Meet the Girls

We need help naming our new chickens! We’ve had them almost a week now, and so far all know is that this one is Stella. She has a big white star on her chest. Stella is a Speckled Sussex.

This chick is the biggest, bravest and bossiest. She’s a Cuckoo Maran. Finally there’s the yellow one – Miss Ameraucana.
These girls are 7 weeks old. They’re pullets – or “teenage” chickens. They won’t be laying eggs for another few months, but I’m so glad they’re here! The poor dears have been a little confused, though. On the first two nights we had them, we were out until after sundown. When we came home, they were huddled in the dirt in the back of the run. The S. man stood by with a flash light while I climbed in there, grabbed them and put them up in their roosting spot. (I do wonder if the neighbors witnessed any of this and if they did, what they thought we were doing!) Another night had them roosting up in the trees.

Last night Miss Big and Bossy refused to go up the ramp with the other two. Poor thing ran around and around bawking and bumping her head trying to fly out. She really wanted to stay outside playing, I guess. An hour later after it got dark I went back out to check. All had made it upstairs… and I heard the sweetest sleepy little clucks.

During the day, they love ranging around their little yard. It’s fenced in to keep certain interested parties at a distance. (Thanks to Mr. & Mrs Squirrel for the bricks!) My biggest worries now are raccoons and cats, because they climb. I’ve never seen raccoon in our yard, but there are quite a few stray cats in our neighborhood and they wander through sometimes.

CHICKEN CAM TIME!!

Some of the names in the hat are: Lily, Gretchen, Clover, Maude, Gypsy, Bitsy, Macaroni, Cookie, Dolly, Goldy, Queenie and Buffy. What do you think makes a good chicken name?