This is George. He likes to be as tall as possible, and is the best of the chicks at perching. He is also the most dominant, and will let Defoe do all the work of finding worms so that he can steal them. He also enjoys puffing out his chest at June. This is George at the very top of the highest perch in the babies new home in our home. Only he and Defoe can climb up that high.
This is June. He is my sweet baby. He loves attention, and is the first of the chickens to climb into anyone's hands. He will rush over to anyone who puts their hands down to be loved on. He is also very gentle with the hens. If I could keep one of the roosters, he would be the one I kept.
This is Defoe. She has a pink spot on her head now - because we now have a fifth chick. Defoe is an adventurous sort of gal, always climbing (though not as much or as high as George) and flapping and jumping. She is also pretty smart for a chicken. You can often see her stop and /really think/ about somewhere she wants to be and how to get there. She also loves worms more than any other chicken, though she won't eat them off the ground, only out of my hand, and only if George doesn't steal them from her.
This is Wednesday. He was the baby of the 4, and he is still the most timid and the most behind developmentally. He likes to do lots of running and flapping, but he doesn't yet attempt any of the taller perches, and often falls off the smallest baby perch. He is a sweetie, though, and is the most likely of all the chicks to have a good roll in the sand.
This is Defoe and our new chick. (Defoe at the back, new chick at the front.) She doesn't have a name yet. She was a hatchling from the Reception class brood, and I claimed her in case we get to keep the chickens when they get older. We wanted to have 2 hens for laying, and only managed to hatch one. She has only been with our brood for a few days now, and is still a little shy, but doesn't mind being handled (though doesn't relish it like the rest of my lot do) and seems to get on well, especially with Defoe.
We don't yet know if we are keeping the hens (we know we won't be keeping any of the roosters - we are not allowed in the city. They will have to go to a farm home when they get a bit older.) It all depends on what the owner of the house says. But I /really/ hope we get to keep the girls. Eggs.... nummy.
This is Defoe and our new chick. (Defoe at the back, new chick at the front.) She doesn't have a name yet. She was a hatchling from the Reception class brood, and I claimed her in case we get to keep the chickens when they get older. We wanted to have 2 hens for laying, and only managed to hatch one. She has only been with our brood for a few days now, and is still a little shy, but doesn't mind being handled (though doesn't relish it like the rest of my lot do) and seems to get on well, especially with Defoe.
We don't yet know if we are keeping the hens (we know we won't be keeping any of the roosters - we are not allowed in the city. They will have to go to a farm home when they get a bit older.) It all depends on what the owner of the house says. But I /really/ hope we get to keep the girls. Eggs.... nummy.
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