Spring has spring part 2: We have chickens!!

 It's official! We finally have chicks! We have been wanting to get them for a couple years, and knew this would be a great learning experience for the kids. When we went to pick them out, we each ended up picking out a completely different breed, which is kinda neat! When we looked at buying slightly smaller chicks at Tractor Supply, we were going to have to get at least six chicks all at once, and if we wanted a female chick that was a good layer, we'd have to buy 6 of the same kind that they had that week. This way ended up being much better, and especially much more fun after months of research and getting ready for them, we got to get all the ones we had decided we liked over the last few months!

So without further ado, here are the girls.

So without further ado, here are the girls. Starting with the tan one in the corner and going CW, they are: Jonah's chick is a Buff Orpington that he named Jessie (from Toy story); Next is Hannah's Barred Rock chick, which we named-I kid you not-Foxy Coco Berry!; Joshua's is a Rhode Island Red chick named Nugget. I thought it was appropriate. Ha! The bottom is my Americana chicken, and her name is Patti Mayonnaise. Maybe some of you 90's kids will get that!  Last is my hubby's chick, an Austrlorp he is calling Yancy.  They are all supposed to be pullets, but the good thing buying them from where we did, we will be able to bring back any we determine to be roosters when they are bigger and switch out for another hen that will lay. This is what we brought them home in, and while they were quite cozy, I think they like their new hutch better.

Hannah with Foxy Coco Berry.

Jonah really loves his chick Jessie. I think he was the kid who was most looking forward to getting them, as He's been fascinated with chicks ever time He's seen someone who has them. He always has loved playing with them, and decided weeks ago that his would be Jessie and Woody and Buzz, and had a tough choice to make when we told him he could only get one. I love this kid!

Their new (fairly temporary) transitional hutch. It really worked out well because we were able to borrow the feeders, heat lamp, and hutch from some sweet friends!