Monday, April 13, 2009

Happy Birthday Chooks!






















The chooks are officially one year old today. They were hatched on April 13, 2008. They're not pullets anymore, now they're hens.

So much happens in the first year of a chicken's life that it's hard to keep track of all the milestones. They start out as tiny little puffballs of fuzz.

Then they get all their feathers and start looking like big chickens instead of gangly teenagers.


And then come those first little pullet eggs.

Chickens are a fun family project that everyone can get involved in. I never realized how much fun chickens could be. And there's nothing like having your own fresh eggs every day.

14 comments:

  1. Happy birthday to the chooks! Mine will be celebrating next weekend. I'm thinking some birthday cake and a little champagne. Oh wait, that's for me. :D

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  2. Happy Birthday beautiful chooks!

    You might remember how we gave our girls a birthday party with a corn cake with bird seed 'frosting' and all last October, when my hens celebrated their 1st birthday.
    They loved that cake! I think I may do that every year on their birthday. I know people thought I was nutty, but it was so much fun seeing our girls so excited!

    Will you be baking your girls one of your famous confections for their 1st year birthday, too?

    ~Lisa

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  3. We love our chickens so much! We are getting chicks in a few weeks, it will be a fun new experience since our current chickens were adults when we got them.

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  4. Happy birthday. Great pictures, especially that top one, beautiful and so very cute!

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  5. The baby pics are so charming - what cute fluff balls!

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  6. Haha, Happy Birthday to them :) We just got our first chickens a few days ago. I can't wait!

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  7. So cute!!! I know they're loaded with personality ('cheep' entertainment), and you get eggs, too!

    Lucy

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  8. I totally agree, never plan to be without a few chickens ever again. I love to take some treats out, sit down, and have 'em on and around my chair and I hand out the goodies. Just watching them is great therapy for me.

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  9. Thanks for the tips on the eggs! I too had no idea I'd love chickens the way I have come too! I cant wait until more are in my care!!!!! I know who to go to with egg/chick questions, shoulda just come to you first! LOL

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  10. I just love your photos. You're really encouraging me to consider getting chikens myself - and I plan to once I retire.

    I don't normally solicit people to visit my blog, but I know you're an egg lover and I did an Easter blog showing eggs that I decorated (many years ago). They're similar to Faberge eggs. I thought you might enjoy seeing them. Happy Easter too :)

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  11. What cute babies they were! What a great way to raise your kids!

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  12. Happy birthday, girls!! I love the last picture the best.

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