Introductions
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 6:32PM My lovely readers, I introduce to you the newest members of the Sommers household.
Dame Judi Dench is tiniest of the lot, the loudest of the squakers and has a fun little condition called pasty butt.
Yes, we just got into a hobby that involves the words both pasty and butt being grouped together. Awesome.
Pasty butt, as I understand it, happens when little chicks poop and it doesn't fall all the way to the ground, getting stuck in their down and causing blockage... kind of like the worse dirty diaper you could imagine. So far, blockage has not been problem for the distinguished lady (which is a good thing, because blockage equals bad news) but we have been pretty diligent about wiping off her butt with a warm wet towel every few hours. We know she can poop (she seems to do that a lot actually) and we're hoping it will go away within a week.
Dame Judi Dench is a breed known as Salmon Faverolles She already has feathers on her toes (!) and will have a muff and beard. Totally adorable. It's pretty clear that, as mentioned on My Pet Chicken, that she is at the bottom of the pecking order. And yes, there actually is such a thing. We're hoping she will lay creamy colored eggs in great numbers. She does NOT like being held.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onnasis (or Jackie O) is at the middle top of the pecking order. She has cute markings on her face and body, and doesn't like to sit up straight for the camera. She's a breed known as Silver Laced Wyandotte. Her eggs will be a boring brown color, but she will make up for it when she gets her big-girl feathers, which will, as her name suggests, be shimmery silver.
Hermione Granger is a proud and true chick. Known as an Easter egger, she isn't a true breed, but has roots stemming from the Araucana breed, which will enable her to lay blue, green or pink eggs(!). She's established herself at the top middle Edit: (Jackie O is now in charge, Kyle claims it has been this way all along). of the pecking order, and because she is, well, a hybrid, we don't know what she'll look like when she grows up, but we're definitely hoping for the common Araucana ear tufts (I already think I see them forming).
Reader Comments (12)
OH. MY. GAWD. sooooo cute. congratulations!
Outstanding name selections and soooo adorable!
Very cute. We also have a Favorelle that is now five weeks old. More than any of the other chicks that we got at the same time, it has been much fun to watch the featheriness of the Favorelle emerge.
Good to know Steph. Did any of your chicks have pasty butt? We're a bit worried about Judi and she had more poop stuck to her this morning...
Awww. They're so adorable. I can't wait to watch them grow up and I admit that I have a little 'Backyard Chicken' envy. SO want to do that. Maybe some day. It's nice to be able to live vicariously through Judi, Jackie and Hermione.
O. M. G. They are perfect (patsy butt & all). When is the petting zoo open?!
Jackie O is gorgeous! But I'll have to say that Hermione looks like a bit of a scrapper. I'd place bets she'll be back on top soon.
What lovely girls you have! Congratulations on the new additions and have fun (it can only be looking up after "pasty butt," right?)!!
Where did you order them from? I want all blue egg laying chickens?
Love the new grand children names! Hermoine is my favoritel. Oh, I am not supposed to have favorites.
Adorable! It will be fun to watch these little chicadees grow up.
Just had an idea. Two words ... chicken cam.