Pixie's First Egg

Pixie laid her first egg!!!

Here it is-

Isn't it cute?

It looks a lot like Pippa's eggs.

In fact, for a second I

thought, "Hey! How did Pippa get here?"

My little baby is all grown up.

Now she is officially a pullet.

Isn't it amazing, in 5 months, she went from this-

To this?!?

Sad/Happy Day

Ginger went to his new home today.

I'm kind of sad, but I think he will be really, really happy with his new family.

They seem like great people, that really care about their animals.

And they have the hobby farm that I've always wanted!

They have chickens and goats, a garden, very nice.

Lucky Ginger.

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Tomorrow morning I'm meeting someone else that wants Pepper and Dixie.

It's always a little nerve racking to meet someone that you don't know, but you are giving them a little animal you have worried over and cared for.

Fingers crossed they will have a great new life too!

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I had 17 people respond to my craigslist post! In 8 hours!

Wow!

I know I picked the right people for Ginger, but I just hope I picked the right people for Pepper and Dixie.

I will miss them, but I couldn't keep them, because they started crowing ALL the TIME.

Poor babies.

Update: They're growing

I have a lot to do in the garden, so.........................here are a few updated pics of the chicks and a link if you want to look at more pics :P

More pics

Pepper crows every morning - 6 or 8 times and then he doesn't make a sound for the rest of the day.

It's funny to watch him crow - he's so apologetic about it.

"Sorry, just got to get this done with."

9 Weeks

Oh, I'm a bad chick momma!

These are their 9 week pics, but it's already time for their 10 week pics!

Dixie
Dixie

Dixie

Dixie

Dixie

Pepper

Pepper

Pepper

Ginger

Ginger

Ginger

Pixie

Pixie

Worry and Trouble

Uh Oh!

Somechick's started crowing!

I've only heard it twice. The first time I thought it was Lavender warning the chicks about some danger. But today I heard it and it sounds like a tiny crow.

The chicks all run around scared after hearing the crow, so I can't figure out who's crowing.

Also, Dixie is growing some BIG wattles.

Boy? Girl?

Pixie has zero wattles and Pepper and Ginger have tiny ones.

I'll try to get some pics soon.

Who Says We're Too Big?!?

Cutest video ever!

It's a little dark and hard to see, but this is a video of the chicks all trying to sleep underneath Lavender.

As you can see they are a tiny bit to big.

Also, notice how Lavender is panting. It was 80 F degrees in their pen and the chicks still wanted to cuddle!

8 Weeks

There has been an explosion of fluff in the last week!

Every chick is now sporting their own unique style.

Ginger - with a tough mohawk

Pepper- with a rock star mullet

Pixie - with a slicked back afro

Dixie - with a mad scientist fuzz top

Combs and Claws

Pixie has a lobster claw- see pic below

Strange isn't it?




Above: Dixie's single comb
Below:Pixie's comb


And..........Ginger's gigantic comb!

Who's a boy? ha,ha

7 Weeks

Dixie

Pepper

Ginger

Pixie

"Wat-choo lookin' at?"

Little Box

This is the box the chick's eggs were sent in.

Look at them now!

I don't think they'll fit in the box all together after this.

6 Week Pics

6 Week pics of the babies.

Ginger

Pepper

Pixie

Dixie

I love their little mohawks!