The New Girls Are HERE At LAST!

I am now officially a Poltergiest!!!  Yes, it's true - at least that's what my sweet husband calls me now.  I  now am the proud owner of 6 pullets.  Finally, after all this time, about 3 years I'd say, I've got my chickens!  The coop is finished and I'm very pleased how it came out.  I designed it, and then Daddy and I (and Tony when he was available) worked on the coop and pen.  See what you think!

I think my hens will love living here.  I'm hoping that they'll be able to range about outside, too, but we'll see.  We've got lots of dogs, coyotes, hawks and owls around here.  If we do let them out they'll have to have a fenced off area in the orchard. 

Above, let me introduce you to our 6 pullets - one Black Austrolorp, one Buff Orpington, two Ameracaunas, one Black Sex-Link, and one New Hampshire Red.  They are anywhere between 2.5 and 3.5 months old.  So they won't be laying for a bit yet.  They are used to people, but they don't want to be held or touched yet. I hope they'll get used to me.  I was hoping to get a couple more, and I might still - we'll see...

The first night, I had to catch them all and stick them in their coop.  The littlest black hen is spunky.  She doesn't wait on the others.  She was the first out of the coop.  She's a brave little hen.  She had the first new chick food and real grass and bugs all by herself before the other pullets decided they were going to come out.  Scaredy-cats!

Below, is one of the Ameracauans trying to decide if she's brave enough to come out.

Checking out their new feeder...

Well, that's all folks!  Just covered up with work,, gardening, and chicken poop around here - i'll be checking on you all in the next few days!  Bock-bock!