Random' Scramble'

Here is a bunch of pictures I took on Friday of chickens all over the coop and aviary. Do you see that piece of feed that is just in midair?

Just a gem...

The post title is kind of a play on words because this post is about Pearl, but on second thought I don't think Pearl is a gem. Maybe its a mineral... Oh well, I don't know, anyway here are some pictures of Pearl!

You can see she has been pecked by other chickens on her chest. Poor Pearl :(

Auracauna Awesomeness

Here is a few pictures of our Auracaunas-J.K. and Pearl. They are forty percent of the Auracauna population we have on this farm(5). J.K. layed an egg with just the membrane in it. Someones not getting enough protein. tut tut. J.K. was feeling quite social today and was jumping and flapping all over me, so it was no problem to take this shot.

Pearl is laying an egg in this photo, and she isn't too pleased I came in to interrupt. She doesn't look too angry though. Thanks for reading!

Pearl and Doc

That would be Pearl.And this is Doc.

Pearl: An inquisitive bird

This is Pearl, and she is very curious. Today she took a detour into the garage and was poking around. I captured the moment by taking a few pictures. Here they are!

Shining Pearl

Here is a few pictures of Pearl. She is quite strange sometimes, but cracks a good pose! These pictures are from winter break, I haven't had time to go out to the coop, this week. Today I had two basketball games, and I still have a bit of homework to do.

Thank you for reading!

Taking Flight

Here is a few great pictures of Pearl and Julia flying into the aviary. We had to clean the coop today, so we(my sister and I) took a few pictures of the chicks. These pictures were pretty hard to get, so appreciate them to their fullest extent!

Hair and Feathers~

Pearl has a strange passtime. She likes pecking people's hair. I know, pretty weird, right? Well, if you have long hair, you are sure to get along well with Pearl. Here is a picture of her taking a nip at my locks

Out and About

I went out to the coop on Sunday and here is the pictures. Pearl and Charles were the only ones to consent to have their pictures taken, as the others were too interested in scraps.

Gotta Love 'em, but they'll ruin your Jeans

In my years of keeping chickens, I have noticed this saying applies to most every day in the chicken business. I was taking food out to them, and I noticed they were in prime picture mode. So I went in, oblivious to the fact that I had my best jeans on. As you may guess when I came out, my jeans were in a worse state than when I entered. Doc was very nice and consented to not jump on me as five other chickens did.
Pearl thought about it for awhile and then jumped.:(
J.K. again A word to the wise: Chickens and Jeans should not mix!

True Christmas Spirit!

My sister and I were helping the chickens in to the coop, because for some reson they fell asleep outside. So we go tall of them into the coop and took a picture. Here is the Christmas version:

And the Original:

Merry Christmas everyone! (And by the way, this was a scheduled post, so I am not actually doing it on Christmas! More important things to do!:)

Track this!

Some of you might be wondering what a chicken foot print looks like. You will be surprised to note that it actally looks like a chicken's foot. Pretty weird, right? Others of you might be interested to know which chicken's foot the picture depicts. It is Pearl's foot.

Two years that flew by!

Here are a few pictures of the chickens when they were younger. These are about when they were three months old. They were just beginning to et there feathers. You can still see all the chick fluff on their heads though! They grow up so fast! Julia is standing on the feeder and Pearl is standing on the water can.
Jasper and Julia anre looking at the camera.

That would be Pearl. She sure made some mischief!

Jasper and Julia again.

Movie stars!

Yes, our chickens are now movie stars! Only Pearl and Charles are, actually. We were filming a movie for a school project, and those two chickens are a major part in it. Here is a picture of the two movie stars:

Pearl: A strange bird to say the least!

I do love Pearl! She is a great bird to have around. You will see a shot of her plumage and other strange pictures. Pearl reflecting on another good day in the coop.

Beautiful plumage!

Well, Hi!Good ole Pearl!

Group Shot

Pearl, Richie, Jed, Jasper and Jed posing.

Out and About

Today was a great day for the chickens. They were out and about for an hour pecking, chewing and all the other strange things chickens do. We let 7 chickens out, so basically all the older chickens except Richie. If Richie got out side he would go nuts. He did once actually and Dad had to chase him around the yard a few times to catch him. Here are a few pictures of them enjoying the sunshine today.

Lemony looking proud by our driveway.

Charles and Julia chowing down of the grass.

Lemony and Pearl

J.K. looking strange.

The Early days

It was requested that I put some photo's of the chickens when they were younger on this blog. I have looked back in the archives of history and found several that fit the need. Here are a few of the young pullets and cockerel.

That is Pearl as a chick. They used to practice flying up to the cage door, and then jump on your lap. In this picture you can see a heat lamp. Chicks always need one in the vicinity so they can keep warm, until they grow their big feathers. this is when they were little more than fluff.

The good ole days!

Jasper is the white,Doc is the light brown next to her.
Lemony growing some feathers.
Julia on the feed, and Charles, the white, behind her. This is the stage where they resemble young turkeys(half feathers, half fluff)

Young Richard Peck. Back in the days he was nice, and very cute too!