Yes, Chainsaw is this little chick's name... odd, I know, but they can't all be NORMAL!
This little chick was the first one of our farm hatches this spring. It is part red frizzle cochin bantam (but it's feathers didn't frizzle) and part buff silkie, and it's feathers are so soft and smooth!
For the longest time we thought this might be a little rooster... then we thought maybe it's a hen... now, I'm not so sure about either one! It needs to get a little older, out of it's "adolescent" stage for me to be sure. So, for now, IT is just Chainsaw.
Chainsaw is one of my favorite chicks. It loves to cuddle. That might have something to do with me, though. When it was still in the house, before they moved out to the coop, Chainsaw was the one I would hold while Alan and I watched TV in the evening. Dancing with the Stars is a favorite around here... Chainsaw is rooting for Ty Murray. *grin*
Here are a couple photos of Chainsaw as a young chick, looking cute as EVER!
It's feathers have always been kind of "poofy" and stood out a bit from it's body.
It's wing feathers were (and still are) so much longer than it's body! Perfect for flitting around the chicken yard in search of bugs!
...Chainsaw might just have to come in and watch the Dancing with the Stars finale with us!...
ok, this one is bugging me. in one photo, she looks like a hen, in another photo, he looks like a rooster! i gotta go with rooster.
sure, you get the cuddly chicks. i get a grumpy bull snake!
Posted by: Shala | May 13, 2009 at 03:05 PM
Chainsaw is so adorable. No wonder you sit and hold him/her through DWTS. Anything that cute needs to be cuddled and held. I loved Ty Murray as well. I'm sorry he got eliminated last night.
Posted by: Sandy Hill | May 13, 2009 at 11:26 AM
What a cute chick! She (think positively) does look like a bald eagle in the last photo. Not too sure I like the name Chainsaw for a sweet chick that likes dancing :)
Posted by: Cindy H. | May 13, 2009 at 08:03 AM
Sorry Chainsaws fave didn't make it... Enjoy the rest of them though! What a lovely colour he is! Thanks for sharing your chickens with us Anna!
Diane
Posted by: Diane Cooper | May 13, 2009 at 05:57 AM
Sorry Chainsaw, I heard on the radio that Ty didn't make it last night. Bummer.
Posted by: Fae | May 13, 2009 at 05:34 AM
You are one Crazy Chick Miss Anna :) Ha! But I do appreciate all the lessons you are teaching me when it comes to the wide-wide world of Chickens. I never realized how many varieties there were and all the different feathers and colours. I wish I could have a few of my own here in the City :)
So tell me, do you think "Chainsaw" has any *normal* features and/or behaviors? Or is he//she lining up with the rest of the cluck group for psycho analysis? *wink*
And do I dare ask, where in the world the name Chainsaw came from? Are you a fan of horror flicks like "Texas Chainsaw Masacer"?
Great photos but I do have one request, PLEASE, can we see an updated picture of Tiny Tim and his sexy bald body? [[Note: Everytime you are in Tiny Tim's presence, you and Alan should break out in song to ...
"I'M TO SEXY FOR MY SHIRT, TO SEXY FOR MY SHIRT, SO SEXY IT HURTS....." Afterall, this wouldn't be far from the truth would it? LOL
Posted by: Robb_eeie | May 12, 2009 at 11:19 PM
Love your chickens. They are all SO different and just looking at them have such personalities.
www.whatupduck.com
Posted by: Kelly | May 12, 2009 at 08:45 PM
Chainsaw, huh? That is one funky name for a chicken! LOL
Posted by: Lisa Hjulberg | May 12, 2009 at 07:04 PM
Love the name Chainsaw. Ü
Posted by: Debbie Fisher | May 12, 2009 at 06:14 PM
Chainsaw is adorable!
Posted by: Erika M | May 12, 2009 at 04:47 PM
Bwa Ha Ha love that name!
The last pic he looks like a little bald eagle, O.K. maybe not but kinda . . .you did it, you made me smile :0)
Posted by: Randee E | May 12, 2009 at 04:24 PM
Just love visiting your blog to see the farm animals and your creative side.
Posted by: patty loup | May 12, 2009 at 04:04 PM
Oh, Chainsaw is a beauty. Truley he/she will be the best ballroom dancer when grown up. It's a favorite around our house too...
Posted by: Barb Hardeman | May 12, 2009 at 03:21 PM
What a sweet little chick! I like the name, too!
Posted by: Viv (VivLyn) | May 12, 2009 at 03:04 PM
I'm always amazed at your pictures Anna....they are top notch & always fun to look at!! Chainsaw is a cutie!
Posted by: Michelle (MilwaukeeMommy on SCS) | May 12, 2009 at 03:01 PM
That is one cute chick! Another Ty fan here too though I am not a DWTS fan. I record it so I can fast forward through all the fluff!
Posted by: Mo | May 12, 2009 at 02:44 PM
What a cutie! I've got my whole family voting for Ty! Who knows, maybe he'll just win the whole thing? Have you read his blog?
http://www.pbrnow.com/blog/index.cfm/ty-murray
Posted by: Jessica Canham | May 12, 2009 at 02:34 PM
Just how are you getting them to stand so still...are they sedated!?! Just received my 100mm macro lens in the mail yesterday...can't wait to play. Your pics are always so inspiring.
Posted by: whiterice | May 12, 2009 at 02:27 PM
Oh my - such CUTENESS!
Posted by: Dotty | May 12, 2009 at 01:37 PM
Oh, he/she is just adorable! You are such a good chick Mommy! But I think you need to make Chainsaw a dancing costume...wouldn't that just be the cutest?! And then he/she could dance on your lap for the finale! :D
Posted by: diane mcvey | May 12, 2009 at 01:04 PM
OMG, Anna! Pure preciousness! What a lovely little chicken. it's easy to see why you and "it" like cuddling so much.
Posted by: Gabriela (Gabi With An Eye) | May 12, 2009 at 12:55 PM
Isn't chainsaw adorable. I like the last photo where he/she is looking back over the shoulder, kinda looking like an littel bald eagle!
Hey , Chainsaw, I am rooting for Ty, too!
Love them Cowboys, LOL.
Posted by: Carol Dee | May 12, 2009 at 12:38 PM
Yes, Chainsaw does not want to miss the big finale! And you never know who might be practicing dancing moves in the coop...
Another adorable chicken! I have to live vicariously through you, because if I bring home a chicken I will be the one in the coop!
Posted by: Danielle | May 12, 2009 at 12:17 PM