Post by Anna Keener on Jul 19, 2016 3:50:40 GMT
It's amazing the relationship you can have with a chicken.
It's easy to be dumbfounded by the idea, but those who have spent a long enough time around one of these birds know that there is something more to the creature than it may appear. I have found more companionships from my chickens than I ever would have imagined. Believe it or not, each bird has it's own personality, likes and dislikes. Sure, they may not be the Einsteins of the bird world, but they make up for it with earnest intentions and curious hearts!
My experience with chickens started a long while back, probably around 1st grade when the Easter Bunny brought ducklings as a gift. They were fluffy yellow "Pekin" ducklings, famous for being known as the mascot for "Aflac!".
We enjoyed having them around, but later, when one adult lost its companion, we decided to get another duck to accompany our lone one. The only problem was that the intended "companion" duck came in the mail with 14 other "packing chicks", for what my mother apparently didn't understand was that when you purchase a single duck, you are immediately gifted a swath of baby chickens to keep the duck warm on its journey!
We kept three chicks, and adopted out the rest, but from then on we were hooked. Chickens were so comparatively easy to take care of compared to the ducks- both cleaner and dryer!
Several generations of chickens filtered through, all the way down to the current lineup, which consists the most socialized eight chickens I have ever had. They are so fun to be around, have great, unique, personalities, and add a splash of color to our backyard!
Without further ado, I would like to introduce you to the ladies of Red Cedar!:
MARSHA
Marsha is known as a "silkie", which is a breed of chicken known for its fur-like feathers. Marsha is a "splash" silkie, if you want to get down to specifics, meaning that instead of getting the totally dominant gene for completely blue feathers, she got a mixture of dominant and recessive, making her a mixture of blue and gray! She definitely is a looker, isn't she!
My experience with chickens started a long while back, probably around 1st grade when the Easter Bunny brought ducklings as a gift. They were fluffy yellow "Pekin" ducklings, famous for being known as the mascot for "Aflac!".
We enjoyed having them around, but later, when one adult lost its companion, we decided to get another duck to accompany our lone one. The only problem was that the intended "companion" duck came in the mail with 14 other "packing chicks", for what my mother apparently didn't understand was that when you purchase a single duck, you are immediately gifted a swath of baby chickens to keep the duck warm on its journey!
We kept three chicks, and adopted out the rest, but from then on we were hooked. Chickens were so comparatively easy to take care of compared to the ducks- both cleaner and dryer!
Several generations of chickens filtered through, all the way down to the current lineup, which consists the most socialized eight chickens I have ever had. They are so fun to be around, have great, unique, personalities, and add a splash of color to our backyard!
Without further ado, I would like to introduce you to the ladies of Red Cedar!:
MARSHA
Marsha is known as a "silkie", which is a breed of chicken known for its fur-like feathers. Marsha is a "splash" silkie, if you want to get down to specifics, meaning that instead of getting the totally dominant gene for completely blue feathers, she got a mixture of dominant and recessive, making her a mixture of blue and gray! She definitely is a looker, isn't she!
FLEUR
Fleur is of a breed known as "Mile Fleur D'uccle", translating from French to mean "a million flowers", probably named for the numerous flecks of black and white in her feathers. I bet you can tell where she got her name from!
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