The Newest Additions to our Family!

Since we got that nice reward of our first egg, we decided it was time to get a few more chicks. We picked out 2 new ones, an Americana and another Buff (a yellow one). Matt put them in the coop for the first night in the little roosting area and left the door open by the ramp.  Our other chickens would not go up or down the ramp for a few days, so we thought this was safe.  The large door was open so the other chickens could get back in. We were gone for an hour or so and came back to close the coop. Matt found no little chicks around and figured they chirped so much that an animal got a nice snack. I was bummed since we had just spent some money on something that lasted a whole hour. Rachel was very excited about them, so telling her they had died already was going to be a little depressing. Matt went out the next morning to check for eggs and found two little chicks walking around behind the chicken coop. Apparently, they were not afraid of the ramp and decided to go exploring. We cannot believe they didn't get eaten during the night and decided to not push our luck and brought them onto the back porch in a bin. We think the older chickens will pick on them, so we are going to keep them apart for a few weeks.

 We dubbed them Miracle 1 & Miracle 2. Rachel LOVES them.

 We had some of Rachel's old hot pink door trim to burn and some other scraps, so we had a little fire and roasted some marshmallows. It was still pretty warm, but definitely has cooled off some. It was bearable versus just sweating instantly.

 Our red chicken was acting kind of funny and Matt was pretty sure she was going to start laying the next day, so she was off by herself and not hanging around with the other two. Rachel loves to pet and sometimes hold the yellow chicken. It is way too nice to her for the things she puts it through. She will just squat down and deal with being pet. The black and red ones are still pretty wary.

 I had been wanting to make some wooden signs ever since we got back from South Carolina (which is where I got the idea). I made this one for the nursery and the purple one (a few pictures down) for Rachel's room. They turned out great and once I figured out what I was doing, it didn't take too long. I have one more that I would like to make for the guest room, but it will be really different and I need Matt to put together the wood for me first. I would like to get it done before the baby arrives.

They had been good about staying in or on the edge of their little bin, but I suppose they need a little more room. So they hopped down and now...I guess they want off the back porch?