Stinkerpants

the Chick Habit

April 22, 2009 in Urban Hippies • Backyard Chickens

My head is seriously all over the place right now.  Last night, I got THREE hours of sleep.  Yes, three.  I was up at 4am watching Oprah and wondering why I couldn’t fall asleep.  Although I feel horrible, I’m actually wide awake right now.  Is it the weather?  The stress?  I have no idea.

In any case, I have been working my butt off.  I have a lot of cool things to share with you guys, but I don’t want to overload you, so I’m going to go a little bit at a time.

Today I’m going to give you guys a chick update, since they’re so cute I can’t resist!  Check out these ladies:

Left to right: Daisy, Tulip, Dahlia (with the big booty!) and Buttercup.

They look like miniature chickens!  I can barely call them chicks anymore!

They’re really sweet.  I’ve been handling them every day since we got them, and as a result, they’re very used to humans.  Because it’s been so hot recently, we decided to take the girls on a field trip outside.  They had a great time pecking at various things and exploring outside of their metal bucket.

This is seriously such a fun project, I can’t get over it.

The only problem is that we now have seven chickens.  Our coop is supposed to hold 5-6 chickens, and we have seven.  Originally, we were planning to sell a few of them.  But after three chickens died, we’re (read =
I’m) feeling super close to these little guys. I don’t want to give them up!  I’m trying to convince Y to build an “add on” to the coop.  We’ll see how that goes.

It might actually be kind of convenient if one turned out to be a rooster, since we definitely can’t keep a rooster.  It would at least make the decision making process easier!  Just don’t let it be Daisy.  She’s my favorite.  Or Dahlia.  I like her a lot too, because she’s a loudmouth.

On another (completely unrelated) note, I created a Facebook page for Stinkerpants Designs the other day.  I’m not entirely sure what the point is, but I’m having a lot of fun with it anyway!  So if you’re on Facebook, become a fan!  I’d really love your support.  :)