baby chicks | A Small Town Kitchen

My oldest grand girl so totally, photo bombed, my photo…haha!

I have been keeping a daily count of the number of eggs my backyard chickens lay.

This month we had a grand total of 135. UP from 114 last month!!

I am sure the chickens like all the sun shine and longer days that spring has provided.

Not to mention all that kale and left over veggies from the fridge.

It is hard to believe that I have had the chickens for a year now.

Here is a picture of Bunny and Sunshine when they were a couple of days old.

Here is Bunny now.

Here is Sunshine!

Wow, they grew up fast!

Ok, Chocolate Chip….I won’t leave you out!

In thinking back over the last year with chickens, I am so glad that I took that plunge into “Backyard Chicken-hood”.

Yes, they poop….but having the best tasting eggs is worth it!

Squawk!

Becky

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Look, some chick laid an egg!

Here is another one : )

Call me Mother Hen

This is the post of the first day I brought my chickens home.

See how big the little ladies are getting?

They will be 3 weeks old tomorrow. My how time flies! They are slowly losing their little downy feathers for regular “big girl” feathers.

Some are trying fly…YIKES!

Sunshine, is the sweetest thing. She was the first chick to be let out of the brooder to explore around the back yard. Oldest grandgirl, Oldeset Daughter and I got real nervous.

This little chick can run fast!

We put three of the chicks out first. Their little excursion lasted, maybe 5 minutes. We took them out into a secluded place in the yard so they could not just run off. I positioned Oldest Daughter on one side, Oldest Grandgirl on the other. The fence was on one side and the house on the other. I guarded a spot where the chicks could get through the fence. On a warm day, like 70 degrees, you can take the chicks out for a bit to get them used to outside noises and smells.

5 minutes was long enough.

Back in the brooder they went and back into the garage, where they are safe.