I'm delighted to say that I've managed to keep all 14 chicks alive for their first 2 days in my care...that's a good sign, right? :P
This is despite a mishap this morning where one of the little blackish/grayish ones got out, and it took me a good 15-20 minutes to catch her. I finally got her after crawling up onto my huge brush pile, lol. Dad had to help me get back down off the brush pile, since I was holding the chicken.
Here are a few photos from yesterday and today. This little chickie wins the prize for most stylish hair:
Pretty colors:
The black one on the right might be the one that got out this morning:
Big Blue may not have the coolest hair, but he makes up for it with his stature!!
And here's Little Miss Floofle...she's still a bit fluffy here and there, and still very independent. There's actually a chance that she's a special needs chicken!! And lest anyone speak ill of the breeder, he has offered to replace her if she is a hen, and if she continues to be slow as an adult. (If she's actually a rooster, she will likely eventually go the way of all spare roosters...which is a little sad, but of course is what happens on working homesteads.)
Here she is scratching for feed:
And here she is showing her independent side...while all her compatriots huddle in the corner because I made a sudden move, she calmly grabs a snack. I find this rather endearing...but these birds need to be flighty if they're to be successful free-rangers and not get eaten by predators. So we shall see how things go with Little Miss Floofle.
In other news, I primed my pump yesterday, and filled a 5-gallon bucket. It took me probably 3-4 minutes. Lol, I'm going to build up some good muscles from pumping water! :P The water is still coming out quite dirty...I probably ought to spend a long time pumping it sometime and see if it clears up. Otherwise, I might need to get a filter.
Dad has still been steadily picking away at projects on the days I've been at work, though the heat has been brutal - it's been in the upper 80s/lower 90s lately, and there's not nearly as much shade on the dome deck as I had hoped. Yesterday he made excellent progress on the platform, even bolting down the dome frame. There's a chance that tomorrow might be the day we try to put the dome back up, though I won't be able to be there the whole day, as I work in the afternoon/evening. But if anyone local wants to participate in a good, old-fashioned dome raising (LOL!!), feel free to check with me for directions to my land! :P
Happy Friday!!
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