Babies come... babies go
It was nice having the colt around for a little while but he is gone now. Carolyn sold the mare with the foal at her side. Sooo... since I had baby fever (thanks to the colt) I found me some more babies! Six chicks that are still very tiny.
I don't know what kind of chickens they are but they are pullets so there is a 99% chance that they will be hens. Some of my laying hens are getting old... 3 have stopped laying... so I thought I would start raising up some new egg layers. And you all know how much I just LOVE chickens.
Was my baby fever satisfied with the chicks? Not hardly! I wanted something a little more cuddly and interactive.
Tulip is on the left and Lilly is on the right. They are Alpine doelings.
They were both born in April, about three weeks apart, so I decided to name them after flowers, (because, as you know, April showers bring may flowers).
Lilly is named such because she has so much white on her and Tulip because of the little tulips on her knees, (which you can see better in the next picture). Lilly is the oldest, born April 4th. Tulip was born on April 24th.
I don't have a lot of pictures of them because it is hard to get far enough away from them to get a shot. I really have to be quick. They want to be right beside me when ever I am with them. When I try to back up to take a picture they come a running.
I can't begin to tell you how much fun we, (the dogs and I), have with the chicks and the doelings. Rusty can not get enough of the chicks. Every chance he gets he finds his way into the chicken coop an presses his nose up against the pen the chicks are in. When they move he about goes CRAZY! Max is the same way about the doelings. He lays out by their pen watching intently until he can't contain himself any more and begins barking and running back and forth. It doesn't seem to bother the girls though. Gabby watches the doelings from a distance until I take them out of their pen. Then she spends her time heeling them. GOOD TIMES!
TTFN :)
I don't know what kind of chickens they are but they are pullets so there is a 99% chance that they will be hens. Some of my laying hens are getting old... 3 have stopped laying... so I thought I would start raising up some new egg layers. And you all know how much I just LOVE chickens.Was my baby fever satisfied with the chicks? Not hardly! I wanted something a little more cuddly and interactive.
MEET THE GIRLS...
Tulip is on the left and Lilly is on the right. They are Alpine doelings.
They were both born in April, about three weeks apart, so I decided to name them after flowers, (because, as you know, April showers bring may flowers).
Lilly is named such because she has so much white on her and Tulip because of the little tulips on her knees, (which you can see better in the next picture). Lilly is the oldest, born April 4th. Tulip was born on April 24th.
I don't have a lot of pictures of them because it is hard to get far enough away from them to get a shot. I really have to be quick. They want to be right beside me when ever I am with them. When I try to back up to take a picture they come a running.
I can't begin to tell you how much fun we, (the dogs and I), have with the chicks and the doelings. Rusty can not get enough of the chicks. Every chance he gets he finds his way into the chicken coop an presses his nose up against the pen the chicks are in. When they move he about goes CRAZY! Max is the same way about the doelings. He lays out by their pen watching intently until he can't contain himself any more and begins barking and running back and forth. It doesn't seem to bother the girls though. Gabby watches the doelings from a distance until I take them out of their pen. Then she spends her time heeling them. GOOD TIMES!TTFN :)
posted by Kathleen Hawkins at 7:16 PM
4 Comments:
Oh my gosh. I'm so in love with all of those babies. Did I ever tell you I always thought Tulip would be a nice name for a daughter someday. They are precious. Great pictures!!! Wish I could be there to see them. Love you.
I didn't know you had thought of Tulip as a name for a daughter. It's a good name. It certainly fits this baby well. You can't see it in the pics but the coloring on her chest also is shaped kind of like a tulip.
All the babies are great :)
Very cute goats. I'm glad you guys are having such a great time.
Can hardly wait for you to see them up close and personal :)
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