We finally got some babies! It was weird how it all came about. We were lamenting that all of the hatcheries seemed to be out of the bantam layers we wanted and were ready to just get a few smaller standards. So we researched some of the smaller sized standards and decided we would be ok with them. It would be nice to have some full sized eggs.
Mr. Geek REALLY wanted to get some chickens, but we couldn't find any we wanted. I decided to check craigslist and found someone with Aracaunas and Welsummers, two standard breeds on our short list. We drove 1.5 hours each way and picked out the last Aracauna and 2 week old Welsummers. They are all so cute. Susie the Aracauna (so named by Rob) is about a month old and quite the escape artist who required a bit of wing trim her first night with us, and Ginger and Corsair are smaller, but definitely using their wings too, and it won't be too long. I love their chipmunky look. They are all going to be so lovely as they get older, and they are quite engaging and amusing now. Susie will eventually lay medium to large bluish green eggs by summer time and Ginger and Corsair will lay large dark brown eggs.
It has been a very chicken spring break so far and it was so fun to have some little peeps for Easter here with us! They are such awesome pets.
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