Hey @chickendvm, can you tell me why Becky is so wobbly? She steps on her own feet and constantly wants to sit down. Can you see the calluses forming in her knees? Does she need vitamins? Maybe a thighmaster? Anyone else have any ideas? Also, at about 20 seconds when she steps on the #SilverGreyDorking? That’s awesome.
#polishchicken #houdan #myflock #tinyfarm #petchicken #bighairproblems #beckywiththegoodhair #chicks
Lucky me! Hot pepper, hotter peppers, one possible bell pepper. I know many people like hot peppers. I am not those people.
#jalepeno #Poblano #bellpeppers #tinyfarm #tinyfarmer #harvestbasket #GwinnettCounty #gardener
These two seem to have been caught plotting! That’s Sonia Sotomayor the Silkie and as yet unnamed (must be something Spanish) #blackcrestedwhitepolish. I think Sonia is the mastermind of whatever is in the works.
#petchickens #myflock #Silkie #silkies #PolishChickens #SoniaSotomayor #doubletrouble #uptonogood #chickensaredinosaurs
This is an Easter Egger. (I think.) She pretty much hates my guts. (I’m sure.) And she is much faster than me. (Experience speaking.) She looks a little like a hawk, right? I think her name might be Sophie B. Hawkins! (Emphasis on the Hawk.) #petchickens #EasterEgger #araucana #sophiebhawkins #icaughther #GwinnettCounty #tinyfarmer #myflock
I totally used to part my hair like that (because I was the coolest). I wonder if this plant is a teenager? Will it grow out of this phase?
#landscaping #notmine #coolsticks #GwinnettCounty #mastergardener #zigzag #Lawrenceville
I got a little Irma in my garden but luckily not very much. I have some soggy hens and deep puddles to take care of when the sun comes out tomorrow!
#hurricaneirma #rainboots #chickenboots #tinyfarm #GwinnettCounty #cleanup #wellwatered #angryhens
This…is a chicken. I guess? Or Muppet?
#noname #Faverolle #petchicken #beardedlady #backyardpoultry #furfeet #crest #Gwinnett #tinyfarm #tinyfarmer
It took the babies 20 minutes to find this melon and another 10 to decide it wasn’t a trap. Meanwhile, Vi sensed when purchased it and had been expecting it all afternoon. It took 15 seconds for her to take command once I let her out. I know Vi is a Cochin but she is really a Fatty-Boom-Blatty. Also pictured, getting no melon, Sonia, Ruthie, Glo, the #EasterEgger and the #Faverolle.
#breedstandards #silkies #cantaloupe #chickentreats #GwinnettCounty #backyardchickens #petchickens #itsnotatrap
New fence flower. I hope it is edible. I am sure the deer are going to be hungry if the fence keeps them out of the garden!
#clematis #flowers #zone7b #GwinnettCounty #mastergardener #deerfence #deersalad #trellis #gardentour2020
Turn it up! One minute of my adult chickens being complete weirdos! Donna, the Silkie, is super mad because she is broody and I made her go outside. I have no idea what Violet is complaining about. She usually ignores Donna’s outbursts. With hens this loud, who needs roosters?
#backyardchickens #cochins #Silkie #noroostersallowed #broodyhens #broody #myflock #donnamartin #quietplease @mcmurray_hatchery @rooandcrew
I find this a touch creepy. That’s Alejandra on the right, a few steps back from the new #whitecrestedblackpolish. They have very similar movements. I worry that one of them may be the bad clone.
#petchickens #PolishChickens #twins #clones #badclone #backyardpoultry #malabarspinach #goldenhour #creeper
Just a minute of some chicks doing chick things! They are so busy! Except Glo. She’s just chilling in the corner cuz she’s mature.
#petchickens #myflock #Faverolle #PolishChickens #silkies #freerange #freeranging #happychickens @mcmurray_hatchery
Parsley in the Sky with Diamonds
Those are the words, right?
#gardener #parsley #bouquet #gardening #harvest #mastergardener #harvest #idontactuallylikeparsley #garnish #organic
This girl is either a #GoldenCampine or #SicilianButtercup. I had one before named Amelia because she was a flyer! The big chickens do not like her because she is bold and quick moving.
#babychicks #babygirl #ornamentallayers #fancychicken #malabarspinach #goldenhour #GwinnettCounty
Indroducing Bryce Dallas Howard the chicken! Specifically this is Bryce Dallas Howard from #JurassicWorld. Beautiful, but a little awkward because they made her wear a pencil skirt and heels to run around the jungle. Seriously! I would have been like “One sec. I have gym clothes in the car. Ok. Now we can get those #velociraptors.” But I digress. Bryce is a lovely redhead, rather leggy and loves to run like a dinosaur. Hi Bryce!
#petchickens #brycedallashoward #redhead #trex #jurassicpark #lostworld #chickensaredinosaurs #breedunknown
Gloria is just the sweetest! One of her sisters was chasing her and she ran right to me to protect her. Clearly I am home base.
#petchicken #gloriavanderbuilt #tagyoureit #homebase #sweetsmile #malabarspinach #chickencoop #10weeksold
My mother chose to grow flowers instead of vegetables in her yard. They are kind of pretty!
#gerberadaisy #gerberadaisies #pinkflowers #gardener #flowerbed #gerberdaisy #Georgia #gwinnettCounty
World’s tiniest bouncer! Sonia parked herself in the doorway and wouldn’t let any of her sisters go to bed.
#silkies #Silkie #bigpersonality #smallpackage #brooder #mdf #bedtime #petchicken #covercharge #mypetchicken #SoniaSotomayor
I bought bell peppers. I planted bell peppers. These are those peppers. Why are they so hot?! My hands are still burning. I almost lost an eye taking out my contracts. We had to pick them out of dinner. So hot!! Why?!
#gardener #gardeningsuprises #peppers #spicypeppers #harvest #bellpeppers #poblano #mastergardener
I’m considering a supermodel name for this girl. I think she is going to need the boost of self confidence. This is actually her good side.
#Majestic #babychicks #petchickens #awkward #leggy #freerange #9weekchicks #redhead #chickensofinstagram #newchickens
Violet wants nothing more in this world than to get to the baby chick feeder. She has approached from every angle but has been blocked every time (by me)! She has moved in slow, fast, low and bold but can’t get past the gatekeeper. She may starve! …or she could walk 10 feet to the adult feeder and have all she wants. Jerk.
#cochin #fatty #bossy #entitled #spoiled #petchicken #silverlacedcochin #flock #Purina #gwinnettCounty #chickencoop
I had to dig up the Thing I Did Not Plant in the compost pile. I dumped it in an unused corner of the garden, intending to look for the bulb or whatever it sprouted from. I forgot all about it. I guess being uprooted, dumped in a pile, not watered and ignored just encouraged it! Look at all those Things I Did Not Plant spoutlings!
#Cannas #greenthumb #magicbeans #gardener #mastergardener #GwinnettCounty #newgrowth #nowwhat
Week 9 chickens are OVER picture day. I don’t know if it is because they live in the big coop now or they know they are faster than me or they want to impress the big chickens but they are impossible! I had to hold a couple, some are blurry and we even had retakes. Week 10 is for sure the end.
#Faverolle
#EasterEgger Fast + Aggressive = hold on!
Glo Vanderbuilt
#GoldenCampine or #SicilianButtercup?
Butterscotch
Sonia Sotomayor #Silkie
Becky with the Good Hair #buffPolish
This spazz #SilverGreyDorking
Ruth Bader Ginsberg Silkie
#whitecrestedblackpolish
Help me guess breeds and names for these monsters!
#backyardpoultry #petchickens #9weekchicks #pictureday #schoolpicturefail #candids @mcmurray_hatchery
Alejandra didn’t feel well yesterday. She had gone to bed early the night before, slept in late and then I caught her sleeping under the feeder before lunch. She wouldn’t eat the oatmeal I brought her (Vi was nice enough to handle it for her) and just kind of stood in the corner during playtime. She’s much perkier today! I found her on the highest perch early this morning! Yeah, Ali! (Anyone have an opinon on her dew claws? The vet trims them but I don’t think she cares.)
#whitecrestedblackpolish #PolishChickens #sickchick #chickencoop #perch #GwinnettCounty #hairdo
Look how big they’ve gotten! Just kidding. Violet was following me around because she thought the babies were getting treats. I made her be my lighting test subject. I did give her a treat for sitting so well.
#cochin #violetZ #backyardchickens #petchickens #pictureday #fatty #furfeet
One minute of Donna Martin preening, post dust bath. Can you see how weighted down she is with dirt? She normally reads as light and fluffy. Can you see the disdain with which she looks at me? As though I am invading her privacy? Chicken, I built that dirt pile for you and I can take it away!
#Silkie #dirtbath #dirtpile #backyardpoultry #donnamartin #silkies #chickenvideo #petchickens #dirtball #broody #broodyhen
I rescued a very small toad from the path of the tractor. Did not kiss. Do not need any fancy pants princes on this property.
#toad #gardener #gardentreasure #fairytale #GwinnettCounty #Lawrenceville
Bee House with Weed Flowers. #Art
#garden #trellis #weedflower #GwinnettCounty #beekeeper #pollinators #raspberrytrellis #gardener #gardenwalk2020
I planted zero Poblano Peppers. I seem to have all Poblano Peppers. Mislabled? Just underdeveloped Bells? Nature playing games? Who knows! (Can you see the chickens in the background?)
#tinyfarmer #poblano #peppers #GwinnettCounty #mastergardener #bellpepper #gardening #organic
Good god! Are those my legs? Should I be a bigger chicken? Good thing chicken feet are not popular here! Don’t judge me Faverolle. You’re a girl with a beard.
#leggy #cankles #babychicks #myflock #sturdy #athletic #faverolle #backyardpoultry #petchickens
The chicks are now 8 weeks old! Picture day is getting hard! They are almost fully feathered and I still don’t know all the breeds. Or their names. Its a process! (Outtakes in stories!)
Formerly Yellow Spot ( #faverolle?)
Wings – One pic only
Gloria Vanderbuilt
Little Darth #GoldenCampine
Butterscotch – those legs!
Sonia Sotomayor #Silkie
Becky with the Good Hair (got washed)
Chipmunk #SilverGreyDorking
Ruth Bader Ginsberg #Silkies
Top Hat #whitecrestedblackpolish
#backyardpoultry #petchickens #babychicks #tinyfarm #GwinnettCounty #pictureday #schoolpictures
The battle for Queen of Dirt Mountain will be won by the smallest and angriest of birds! All hail Donna Martin aka Tiny Fury. Violet and Alejandra are but minions to her ferocity!
#silkie #petchickens #cochins #backyardchickens #myflock #PolishChickens #dirtpile #compost #backyardpoultry #flock #broody #silverlacedcochin
I planted some #Malabar Spinach in the garden about 8 years ago. It has been replanting itself ever since! It is a beautiful vine with red stems and dark green leaves. The berries start green and turn dark purple. Picked small, the leaves are flavorful and tender. It is much more heat tolerant than standard spinach. I highly recommend it!
#malabarspinach #gardener #homegrown #tinyfarm #GwinnettCounty #mastergardener #spinach #heattolertant
Of course the whitest chicken is the one that loves dirt bathing the most. Oh Glo, you’re going to be a mess!
#grassstains #dirtball #petchickens #dirtbath #Gloria #chicks #7weeksold #flock
Here we go! Introducing the babies to the big girls. I moved the protective playpen into the chicken yard and am having supervised meeting time. Turn up the volume and you’ll hear Donna Martin having a complete fit from INSIDE THE COOP at the indignity of small chickens in her yard. You can see Violet lumbering around on the outside of the fence making sure these babies aren’t getting her treats. So far, so good. We’ll see. Any tips on flock integration would be appreciated!
#cochin #PolishChickens #silkies #goldencampine #backyardchickens #petchickens #chickenvideo #spoiledchickens #bigsister #fightclub #peckingorder #GwinnettCounty
I didn’t plant any Butternut Squash this year. It didn’t produce last year and I didn’t want to dedicate a trellis to it. However, the vine in the compost pile that I didn’t plant, water, fertilize or protect from bugs did just fine. So insulting.
#butternutsquash #volunteer #compostpile #compostfail #nature #mastergardener #chickencoop #GwinnettCounty #GeorgiaGrown
Here she is! I am proud to present the newly named Becky with the Good Hair! Becky is a Buff #PolishChicken and has a lifetime of floppy plumage to contend with. When she is clean though, no one looks fancier! Hello Becky!
#beckywiththegoodhair #backyardchickens #petchicken #polish #fro #fancychick #queenbey #Beyonce #ornamentallayers #mcmurrayhatchery
Week 7 baby chicks! They seem all grown up until I go heft a full size chicken! Please tag a friend of they can help identify the breeds. I think the first one might actually be an Owl? They are so weird.
Former Yellow Spot, now bizarro owl
Wings – one pic, then flew away
Gloria Vanderbuilt
Little Darth #GoldenCampine
Butterscotch – those legs!
Sonia Sotomayor #Silkie
Poof – name pending #BuffLacedPolish
Chipmunk – #SilverGreyDorking
Ruth Bader Ginsberg – I swear she poofed her hair for this picture!
Top Hat – best poser #whitecrestedblackpolish
#chicks #petchickens #backyardpoultry #tinyfarm #schoolpictures #posedown
Aw, I you too tomato! Thanks for the garden love!
#heartshaped #tomato #justluckyiguess #gardener #tinyfarm #tomatocage #produce #Georgia #beefsteak #rainydays
Live toad on stone chicken. Art!
#gardening #toad #wildpets #yardart #statue #Gwinnett #guardian #mastergardener #decorativeart
I will just go pick one tomato for dinner. I don’t need to get a basket.
#CherokeePurple #lemonboy #tomatoes #dinner #igrewit #tinyfarm #homegrown #GwinnettCounty #basket #ohwell
I know it’s a weed but I still think it’s pretty. Also, it is at the top of an 8 foot trellis so I have to respect the determination!
#weeds #gardener #losingbattle #raspberrytrellis #flower
Violet Zindars is molting. She does not want to talk about it. Or be touched. But she thought I had another ear of corn so she got a little too close! Picture two is new feathers coming in on her back. So interesting!
#Cochin #petchicken #angrybirds #molting #newfeathers #newbeginnings #Violet #dirtybird #beak
6 weeks! My baby chicks are six weeks old and adorable(ly awkward). I think I have another name picked out but I’m not 100% yet. Please scroll through for some great portraits! Also, I’ll put some outtakes in my stories.
Yellow Spot
Wings
Gloria Vanderbuilt
Little Darth Maul #GoldenCampine
Butterscotch (wanted support to stand)
Sonia Sotomayor #Silkie
Poof #bufflacedpolish Name Pending
Chimpunk #SilverGreyDorking
Ruth Bader Ginsberg #Silkies
Top Hat #whitecrestedblackpolish
#backyardpoultry #petchickens #myflock #mychickencoop #GwinnettCounty #crepemyrtle #Georgia
I Pollinators!
#echinacea #bumblebee #butterfly #sharingiscaring #savethepollinators #gardenfriends #bees #savethebees
Are baby feathers a thing? One of my 5 week old chicks just dropped this from her wing. She’s only had it 4 weeks! Making room for bigger and better feathers?
#GoldenCampine #backyardchickens #tinyfarm #featheredfriends #babychicks #feathers #GwinnettCounty #georgiaonmymind
Dinner, meet future dinners! My tomato plants are doing horribly this year. There was too much rain and the vines just rotted. These sweet potatoes were planted after the rain and seem to be thriving!
#tomatoes #lemonboy #basil #homegrown #tinyfarmer #harvest #GwinnettCounty #mastergardener
I was just mentioning to the butterscotch chick that she had “sturdy” looking legs when her sister leaned over to say “Cankles.” #chicks #myflock #sisters #5weeksold #fancychicken #babychicks #backyardpoultry #tinyfarm #petchickens
I don’t grow any flowers myself but they are rather pretty. Maybe I could throw out a few seeds next year…
#gardening #vegetablegarden #edibleflowers #zone9 #flowers #mastergardener
“Hey, you have something in your ‘do.” So good to have sisters!
#chicks #babychicks #PolishChickens #hairdo #bouffant #fancychicken #bighairproblems #tinyfarm #babies