http://www.babyj.com what are you going to reuse today? - now with more chicken Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:52:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_296" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Blue Andalusian 8 weeks"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_295" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Blue Andalusian 8 weeks"][/caption] Pretty little bugger isn't he? Ahh, one of the hardest parts of the backyard flock - having to rehome a pretty little rooster without involving freezer camp. Our neighbor has had a rooster for six months ... http://www.babyj.com/post/chicks-at-8-weeks-292.html [caption id="attachment_278" align="aligncenter" width="273" caption="Blue Andalusian 7 weeks"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_277" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Blue Andalusian 7 weeks"][/caption] Oh, boy - look at that comb.  Darn, I hate having to find a new home for these guys. [caption id="attachment_281" align="aligncenter" width="272" caption="Chantacler 7 weeks"][/caption] This one is growing on me. With a cushion comb, I guess ... http://www.babyj.com/post/chicks-at-7-weeks-289.html [caption id="attachment_273" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Eggs"][/caption] The Black Sex Link and the EE consistenly lay the largest eggs. The Barred Rock eggs are always darker than the others. It got a little washed out, but the Silver Laced Wyandotte eggs have little while specks all over them. Our Rhode Island Red gets ... http://www.babyj.com/post/egg-color-and-size-272.html The babies hit 6 weeks. The Blue Andalusian I am calling Elvis now and am wondering how many other cockerels we have. Hopefully none. [caption id="attachment_258" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Blue Andalusian 6 weeks"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_257" align="aligncenter" width="245" caption="Blue Andalusian 6 weeks"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_259" align="aligncenter" width="278" caption="Chantecler 6 weeks"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_262" align="aligncenter" width="279" caption="Delaware 6 weeks"][/caption] [caption ... http://www.babyj.com/post/chicks-at-6-weeks-252.html [caption id="attachment_240" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Blue Andalusian 5 weeks"][/caption] Hmmm, doesn't she look pretty handsome? I would love to be surprised with this one, but this may be a roo. Which we cannot keep, unless he is really quiet (the EE cockeral that we had last year was not). There are not ... http://www.babyj.com/post/new-chicks-at-5-weeks-239.html The chicks hit four weeks old. They have been in the outdoor coop for a week and a half now and I like it a whole lot better than having them inside. The little henhouse that I made is insulated and I have one of those reptile heat lamps with ... http://www.babyj.com/post/chicks-at-four-weeks-222.html [caption id="attachment_212" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Blue Andalusian, Easter Egger and friends - 3 weeks"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_214" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Buff Chantecler - 3 weeks"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_215" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Welsummer - 3 weeks"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_216" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Delaware - 3 weeks"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_217" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Golden Campine - 3 weeks"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_219" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The gang - 3 ... http://www.babyj.com/post/new-chicks-3-weeks-213.html From this: [caption id="attachment_179" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Chicken Coop Round One"][/caption] I went to this: [caption id="attachment_177" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Chicken Coop plus the new addon"][/caption] This is what I added on for the new chicks. The little house was made entirely out of scraps of plywood that we had left over from the original side ... http://www.babyj.com/post/chicken-coop-addon-176.html [caption id="attachment_167" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="1.5 week old chicks Easter Egger, Speckled Sussex, Welsummer, Buff Chantacler, Blue Andalusian"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_166" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="1.5 week old chicks Deleware, Golden Campine"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_165" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="1.5 week old chicks Speckled Sussex, Easter Egger, Blue Andalusian, Buff Chantecler"][/caption] http://www.babyj.com/post/new-chicks-at-a-week-and-a-half-164.html [caption id="attachment_183" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Black Sex Link Hen - 1 year"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_184" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Barred Rock Hen - 1 Year"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_185" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Easter Egger Hen - 1 Year"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_186" align="aligncenter" width="291" caption="Rhode Island Red Hen - 1 Year"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_187" align="aligncenter" width="244" caption="Silver Laced Wyandotte Hen - 1 Year"][/caption] http://www.babyj.com/post/the-big-girls-at-one-year-182.html