Chicks 4 weeks

The ducks have arrived! We have two Khaki Campbells. They seems to be mixing in with the flock quite well. Those little ladies are funny! The wag their little bums like dogs!

Barred Simpson checking out the ducklings

The chicks are very chicken like, trying to get as high as they can, scratching in the shavings and catching any fluffy down floating around. They are mostly friendly, especially the Rhode Island Reds, they let me pet them when I change their food and water. Except Thursday morning one bit me! It was after I checked the ducks bums, maybe the RIR didn't like that. 

Barred Simpson and Ragnar have their wing feathers and some bum feathers and that's about it so far! The rest are mostly feathers with gross-looking heads. 

Ragnar the rooster showing off his tiny feathers!

Buff Orpington

RIR

Buff Orpington

Cuckoo Chanel is pretty elusive, she's starting to get her white spots! She'll be a beautiful girl one day!

They're getting pretty good at getting up on the roosts.

Look at those real chicken wings!

I've become hyper-aware of predators in the last month. I've always notice the hawk and eagle calls but now I'm aware of them hunting our feild and close by. The Eagles rarely come close to the house as their net is right by the river, but the Hawks are around usually between 10am and 12:30. Not to mention our daytime coyote sighting! Good thing the chicks (and kids) weren't outside!

I can't believe that we've had most of these girls for a month! Next step it's time to get out of the brooder and into the coop!