Today was the day, even though I had the calendar marked for next week… it was time to move the chicks from brooder to coop. They are fully feathered at 6 weeks and not at all interested in hanging around a heat source anymore. They are more interested in making a big mess, dumping their feed all over the place, flinging shavings into the drinker, and chasing each other around in their getting too small living space.
I banded the right leg on all the Silkies with 5 different brightly colored zip ties. Finally I can tell them apart! That means today is the first day for Peaches, Sunkist, Tulip, Fern, and Rose to have their very own name.
Lift Off!
Touch Down!
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Too cute! I lost my black silky (who I named baby, she was seriously like another child of mine) to an owl! The owl went through the little chicken door in the middle of the night and grabbed her. I heard something and found it trying to fly up and out of the run and couldn’t get my poor dead chicken up over the fence. 😦
Sorry hahaha
Glad yours are growing and thriving! 😉
OMG, what a tragedy! This year I bought those solar boxes called night guard for predator control. So far, I’m pleased. I also put fake owls everywhere. ha ha!
Sorry for your loss, 😦
I’ll have to look for the night guard boxes!
We have hawks and eagles and owls everywhere!
You’ll find them on amazon for about $20 bucks each.
Oh sweet thanks!
Lucky ducks . . . er, chickens.
Looks like their happy to me! 🙂
Super cute!!! They look so happy to have more space to play in! 🙂
I’m just as happy to have them out of the brooder. Was getting to be quite a chore!
they look so awesome! great names too. I love chickens with furry feet =)
Me too, but I’ll bet I change my mind when it rains. lol
They even look cute in the “not so cute chick stage”. Looks like a fantastic home for them. Love the names!
Wait another two weeks and they will probably be looking a frazzle!
All named and safely transferred… all looks good to go…
No rain in sight for two weeks and temps are perfect at 60 at night. Good timing, got lucky this time.
They are lovely, look so cute and I love that you have given them names. The only one of ours we have named is ~Boots because she has feathers all down her legs and feet.
I like to wait until I know for sure they are all pullets, but gosh, I didn’t know who was who! I banded them, and wouldn’t you know, I can hardly see the bands for all those fuzzy little feet. 😦
So cute, i love the names!
I didn’t put much effort into it, but at least the names match the colored leg bands. Except maybe for Tulip, are there blue tulips? Don’t know. lol
I don’t know if there are blue tulips but I love the name!