And Then There Were Six

Yes, that's right, we now have six chickens. We are officially maxed out according to our City ordinance regarding chickens. Thank-you, City of Everett, for imposing a limit of six, otherwise we might end up with 80! This morning we awoke to our newest little addition huddling under the heat lamp by herself while the other three were nestled together in the corner. It was such a sad sight to see, and when they all got up, the three big ones started pecking at her. We decided that it would not work to have one little one in with all the big ones. Additionally, we were bummed about not having a Speckled Sussex anymore, because they are just an all-around great breed. So, we decided to go to the feed store one last time and pick up a Speckled Sussex. Somehow we also left with a Gold-laced Wynandotte. I know, I know, it is getting a little bit ridiculous. But oh my goodness, they are cute! The kicker is that we came home to find yesterday's little one all snuggled in with the three big ones - she finally found her place, making our purchase of the new ones unjustifiable for our previous reasons. So we had to come up with new reasons, which are: they are cute, we're stuck with them now, and we will now have up to 3 dozen eggs a week once they mature! I already have interested buyers. :) I will post pictures tomorrow as our camera battery died.