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Suspected Roosters

The chicks are getting to that age when they start to develop those tell tale 'Roo' signs. We have some serious suspects right now that we've had our eye on since being little peeps. Could we be right??

Posted by Cheeky Chooks at 03:39 No comments: 

Saving The Strawberries!

I like to let our chickens out to free range every day as it strikes me the 7ft by 3ft coop/run we currently have is good enough for them to stretch their legs and forrage for most of the day, but nothing beats having a wide open space to potter and flap around in.

Slowly the chooks have been getting used to this free time. The don't tend to go very far, still being a little nervous but they do like to potter about just outside the coop around the paved area and now its the weekend I thought I'd just leave the door open for them and leave them to it ... maybe checking on them every so often etc ...

Well it appears they like the look of my husbands veggy patch and strawberry plants in the borders and therefore free range time now has to be 'fully supervised' incase they should dig up the prised plants. This I find slightly annoying since I feel it has always been obvious to both me and my husband that the chooks would have an inclination to dig and peck around our many plants. But no, the husband is agast at their blatent enthusiam for destroying all his hard work and labour and we therefore need to secure against it.

Sigh, this now means we need to build/buy a run that covers the paved area outside of the coop so that when were at home but not nccesarily watching the chickens we can let them into this extended run and when we are outside or in the conservatory they can then be let out further into the full garden. Just when you think you have everything figured out!

Posted by Cheeky Chooks at 03:56 No comments: 

Chicken Monster Posted by Cheeky Chooks at 15:14 No comments: 
Thursday, 19 May 2011

Chicken Snuggles

Each day when the sun starts to go down my chooks seem to retreat into their little coop and snuggle up. I guess it is because the temperature is starting to drop with the retreat of the sun and as they are still developing some of their feathers they get a little chilly. It is either that or they just love snuggling :-) Because of this I have started to put a couple of hot water bottles wrapped in tea towels into the coop at night around 9 pm. At first these strange and bouncy objects were regarded with suspicion. I could tell none of the chooks had sat anywhere near the bottles during the night due to the lack of sawdust and poop adorning the bottles each morning. These days however they chirp happily when I put in the bottles in, transferring them gently one by one to settle on the fluffy warmth.

My one question would be ... is it just me that provides my young chickens hot water bottles? I won't be doing this once they are fully feathered and perching each night however I can't help thinking what my neighbours think when they see me walking to the back of the garden in my PJs and dressing gown with chicken treats and two hot water bottles? Surely if I needed any confirmation of my new 'Mad Chicken Lady' status it would be this??
Posted by Cheeky Chooks at 13:51 No comments: 
Wednesday, 18 May 2011

Mad Chicken Lady? Already!? Posted by Cheeky Chooks at 12:13 No comments: 

Growing Up ...

So the chooks are now ranging between 4 - 6 weeks old and finally living outside full time in the new coop. Were still not sure which are roos and therefore which we will be able to keep but we have grown very attached to them all. The silkies are growing in confidence although they are still the most timid of the flock. Molly the Buff Orp (the big yellow one) has started throwing her weight around with me and the husband slightly so were keeping an eye on her. She especially likes giving you a sneaky peck on the fingers when hand feeding, ignoring the food completely while the others tuck in.

At the moment they are just getting used to their new home and while we are letting them free range for short periods we are shutting them up safely after a while to ensure that they are not targetted by predators. Here are a few pictures of them in their new home! Enjoy!

Ginger - (Shamo) Front: Molly (Buff Orp) - Back: Maisie (Silkie X) Left: Masie  - Middle: Dolly (Silkie X) Front: Suzy (Silkie) Left: Ginger - Middle: Matilda (Silkie X) - Right: Suzy - Back: Daisy (Silkie X) Left: Suzy - Right: Matilda Left: Dolly - Right: Molly Left: Matilda - Right: Maisie Peggy (Polish) Posted by Cheeky Chooks at 11:16 No comments: Whats Your Favourite Type of Chicken?