Swingin' with the wyandottes

Today was a really beautiful day, and we took advantage of it by gardening and letting all of the chickens out. The Wyandottes flew up onto the swing and couldn't figure out how to get down. Jackie and Rosalynn

Summer at last..

I have been looking forward to summer for awhile, but it was still pretty sad to say goodbye to everyone at school. An extra bonus was that I got to see my fifth grade teacher for the first time since, well, fifth grade! Anyway, I woke up early this morning and let all the chickens out.

All the little chicks were blurs half the time because they were flying around being weirdos.

Wow, busy times

You may have noticed I haven't posted for more than I week(wow), sorry about that. I have been really busy lately, as the year is drawing to a close there is so much school work to get done. Well, much has changed in the chicken world, but I will post about that when I have some pictures.~ Eleanor~

Chicks and followers...

This past week I have noticed I have lost a few followers. If you are not going to follow my blog anymore, that is fine, just let me know in a comment. I have no idea who stopped following and I am kind of curious :). Anyway here are some new pictures! Sweet little Aretha. I think she will be a photographer when she grows up-she kept pecking the camera!
Here is Hillary with some chick fluff still left...

And Rosalynn investigating my skirt. Dad is working on an addition to our coop so we can move the little chicks in to it. We can't mix the older chickens with the young chicks. That would be a lot of pain on the younger chicks part :). Thank you for following my blog and commenting! This new following fiasco has made me realize how much I like getting comments from you! So thanks again!

old time chicks...

I felt like using the monochrome filter today.

All hail miss stripey...

Here are some pics of our Barred Rocks, whose stripes are coming in wonderfully!Here is Eleanor. A classic;

Creativity at work!

On Friday my friends and I went crazy with the paints and made this awesome shirt! We went out to eat afterwards and the shirt was still wet and I got some on the seat belt. Anyway it is really amazing. To get more details go here. Little Ladybird got a little irritated during the photo shoot. For future notice, the next post will be about what I did with my creative energy today!

Growin' up

Here are some more pics of Eleanor from yesterday, I love her stripes, they are going to be beautiful when she is full grown.

All of the chick fluff is gone, although Hillary and Dolley still have a little. I think it will be gone by next week. Thank you for reading my blog! I really appreciate all of you!

Striped wonder

Today was beautiful, or Il fait beau in french, and I spent the afternoon running around outside. I had an awesome tennis party and they had a karaoke machine! I sang three songs with Anna, Lilia and Kate! It was awesome, and I was glad when some JV people came up to join the fun. Anyway, here are some great pics of Eleanor!

Today is awesome and tomorrow will be even better(right, Anna)!

Feet for a thought

This is random, but I didn't take any pictures today. Enjoy Lady Bird's feet! They are so clean at this age!

Knitting with Lady Bird

Mom was knitting and someone thought she would join her...

Lady Bird looks good with blue. You can see the feathers starting to come out of the chick fluff. Have a great week everybody!

Summer Days...are almost here...

Yay, summer is on the way! Only five weeks of school left!

Floral Rosalynn

Friday with Lady Bird...

Today was a beautiful day, and I took advantage of it by hanging out with Lady Bird. She has grown up so much-look at all of her new feathers. The only chick fluff left is on her head. What is really cool, is Lady Bird has started taking dust baths(where chickens bathe in dirt to clean their feathers from parasites and other dirty things). Her first one was in my hands. If you have chickens you will know they start fluffing up their wings and moving all around. It was very cute watching her get the hang of it.

Oh no, it's a dude!

As my friend Kate always says, well she just says the word "dude" a lot. Anyway, I am getting worried that Aretha isn't as feminine as we thought her to be. We might have another rooster in the making. Darn.

I guess I might just be a bit paranoid after Richie, but as the guy at the Grange told us "You've got to have a rooster". Hmm, I may be counting my roosters before they crow.

Which breed?

Lady Bird is a Silver Laced Wyandotte. On her chick cage it said "silver wyandotte", and there are two varieties of Wyandottes. Chicken enthusiasts will know the Silver Penciled Wyandotte and the Silver Laced Wyandotte. Today I was comparing Lady Bird's plumage with that of what she will grow into. I am relying on chicken enthusiasts(Cori?) that it looks like Lady Bird will be a silver laced Wyandotte. I am not sure, which is why I need some help!
This is a picture of a Silver Laced Wyandotte.

Lady Bird among plant life

I know this is a strange title, but at this time I can't think of anything cleverer. Here are some pics of Lady Bird out by our herb patch.

You can see many of her feathers growing in, although her chick fluff is still present on her head.