Today we acquired a new addition to the homestead. Meet our ambulatory puffballs.
Initially, we were going to start our honeybees this year and chickens next year. However, after reading up on beekeeping, I decided that the chickens will actually be easier and cheaper for us to start. We have pretty much everything we need to build the coop now, so that project will start tomorrow.
We found a local breeder that was raising the two breeds I really wanted: Black Copper Marans and Amereucanas. She had several other breeds as well, and I decided I really needed a Welsummer pullet too.
Right now they are settling into their new surroundings and doing well. I'm letting them have some quiet but just had to snap a few photos first.
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| Amereucana (Beard!) |
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| Black Copper Maran (look at the fuzzy feet!) |
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| Welsummer (She looks like a chipmunk from above :D) |
UPDATE PHOTOS! They're about two and half weeks old and becoming much more chicken-like
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