Well, I had to do it. I couldn’t stop myself. What’s a summer without baby chicks?
Meet Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline! They are White Leghorns, just like wonderful Scout was. I miss seeing white eggs in the nesting box and there’s something about the floppy comb of a Leghorn that’s very endearing to me.
Thank you, gentle chick wrangler!
White Leghorns must not be a very popular breed – I went to our local feed stores weekly when chicks were in and they never had any. So I went back to MyPetChickens.com and it was one of the very few breeds that were available. Go figure.
Which way should we go?
This way!
Anyway, now I get to go out to the shed and look at the little singing trio about a million times a day. They are, like all babies, simply precious. I can’t wait for them to get personalities!
When Liberty the rooster hatched on the 4th of July last year, I loved watching Maude the hen take care of him in the barnyard. She took him outside when he was only three days old and after he was a week old he spent all day outside under her watchful eye. It was nice to have another chicken mama do all the work!
The chicken wrangler takes her job very seriously…
I know they’re going to be big in the blink of an eye, so I need to get my act together and design a brooder set-up for either in or right outside the barnyard. I’m a big proponent of getting them outside in the fresh air and introduced to the family as soon as possible. I know I wouldn’t want to live in the storage room of the shed for very long!
In honor of Maude’s “get out in the world” attitude, Excellent Daughter Libby and I took them out in the grass for a photo shoot today. They were very cooperative! It was obvious they were happy to have grass under their tiny feet. Especially Dolly Parton, who has odd, backward-facing little toes. Major flapping of baby wings, lots of “Hey, I’ve got something in my beak – NO, you can’t have it!” action going on.
I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me!
There’s babies at Happy Mama Acre. Couldn’t be more full of smiles.
Squirrel!
Now I’m on to an new project – house for teenage chicks. It’s like that old MTV show Real World…’cept this one’s chicken-style. Oh yeah!
Huh?
Can’t think of a better way to spend Memorial Day weekend!
Look at my real feathers coming in – I’m going to be all grown up so soon!
Be happy, be healthy, be full of life!
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Your new girls are super cute and I love the names you chose. Enjoy your weekend!
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Nothin’ cuter than a baby chick! Dolly Parton has weird feet. We think it’s from the years of high heels!
Awww they are so cute! I really love your photos. I have a white leghorn and she is one of my favorites. She is the sweetest thing and I love holding her and carrying her around with me.
Great names for the girls, by the way!
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My Scout used to wait for me to pull out a chair in the run and sit down. She loved hopping up into my lap! Can’t wait for these girls to grow up a little 🙂
What little cuties and such lovely names! 🙂 x
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Thanks for stopping by! I do love their cuteness 🙂
They are so cute, don’t you wish they would stay smaller a bit longer!
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I love ’em when they’re small, but I think when they get bigger and develop personalities I love ’em even more!
What a great idea to buy a few leghorns. They are hard to come by in my area too. I d like to see your nursery set up. Have you a link to a previous post?
My brooder set up is just a box with a heat lamp in the shed. Stop back next week and I’ll have a post on how they’re doing and the new “sorority house” I’m making!
Hi there! I love the baby chick post! I’ve been trying to get some fertile eggs for a setter, but I’ve not had any luck so far. Have a great weekend.
-Toni -#26
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I had a hard time finding fertile eggs locally, too. Good luck with your search!
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We have a couple of Buffs named Patsy and June because they sing all the time, like little old ladies crooning over pots of soup and sleeping babies. *sigh* How was life ever complete before these feathered things came into our lives?
I never knew what I was missing! So glad I discovered how great it is to have them 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
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Very cute! You got some great shots of them, too!
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I recently discovered your blog and I am liking it a lot! I just ordered chicks from mypetchicken and they will be arriving in the middle of July. Have you had a lot of success with the chicks you order from them? Yours look very healthy so i am optimistic! I can’t wait until they arrive!
Hi Jen – thanks for stopping by! Yes, my experience with mypetchicken.com has been very successful. All three orders I’ve made have arrived healthy and chirping like crazy!