Monday, September 27, 2010

Hardening Off The Chicks


Amaranth Feeding Frenzy

We are slowly letting the little chickens out of their coop. Our backyard fence leaves a lot to be desired right now. Happily, it is getting an upgrade but until the remodel is complete, the chickens need to stay in their coop. Our neighbors dogs prefer Chicken On the Run for dinner.

We fenced a small area for them and threw in some amaranth greens and tops. They go crazy for amaranth. The fence was not chicken proof but chickens are notoriously, you know, chicken. So it took awhile for any of them to test it out.

Here is our smartest chicken. We have declared this to be Noodles the Chicken.
Noodles thinking important chicken thoughts and making complicated measurement calculations.

Free!

Finding a grub! Genius



It's hard being the smartest chicken but Noodles handles it with grace and style.


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3 comments:

  1. No chickens for us, but I enjoy them vicariously through you! Someday soon, maybe, just got my family used to a clothes line...we'll see. In the meantime I enjoy your blog.

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  2. I know how Noodles feels, being the smartest in a flock of birdbrains. I'll give her some pointers the next time I see her.

    (and as karma, there was a typo in my first post. haha!)

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  3. Hah, our escape artist is also a barred rock... and the other barred rock can often manage to follow her. Before I clipped their flight feathers, they were constantly raiding my garden while they other chickens wandered around on the other side of the fence wondering how the barred rocks got in there.

    I love the name Noodles. Our barred rocks are Peggy and Charlotte.

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