Today we set up lights and Neil took some photos of the chicks while I made sure they didn’t jump off our set. I guess I was the chick wrangler.

So, meet the girls…

The names are a work in progress, and we are only keeping two of these four, so bear with me while we work this out. Also, when you involve a 7 year-old in the naming process, things can get wild. Our friend now has a dog named Party Hat…

So, first off we have Razzmatazz (Lindsay was drawing with a Crayola crayon by that name). The name has some spunk, but doesn’t easily roll off the tongue. Besides, can chickens make jazz hands? Razzy is a Plymouth Barred Rock. You can look at my earlier post to see links of what all these gals will look like as adults.

Second is Stripey. This is definitely *not* going to be the final name if I have any control over this. Both of these little ones kind of resemble penguins with their white bibs. She is also a Barred Rock. So far these two are the bossiest of the bunch. Stripey is showing signs of pasty butt, which can be life-threatening. This is when the droppings aren’t soft and kind of block up and “paste over” their bottoms. You have to remove what you see on the outside and keep the plumbing moving. If it makes a plug, the chick can die. I saw a looser

Third off is Midnight. She’s a Blue Andalusian, although she’s probably going to be black and not what is considered blue. She’s the most mild-mannered little sweetheart. She’s one of the ones I’m fostering and I will have a tough time parting with her. She was the little one who I was so worried about when I first opened the box. She looks like a little wild bird and not a chicken. She’s doing very well.

And last of all is Edie jr. She’s an Easter Egger who we got to replace our beloved chicken Edie who died last summer. This one is quite a character. She seems very independent and feisty. So it will be fun to see how they develop.

And how insanely cute are those fuzzy butts??

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