Lap Chickens Journal

Author / Naomi Gray
Shantie and Sophie warming up in front of Woodstove
December 29, 2015
by Naomi Gray

Staying Warm

In the cold winter, our chicks like to come inside the house to stay warm. Some of them like to hang out in front of the wood stove to warm up. Shantie and Sophie spent quite bit of time at the same spot preening and soaking in the heat from the wood stove.  

Category: Housing, Social Life
Molting Chicken
October 19, 2015
by Naomi Gray

Molting Season

Most of our chickens are going through molting lately. Their molting season can range between August and January. This is the birds shed their old feathers and regrow new feathers. Molting consumes a lot of protein, and the hens stop laying eggs when they are molting. Kiki, the Barred Rock hen, is going through her…

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Category: Health
September 21, 2015
by Naomi Gray

Pippi Kissing Leo

We see Leo and the new chick Pippi together quite often lately. Seems like they are going steady now. Today, I saw them together inside the house. Pippi was preening Leo, but it looked as if they were kissing. What a sweet moment!

Category: Social Life
August 17, 2015
by Naomi Gray

Missing Chicken

One of our sweet Ameraucana hens, Kumo, was missing from the coop for a couple of days. Peter and I realized that something was wrong. We searched all over our property, under the trees, in the bushes, etc. Peter finally found clusters of her feathers in the front yard. We realized that she was killed…

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Category: Hazzards
August 11, 2015
by Naomi Gray

Visitor Chick

Our friends Toni and Jessica brought their young chicken Pippi to our house today. Since they would be out of town for a couple of weeks, they needed a pet hotel while they are gone. This chick had never been with other chickens before since her siblings were killed by a predator when they were…

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Category: Social Life
June 10, 2015
by Naomi Gray

Three New Sisters

After the tragic loss of our Becky, we ordered three more baby chicks from Meyer Hatchery last Friday. These baby chicks hatched on Monday, and shipped via 2-day Express Mail. We woke up by a phone call from the local post office around 6 AM, notifying us the arrival of the shipment. Peter jumped out…

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Category: Baby Chicks
June 9, 2015
by Naomi Gray

Lap Chick Basic Cleaning Kit

When we let the baby chicks play indoors, outside the baby box, we keep the basic cleaning kit handy. These chicks are not house trained, and can poop anywhere they feel like. But we try to restrict where they can walk  on, such as hard floor and designated bath towels. In any case, cleaning poop…

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Category: Baby Chicks
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Shantie and Sophie warming up in front of Woodstove
Staying Warm
Molting Chicken
Molting Season
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