Meet the Babies!!!

Hi and Welcome back to The Chicken Coop!!
Today I introduce you to three more little ones!!!
I got 2 Buff Orpingtons and 1 Black Star!!
They are so ADORABLE!!!
I could eat them up!!
So here are some pictures of them,

 Miss Ethel,  Feisty,Loud and an eater! Yet sooo adorable. :)

She is a Black Star is 4 days old.

She peeps really loud when you hold her, so we will always know her opinion on things. :) 

My mom picked her out and I have to say she picked well. :)

So take a peek at our lovely little Ethel!

On to the next!!!

Miss Big Bertha a.k.a Bertie,  Big, Sweet.

She is a Buff Orpington and 3-4 days old.

We aren't quite sure of her personality yet.

All we know is she loves the water!!

Like all babies her hobbies are: Eating, Sleeping, Drinking and Pooping. :)

Even if we don't quite know her personality she is such a love!!

So take a peek at Big Bertha ( Bertie )

Last but not least, I give you......

Miss Sybil,

Curious, Adorable and she likes the camera she even posed for J!!! :)

She also is a Buff Orpington and she is 3-4 days old.

When we were at the feed store getting them, I grabbed her first and as soon as she got in the box to bring them home in, she hopped out of the box on to the side of the box!! And for a little chick that's legs are about 2 inches tall that was a great leap of faith!!!

I absolutely LOVE HER!!

So take look at our dear little Sybil!!!

I think this is the cutest chicken picture ever!!

She really likes to pose!!!

Well those are my three more chicks!!

God Bless,

~ Ruthie Lynn ~

First day Outside!!

Hi and Welcome back to the Chicken Coop!!!
We decided to put the Chickens outside for a little while to see what they thought of it.
I put a couple logs around this one area so that we would have kind of a barrier so that if they did try to get out it would be easier to catch them. It really worked well, and they absolutely LOVED IT!!!
So J took a couple of pictures!!!

At first we decided to put them in the metal ring and see if they liked it,

they liked so we decided to take one out at a time as you can see in the picture above only two chickens are in there because we took Daisy out first.

She started to get lonely and loud so we took out Lorsey too.

We decided we wanted to try three at once so I got Lucy out, and we were thinking she would start running around, and showing how big and brave a chicken she is like she usually does,

but to our surprise she was nervous, and Lorsey our calmest chicken was even doing more then her.

And for the first time I could pick her up and she didn't fight me, she just sat and was like "Okay mom you can hold me" and I loved that!! :) But once she realized that all her peeps were with her  and that she was safe,she was back to normal.

I really like this picture above I smiled at her and she smiled back!!!

Lorsey and Daisy!

Lucy and L's feet!! :)

Lucy and Lorsey.

 

Well I hope you enjoyed the pictures!!!
God bless,
Ruthie Lynn a.k.a Chicken Mama.

In the playpen!

HI and Welcome back to The Chicken Coop!!

Today I decided that the Misses needed to get out of their box for a little bit. I decided to try and put them in our kitty pool, I laid some towels down in it, and put their food and water in, and put them in.
Once they were in, I got my sister L and we decided to sit in the kitty pool with them.We laid a towel across our legs, and put food on our lap. Right away they started climbing on our laps and eating away.
So J my other sister started taking some pictures of us.
So here they are!

Here is me in the middle, L on the right and R (my little brother) on the left.

And chickens climbing all over us!! 

Me feeding Lou.

Holding the chickens!!!

  Daisy and Lorsey having a discussion!!!

Well I hope you enjoyed!!!

Have a blessed day,

Ruthie Lynn a.k.a Chicken Mama

Growing up

Hi and Welcome back to the Chicken Coop!!!
Today I was looking at my chicks, and I noticed how much they are growing!
So I had to take a few pictures....

All three of them eating away.

With Daisy on the left,

Lucy in the middle and Lorsey on the right.

 They are all getting their feathers!!

Miss Daisy, she is really getting her feathers!

She is still the daring one...

 Miss Lorsey,

She is becoming my favorite because she lets me hold her, and when the other chicks (or pullets:) start running around and are scared she just sits there and is calm.

Gotta love her :)

 

 And last but not least, Lucy.

We think she is a rooster.

Why? Well 1.She gives you the stink eye every time you go down there. (like in this picture)

2. She has a wierd peep like not a little "peep peep" but like a "PEEP PEEP".

and 3. Look at her comb in this picture it's really big and she is the smallest!!

So sad to say Lucy might just happen to be, a Ricky.

 

And also just to warn you all three of them don't just "peep PEEP" but they also "POOP POOP!"

I mean like a lot. Right now I have only three chicks and I have to clean it DAILY!

BUT- even with poop pick up I still LOVE being the Chicken Mama.

See ya next week.

Blessings,

Ruthie Lynn

Introducing: The first three

Hi and Welcome back to the Chicken Coop!
Today I am delighted to introduce you to my first three chicks!!!

Here is Miss Lorsey a Rhode Island Red, Spunky yet Calm.
Her hobbies are: Sleeping, Eating ( a lot :) and sometimes she is brave enough to go on the little roost we put in their brooder box! And whatever Miss Lucy ( one of our other chicks she s coming next!) does, Lorsey does too. they seem to be best friends. 
So here are some pictures of Lorsey and me too :-)

Alright on to the next!

Here is Miss Lucy,  A Rhode Island Red,Trouble but Sweet.

Her hobbies are Eating, Slepping standing up until her head is so heavy her beak toches the ground and finally just lays down, Roosting, and sad to say but pecking too. 

So here are some pictures of our sweet little Miss Lucy:

She is our smallest chick.

We think that she is only 10 days.

The other two are at least 2 weeks.

And last but not least,

Miss Daisy the brave.

Miss Daisy really is the brave. As soon as we put the roost in the brooder, she was the first one to hop right up there.

And when we put the water and food in she drank and ate first. And she enjoys Drinking, Eating, and being the first at trying things.

And she has the most feathers out of all of them!

So here are a couple pictures of Miss Daisyand me again too :-).

Well those are the first three of my chickens.

Here are some pictures of all of them in their brooder:

Well those are my three little chicks!

Hope you have a great day.

God Bless,

Ruthie Lynn

Here comes the coop!

Hi and Welcome back to the Chicken Coop!

Lately I have been working on my chicken coop.

It's not quite done yet but I only have a little to go.

Go ahead and take a look!!!

  This picture above is the

back door where I will be able to put the water and feeder in.

 And that is the nesting boxes.

 And the roof on it will be one that we can lift up and get the eggs.

And that is the front.

 The chickens will go down the ramp(the ramp will not be that wide)

and it will lead down to a run.



And the front again! 

Also next week I am painting it red!

And the back of it again.

 And if you are wondering what the cord is that is 

sticking out, it is the heat lamp cord for the winter.

And the little window on the top is for air.

Well that is the Coop!

Have a blessed day! (">

~ Ruthie Lynn ~

Where to get chickens.

Hi Welcome back to the coop!!

If you are getting chickens and are going to get them as chicks and aren't sure where to get them
recommend eithier Murray McMurray or a local Farm and Garden store.  I am probably getting mine at either:http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.org and Murray McMurray is  super cool because they have so many different types of chicken breeds that you can pick from. They aren't expensive and I think they are in Iowa or southern Minnesota. I think they are great but you have to get them by mail, and I for one kind of want to go to the chick place, pick them out myself, and snuggle them on the way home. But on the other hand it would be fun to wait  for them to come in the mail!! I highly recommend Murray McMurray!!  :^. Or another place that I think is also cool is  a nearby Farm and Garden store. They don't have a website, but my mom says that they are on Facebook. But I like them because I can go there myself, and you can see the chicks ( they are so cute I could eat them up!!! ) and that I like because I can get a picture in my mind of what my chicks are gonna look like, and sound like, and even what they smell like!!  And that makes me even more, and More, and More excited!!! I just love chickens!!!
And I hope you love them as much as I do!!!
God Bless,  Ruthie Lynn