Author: Sandi

We added four sapphire gem chicks to the mix – and they are all various shades of grey referred to in the chicken world as blue or lavender. Breed Information from Hoover’s Hatchery: Our Sapphire Gem™ will amaze you with its grey to light grey plumage. This Czech breed is…

One of our chicks, Henrietta, showed some signs of a crooked leg. We attempted a rubber band fix we found online, but after a day of tolerating the bands, we took it off to find she can get around just fine. She’s easy to spot though, since she has a…

She was a tiny little white fluff in a mix of other chicks. Of course she had to come home with us. We’re not sure what she is, though she is getting the faintest hint of greys in her feathering – perhaps she is an isa brown? itty bitty ebitz…

The two with the chipmunk faces were among the first of our chicks to get names. It was a toss up between Melvin and Marvin, since there are two, here they are! About the breed from Hoover’s Hatchery: The Starlight Green Egger™ is very similar to the Prairie Bluebell Egger™….

Lady Elaine is an isa brown – and every Land of Make Believe needs a magical mysterious Lady Elaine and her Merry Go Round Museum… Lady Elaine’s Valentines Day Photo Shoot @ Five Weeks Old

We have two of these girls that we picked up in our last “chicken addition” run to Rural King. They look like they are going to match Melba in coloring – though we’re not quite sure what type they are. Any ideas? Update: the pattern of The feathers makes us…

Red is a Rhode Island Red – the feathering on these ladies are developing unique patterns. They do change quite a bit, so not sure we’re going to know who is who – the reddest of them all shall be known as Red It helps when taking photos of this…

Meet Melba – one of the biggest chicks we’ve got, who is officially a month old. She has great coloring – black with white stripes making her look black/white and grey. Some of our favorite ladies are named Melba! Update: Once she grew up it became apparent, Melba is indeed…

Big Bird was an odd clucker in the pen when we picked the chicks up. She had a downy orange/rust colored top (crown) and was in with the “chipmunk” looking chicks. We weren’t sure what she was, but we love the odd – unique – and special, so we were…

The chicks grow overnight – and so much changes day to day that we’re on serious photo overload. We want to catch each phase of their development, but also look for the traits in each as they develop their unique looks and personalities. A few have started to show us…