Happy Mother's Day!

Mouse insisted her babies were ready for the great outdoors. She's such a great mama I figured she knows what's best. This is her second clutch this year.

Appalonia's first egg hatched yesterday. I'm hoping the others aren't far behind.

Broodiness in the spring

Spring brings on broodiness in chickens. Some of the girls find creative places to lay their eggs and brood. Blue hatched a variety of babies in a covered cat bed on the stair landing in the garage. Mouse chose a pot in the greenhouse that was just the right size to lay her own eggs in. Afterward I moved her little family to a larger space. Fun!

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Our chicks will be in next month! I can't wait!!

Um, well, I kind of... didn't.

This is what happened:

We go into the feed store to pick up a couple of items. Immediately we hear the sweet little peeps of none other than chicks! I couldn't wait. Especially since I discovered they were Bantams (the little "mini" chickens) and one of the batches were Cochins with potential of being frizzles. I love my Cochins and we love our two little roos sooo....

We now have 8 more little itty bittys!

And, yes, I will still get my chicks next month because I want regular sized eggs not just itsy bitsy teeny tiny ones.

Meet the crew ~

In the brooder

Penny all snuggled in

Penny showing off her new wing feathers

Cat being cute

Cat lookin' at 'cha!

Robyn wondering what's up

Robyn showing off her pretty markings

Penelope is all attitude...

Can't you tell?!

Danika posing

Danika standing tall!

Danika's backside

Daisy being her sweet self 

Daisy keeping an eye on everything

Mouse is getting lighter every day

Mouse's white wing tips

Pip's always looking up because she's the tiniest

Pip's white markings coming in

Tucker absolutely loves everything small!

Penny, Cat, and Robyn are the Cochins. Penny is by far the largest and Pip is so tiny compared to the others. I believe Pip is going to be barred, which is one of my favorite markings. I have guesses but absolutely no idea as to what they will look like when grown. You know I'll post more photos as they grow. It'll be fun to compare in a few months, even weeks. Oh, and, of course, there's always the possibility of a rooster but we're hoping they're only girls!