They Still Have Peep
Originally uploaded by Beaver w/ a Toothbrush
We got five new chickens yesterday: three leghorns, a barred rock, and a buff orpington. The rock and the buff are only about four months old so they still peep instead of clucking. They are cute and not too shy. I've been picking them up to put them outside regularly (it's too hot to stay inside but they're scared).
The leghorns are a little older and also a little flightier. They are already laying good size white eggs. It's pretty amazing. They seem to tolerate the heat quite well too. They were a little aggressive yesterday but one of our older hens, Peepy, has been disciplining them and I think they're calming down.
Husband picked them up for a good price after he saw an ad on craigs. The lady who had them lived in town and she had been reported for having too many chickens (you're allowed two in residential areas per city code). The chickens don't seem to mind the change.
