Teddy is ready to be a dad.

Teddy looking out  for his girls.

Here are some pictures of the "new" birds taken in January. Teddy is growing into his role as the man of the coop.  He is still unsure of the older birds, mostly because they run and peck at him any chance they get.  He is very protective of his sister hens, though, and they stick by his side as they roam the yard.  Teddy is actively fertilizing those that will let him, which is currently Louise, Lydia and Nellie.  Nora was blessed to receive an incubator for Christmas and we look forward to hatching some eggs sometime soon!

Chicks from a Friend

Baby chicks at a few days old.

Chicks from Mrs. Fontana

By: Nora

On July 23, we got 3 more chicks from the Fontana family. We named them Lydia Louise and Teddy. Roger is their dad. Teddy and Lydia's mom is probably a barred rock. We're not sure who Louise's mom is. They were born in an incubator at Mrs. Fontana's house.

(Note from Mom: Roger is the rooster who we raised at our house and then gave away because we were unable to have roosters.  This was Roger's second batch of hatched chicks.)

Lydia

Louise is in black, with the others at 3 months old.

A small black hen, (the smallest) who

I would say is “curious”.Whenever I dig a

path in the snow, she is always the first

to follow it.

Louise

Louise at 2 months old.

A white and black hen, (my favorite)

who if I hold for a long time, will

follow me EVERYWHERE!

Teddy

Teddy at 2 months old.  He doesn't have his gold feathers yet.

A barred rock rooster with gold.

His noises can be SO funny,

and he himself is cute.