Meet "The Girls"

Some of you may have noticed something strange in the last post. We like to call her "Big Red" and she is one of four chicks residing at our house. They are 3 weeks old and no longer tiny, fluffy chicks (I had no idea they'd grow so fast or we would have done a photo session a lot sooner!). We'd now like to formally introduce you to them.

Big Red (I think) is the boss. She is the biggest and meanest of the bunch and my favorite (I named her). I predict as they get older that she will be at the top of the pecking order. She is also the first that has been able to really fly.

Adrian named Gertrude, whom we affectionately call "Trudy". The first evening we had the chicks, Adrian and I were convinced that we were going to wake up and she'd be dead. She was weaker than the others and we went to bed almost mourning her loss but she has since thrived and can hold her own. She is almost as big and mean as Big Red.

Jillian is what Clark chose to name this chick (After a favorite book in our house). She's one of the smaller ones but Clark often requests to hold her because she's "feisty".

And Peter named the last chick Pepper (with a little help). She is the smallest and her feathers aren't growing in as quickly. She also gets stepped on a lot and (I predict) she'll be at the bottom of the pecking order. But I also predict that she's going to be the most beautiful.

We love our chicks and Claire would spend hours looking at them if we'd let her.
(This was their first home and a picture of when they were still less than a week old. They have since grown significantly larger and required a larger home).

We are excited about this new adventure and our first experience having pets. So far they've been relatively easy and low-maintenance. Hopefully that will continue and we'll be eating fresh eggs in a few months! Wish us luck!