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Meet the Ladies in the Line-Up

We chose 4 breeds - Orpington, Blue Ameraucana, Brahma, and Welsummer. The Orpingtons come in different colors, ours are the Buff variety. They lay brown eggs. The Ameraucanas are usually a blue-ish gray and lay pastel blue eggs. They will have a tuft of hair on their heads. Brahmas come in two different colors, we chose Light Brahmas which are white, gray, black splash. The last breed is Welsummer - these chickens have brown feathers and lay brown eggs with brown speckles.  Orpingtons Daisy Daisy is sweet. She likes to be held and will let you rub her tummy.    Forsythia  Forsythia is taller than Daisy. She likes to explore; she might be our first to fly! Blue Ameraucanas Petunia Petunia is our smallest chick but jumps in with the big girls. She is a beautiful blue, gray. She will fall asleep in your hand. Violet Violet is very inquisitive. She has long legs and big feet. We think she'll be bigger than her

Chickie, chickie, chickie Day!

Meet the chicks! On August 22 we picked up these beauties. The 8 chicks were born that morning at Meyer Hatchery  in Polk, Ohio. Yes 8 chicks! Why 8? Well we've been told that not all of the chicks may make it. In addition, there might be a rooster in the group. In a few months we'll know for sure if there is a rooster in the hen house.