I have been slow in posting this last week for a variety of reasons, most of them creative!
I will be posting on some new recipes I have tried from a couple of new cookbooks, ones I made up myself, and also about this fantastic tour I took of several Vermont farms on an absolutely beautiful day.
Today, as I write those posts, I will share photos of our new chicklings (as our kids call them). As you may or may not know, you can order day old chicks to arrive by regular mail.
We have been building a chicken house for them.
With a nice clear roof.
See more details in the post “Avian Abode” over at our Humble Garden blog.
The types I ordered were:
- White Silkie Bantams - these are important in traditional chinese medicine (they are the black meat chickens), thought I might give them a try, eggs and meat
- Production Reds - lots of eggs, heavy breed
- Black Minorcas - interesting looking, eggs
- Buff Orphingtons - hearty large breed
- Mystery chicks - hatchery’s choice!
That last mystery set should be interesting, one little guy (seems like a guy, hope they are all girls tho) is all spotty and pretty fiesty!
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4 comments for this entry ↓
1 s'kat // Sep 23, 2007 at 4:42 pm
Once again, so cute! I’m sure they will be well taken care of in their new home.
2 Curt // Sep 24, 2007 at 9:37 am
They look cute now… then they just look like chickens.
I’m looking forward to seeing the different eggs you get, and hearing if there’s much difference.
3 Nika // Sep 24, 2007 at 9:41 am
Hey thanks for stopping by! Seems like ages since I have had a peek at your blog. That looks like one super trip you all had!
4 Nika // Sep 24, 2007 at 9:43 am
Curt: alas, yes, chicken adulthood holds no surprises
My oldest daughter is giving them lots of hand holding and hand feeding so its possible that these will be friendly. We have had friendly chickens and mean chickens in the past.
I didnt get any rainbow egg layers. You may be disappointed by the colors. I was actually looking more at the look of the adults. I think we will have both brown and white eggs.
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