We have a little biography of the chickens.

Thursday, May 14th

Today was a fun day of taking care of the baby chicks and mother hen, having our school lessons outside next to the chickens, and playing with ant hills. We have had a good day.

We built a safe home for the chicks and mother in the back.

This is fenced in with food, water, and bedding.

Sunday, May 17th

The chicks are starting to get new feathers. They are larger and have a healthy appetite. Everyday we change the water and add more food.

Monday, May 18th

Today, we added some sticks for the chicks to start to perch. We also added some fresh bedding and fed them some live worms we found. Apparently the worms were still coming up after the early thunder and rain.

Wednesday, May 20th

Davin and Weeman both changed the water, and added more food. Davin gathered sticks and created more perches for the chicks.

Thursday, May 21st

Weeman spends some time cuddling with one of the chicks.

Sunday, May 24th

We find a hen in the front laying on 15 eggs. She was out by the noisy street area. We took her to the back with her eggs and she seems much calmer now.

She Rotates on her eggs and she is a Hard Pecker.

Tuesday, May 26th

Seven of the fifteen eggs have hatched today. We are also experiencing a heatwave of 107* F. Perfect chick hatching weather.

They started to hatch at night, so the photos are a bit flushed.

Wednesday, May 27th

Davin and Weeman gathered fresh worms for the new chicks to learn to eat. The mother hen (H.P) seems proud.

Saturday, May 30th

The next batch of chicks have hatched. This leaves three more eggs, which by the looks of the candling have another week left.

Monday, June 1st

Tuesday, June 2nd

Weeman takes some pictures of the chicks area.

Wednesday, June 3rd

The chicks have some recess time. They take dirt baths like their mother hen and scrape for bugs.

Weeman starts digging for worms to help feed the chicks. L.P (Mother Hen) starts to notice.

Saturday, June 6th

We notice a rooster carrying an egg as he is being chased by a group of other chickens. We suddenly drop everything and track down where the rooster had come from. We find some eggs. Noticing they are warm and unattended, we gather them. We tried to get L.P to lay on the clutch, to no success. We suspect she is feeling overwhelmed with the now four week old chicks running around her.

We made a quick makeshift incubator.

Sunday, June 7th

We have decided it is time to allow L.P and her chicks leave the white fenced in area. They seem old enough to start adventuring further.

As expected they come back a few times throughout the day and tucked themselves in in the evening around 6p.m.

Wednesday, June 10th

We have noticed that the little chick we called "Eggbird" isn't growing and has more care requirements than the others. Appearing to be the same size as the first week.

We have been treating the "Pasty Butt" ailments a couple of times a day. Now we are noticing some injuries, most likely from the larger chicks. A cut on the foot and now an eye injury. We are treating them with hydrogen peroxide and antibiotic ointment.

It looks like Eggbird is a "special needs" chick. Usually, this is "failure to thrive" which can be the result of a number of factors. It could be a genetic condition, a malformed digestive tract, or the inability to absorb certain proteins during the digestive process.

Wednesday, June 17th

We had been letting Eggbird spend a few hours a day adventuring with the rest of the pack. Sadly, he didn't come back to roost. We can only assume the worst for this little runt.

Saturday, June 20th

We have a hen that has been waking us up with her laying in the mornings.

( Hen vocalizing loudly while laying an egg )

She is laying them in the fat boy / trike, then leaving them unattended. In combination with how precarious they are (one has already dropped) Dan has decided to father them in an incubator in his office. Happy Fathers Day!

Wednesday, June 24th

One of the chicks has really taken to being on our shoulders. It has such a bond with Weeman, it's name is now Weehawk.

Thursday, June 25th

We have some new arrivals. Weeman spotted some fresh newborn chicks and a mother hen in the front of the house again. We scooped them up and added them to the nursery.

Friday, June 26th

Nice try Weeman! The baby chick is't going to do your schoolwork for you :P

Saturday, June 27th

Monday, June 29th

Weeman has a tough time waking up. Dan brings Weehawk in to encourage Weeman to welcome the day and chick daddy.

You can still see the sleepiness. This worked like a charm.

Monday, July 6th

This is what a happy chick sounds like.

Wednesday, July 8th

Weeman spends his mornings bonding with Weehawk. This is such a soft, sweet and docile chicken.

Monday, July 13th

Monday, ‎August ‎3rd

Friday, October 9th

Saturday, October 10th

Sunday, October 11th

Wednesday, October 14th

Friday, October 16th

Saturday, October 17th

Monday, October 19th

Weeman was working on his Multiplication Chart when we brought a chick into him. His mother had abandoned him when it was time to roost.

Monday, December 14th

The chickens are part of our winter photos.