Thursday, April 07, 2011
New chicks arrive
Four new little chicks joined our household this week! At one day old they are not a large addition, their little house (a clear rubbermade bin with mesh cover, warmed by a heat lamp) taking up only a small corner of our bedroom on a table right next to where our dog has her bed, near the woodstove. In about 8 weeks, when they are ready for the great outdoors, we'll move them out to join the rest of the hens...but for now, they make irresistable indoor companions. We chose the varieties - Columbian Rock x Red, and New Hampshire x Barred, for their winter hardiness and "gentle and quiet dispositions", from our local Frey's Hatchery.
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hi! i love your blog! stumbled across it by accident. live just up the street from you guys and never realized how cool you are!!! i was wondering about the chickens....is it allowed to have chickens in kitchener? we've had chickens for years for eggs and meat, but kept them out of town on my families farm. i would love to have them in a backyard coop, but thought it would be against city by-law. i know waterloo allows it, does kitchener too?
ReplyDeleteyay! new chicks to love! how many are in your flock now? maya must love them
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