on the sloped ground. It's going right next to the Sugar Maple that looks out over Peter's Mountain - lovely! We'll let them acclamate to their coop while we work on building their run - the fenced in area they'll free range in until they are fully grown and able to have full run of the yard. In the meantime, my house is covered in dust, the cheeps have turned into pubescent squawks, and we have 2 very curious cats who are growing curious-er by the day. Check out the 50 newest images in the gallery to see the chicks at 5 weeks old... http://www.thefirstmuse.net/image-galleries/entrance-gallery
Who's your daddy?
Chow time!
Trying out the new makeshift perch mom gave us!
My name is Little (or Pretty) Girl, and I sure am cute.
If I stick around these parts, the ladies will know me as "Earl" cus my daddy's name was Duke. I'm the Earl of Duke. Look at my gorgeous copper feathers!
Check it out - I can hide my eyes!
That's Guido there eating tomatoes - her shanks are awesomely feathered! Her mama makes good sauce.
Stay tuned for more updates! Next time you hear from me, the chicks will be outside!
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