Babies at the Barn - An Update!

I've been asked for an update on John's Chicken and BBC, so here you go!

 
BBC (Brown Barn Chicken) and her six chicks are doing well. Their feathers are coming in and those cute little fluffy babies are starting to look like chickens!

 
They search for bugs and seeds all day, and are as happy as can be. John's Chicken won't let BBC into the goat pen, so BBC is keeping her chicks in the barn at night. We'd rather her stay in the goat pen at night, but John's chicken seems to be the boss of that area for the time being. Even the goats are cautious around her!

 
Her and the chicks spend most of their time in the barnyard with Buddy Boy (the red rooster), making it difficult to take photos of them, as you can see.

 
He keeps an eye out for predators -- we've been known to have issues with hawks.

 
John's Chicken has managed to keep track of all 11 of her chicks -- no easy task for one hen and a barnyard full of tall grass!

 
They're a bit more difficult to photograph now, as they move 100 miles/minute, in every direction. I was able to catch a few of them on the old brick pile near the barn. 

 
The little chick we took into the house for a couple days for some TLC is doing wonderful! Here she is in the evening sun. She's easy to spot in the crowd of babies. She's the only one with green legs, and is still the smallest.

There ya go - one chicken update... *grin*

Comments

[Lora]

Absolutely fantastic pictures. Thanks for sharing!

[Kathy Martin]

This is the way all chickens and animals should live! :)

[Sharli]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! They are just darling!

[rose kerry]

Thanks for the update pictures, they grow so amazingly fast! They are little chicks for too short a time. I love your critters, thanks again so much for sharing.

[PatM]

Anna, thank you for sharing your adventure on the farm with us. I have been reading your blog for a while now and I look forward to reading your blog every day and viewing your videos and photos. Your post always bring a wonderful feeling to my day.
I am not up on chickens but are there some breeds that have green legs LOL. I've never heard of a green egg before either. Is there a difference in taste from a brown or white one. I wonder how they would taste with green tomatoes LOL.
We really enjoyed your Mother's Day post. So sweet to see the beauty of Motherhood on a farm. Thank you for sharing those fantastic photos too.
Well I best be going as the men have arrived to fix our water pump. We some how lost pressure yesterday.
I hope you have another wonderful day on the farm and I'll keep reading if your keep posting LOL :)
mwah
Huggins
Pat

[Carol Dee]

Thanks for the update. I am curious to see there adult plummage . They are all so differantly (sp?) marked. Hugs...

[Debbie]

Love the updates and photos!

[Sian]

Awwwww, they are little cuties! Thanks for sharing.