INTRODUCING...

the chicks.

All five of them. Currently residing on our back patio. Driving the dogs crazy!

During yesterday's morning weigh-in...


Chicklet...wearing the hot pink leg bracelet. She's the palest of the group. But also the loudest. Man can this animal made noise. And did you know that most of their "cheeping" is done with their beaks closed? So I've already learned something!


Lily...sporting the yellow leg accessory. She seems to be one hayseed short of a full load. Mainly because she seems to think freckles are food, which means I end up getting pecked to smithereens whenever I pick her up.


Meet Kung-Pao. The feisty red-head...adorned with lime green. Remind you of anyone? She's a riot. She is the one that has been selected for "sequestering" from the group. And she doesn't mind one little bit. In fact, she's perfectly content without roommates. Too funny!


and Pollo...in orange. The other red-head of the bunch. We think she is the prettiest, mainly because she is already sporting the most feathers on her wings.


and finally, Puddles...decked out in royal blue. The camera-shy one. The one with the black spots on her back. The one who was the most irate when we put the leg bands on. Step-step-shake leg like the dickens - step - step - CHIRP - shake, shake, shake - step! It was hilarious!

To give you an idea of how small a 4-day old chicken is...


they are super tiny. All weighed roughly 50 grams. Go put a pile of paperclips in your hand and see how light that is. And then imagine it's chirping...and chirping...and chirping. It's amazing that this much noise comes out of bodies this small.

But it's been a fun couple of days. Figuring out how to deal with the group. Keeping the coop warm. Keeping the dogs away from said coops. Sharing the cuteness with all of the neighborhood kiddos. Listening to the squeals of cuteness from the little girls. And learning all there is to know about chicks.

All in the name of science. And an "A" for the teen's Honors Lab Biology project.

Which with the effort and energy the teen and her partner have put into the project already, I'm thinking is a given!

Off to finish weekend chores and to-dos.  Loving the weather today.  Windy and cool!  Which makes staying inside an awesome option!

I just announced the dinner menu for Palm Sunday night tonight. And it was met with a ghastly scream.

Guess no one wants BBQ chicken for dinner. Pasta salad was suggested instead...go figure!

until then - - -