I finally got around to taking some pictures of our chicks over the weekend – and a short video, too (scroll down to see). The girls (er, hopefully they are all girls!) are two weeks old now, and you can see that their feathers are beginning to come in and replace that adorable chick fluff. Still pretty stinkin’ cute though, if you ask me! We have not named them yet, so if you have any chicken name ideas I would love to hear them.
1. European style coop, plans $19.99 | 2. The Garden Ark, plans $19.95 | 3. Herb Garden Coop, plans $34.95 | 4. The Garden Coop, plans $19.99 | 5. Eglu Go, $295.00 | 6. Kippen House coop, $1250
Now that we have our girls home, it’s time to get going on building our coop – eep! There are actually lots of great modern coop designs out there, though some are astronomically expensive. Our budget is limited, to say the least, so we will be choosing plans to build our own coop rather than buying a ready-made coop or a kit – we have to factor in the cost of lumber and supplies, but it’s still the most affordable option. You can see six of my favorite designs above – some affordable, some most decidedly not.
And now for the chickies! Here is the Buff Brahma:
She is already my favorite. Such a sweetie! :) The other two were not as patient during their photo shoots, but you can spot them in the video…
Peep! Peep! from Laura Gaskill on Vimeo.
Yes, they are eating out of my hand! Already when I say “heeere, chickie chickies” they come running right over. :) The honey colored one is the Buff Brahma, the black one is an Australorp, and the one with a white spot on her head and the beginnings of stripes is a Plymouth Barred Rock. I’m not joking about the name thing – we are taking suggestions, so feel free to chime in!
Have a great Monday, dears! xo Laura
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That’s one good looking coop! My mom raises silver-laced wyandot hens, and they were quite a handful (they don’t have the sweetest dispositions). Can’t wait to hear about your experiences!
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What beautiful sweet girls! You and your family are going to have a ball with them. I had to get the eggs from the hen house as a 4-5 year old during my family’s couple of years on a small farm. It was quite harrowing! There was a very large mean rooster who would get between me and the eggs and chase me around. It was a walk-in coop. Most of the hens were not friendly. I pretended one was my friend. Except I couldn’t really tell them apart. So any time a chicken would let me pick her up, I called her “Biddy.” So that’s my ridiculous suggestion for a name: biddy. Cluck! Cluck!
I think the Barred Rock has to be named Domino! That’s what you named one of my first Barred Rocks. :)
Swell chickies! They sure like eating out of your hand, this could develop into a habit, Mother hen.
awwww!! So fun!! Of course my favorite is the most expensive. Of course! But #3 is SUPER cute and a great price! You’ll have to share the end result with us!
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What lovely birds! I’m so jealous! Can’t wait till we have enough space for some hens of our own. Love seeing yours though and hearing about them! I like the herb garden coop the best! But they are all pretty neat looking!
Good luck with the names… how about Lucy, Emma and Dolly?
I LOVE them! I had been anxiously waiting for pictures and stories about the chicks. :)
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