37. A Week Later = Even Bigger!

Today was an amazingly fantastic sunny day for April and I put out the new chicks again... They love it outside! I am amazed at how big they grew since last week.
We put them in a new cage since they rapidly filled up all the space in the rigged up baby-crib. Above are some of the cuties -their colors are amazing!
This guy is so nice looking with his blue-laced feathers. On the branch in the background is a pullet (female) a little lighter and no lacing, but we get to keep her for sure!


Here are the chicks outgrowing the brooder.
Pretty soon they will have to move out to an enclosure in the coop!

36. New Chicks: First Day Out!

Last weekend the weather was outstanding and we put the new little chickies outside for some fun in the sun...
The colors are gorgeous! Because of the Blue-Laced-Red Wyandotte daddy, most of the chicks have some blue lacing on their feathers. Three are all blue!
The little guy above is one of the two roosters of the all-blues. We have some decisions to make later on in the season as to which roos we keep - it will be a tough choice!
And how are the big birds taking to the new chicks?
Here is Buttercup, an Ameraucana (and potential momma!) checking out the new birds.