Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Age


tomorrow the chicks will be 2 wks old, so i wanted to post a picture to show you what the differences are like:) Their wings are feathering out now, and some of their tails have started to feather out. i wish they would stay chicks forever, but atleast they're less vulnerable now. Note: these are two different chicks, and two different breeds. the first chick is a Rhode Isand Red(Ember) and the second chick is an ISA Brown(Mary Lou)

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

In Loving Memory

today, one of the chicks passed away. Simultaneously, we realized that there might have been a name mix up involving the two leghorns, one of whick happent to be the chick who died this afternoon. Mellow & Red Bull were VERY similar, and originally oculd only be told apart by their energy lvels, and the shape of their heads. Well, a few days ago, the chick with the wider head, supposebly Red Bull, was really calm. i figured that their feathers had just changed, adn as a result, this was actually Mellow. Well, the thinner headed chick soon developed a red spot on her head, which made them easy to tell apart from tht time on. either way, the chick with the wider head, spposedly mellow, was the one that passed away. But, it could have been calmer because it was sick, so now we dont know. Either way, the living chick's being renamed. the new name will be posted later, and suggestions are welcome:)

Update




Well ,here are some more chick pictures. the chicks are now 5 days old. born on may 20th. The first pic. was taken today.

Saturday, May 23, 2009

More Information

Leghorns: http://www.mypetchicken.com/Leghorn__White_-B65.aspx
Plymouth Rock: http://www.mypetchicken.com/Plymouth_Rock-B85.aspx
Rhode Island Red: http://www.mypetchicken.com/Rhode_Island-B97.aspx

Chick Names

Here are our list of names. I didnt name all of them, & i dont really like all the names, but whatevs.
Leghorns: Mellow(Zen) & Red Bull(Foghorn Leghorn)
Rhode Island Reds: Ember & Rusty
Barred Rocks: Mango & Ethel (is tht how u spell it?)
Black Sex-link(Black Star): Chole
I.S.A. Brown: Mary Lou
we arent 100%sure on who's what breed, because several look very similar up untill about 2-3wks.

Odd names:
Ethel was my mom's old neighbour who recently died.
Red Bull is really hyper
I have no idea y my brother named the chick Mango.....8-)

Pictures



Here are the pictures i promised.

Chicks!

Yesterday, may 22nd, we got our 8 chicks! We have:
2 leghorns(white)
2barred rocks(black & white stripes)
2rhode island reds x columbian rocks(red)
1 I.S.A. Brown (brown)
1 Black sex-link (black)
they have to be the cutest things i've ever seen. I'll post pictures later.

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Hey!

Hi everyone!
this is my neweat blog. IT is just about the un-interesting happenings of our Dundas life. hope everyone's happy & well, & hope u r enjoying this nice summer weather:D