Meet our newest additions, two hens that are (hopefully) going to be great layers in about 4 months! This one is a White Leghorn. It will grow up to be your very basic white chicken and lay about an egg a day. It is very smart and looks you straight in the eye. Jaden loves it.
This is Piper. I picked her breed because she is much more sweet and docile. She is a Buff Orpington and will grow up to be brown and lay about 5 eggs per week. She is at the bottom of the pecking order right now, but in a few days we are going to add two more babies, so she still has a chance! =) This is Baylee's favorite.
Aubrey just thinks we are crazy for buying baby chicks. I think I heard him say, "you know those grow up to be chickens, right?" Maybe I'm just remembering that phrase from my childhood, but that is the general attitude we get from Aubrey. I think he secretly likes them though. He pokes at them a little.
Jaden on the other hand has taken full responisbility for them. He LOVES them and wants to play with them all the time. He cleans up poop, refills water bowls and watches after them if they are out of their bucket, and he does it all on his own. I love the fact that he is so interested in them, we have been able to talk about so many things already. He asks great questions and we have many teachable moments. He knows about instincts, why they don't pee, how God made them to provide food and so many other silly things. He is getting very good at handling them and I've been very impressed with his attention span and the responsibility that has kicked in.
