Our Five Girl's Arrival

We finally got the call from USPS that our girls had arrived so we took the day off to get them situated in their new digs. Welcome to the city!

Ready to introduce the girls to their new owners

Poor things were ready to leave that box!

Each one was brought out of the box, held, and reassured we weren't going to harm them. I wanted to make sure they knew who their new mommy was! (Funny how the "mother" instinct comes out around baby animals).  One of our girls had left a gift in the bottom of the box...

What luck! Our first egg was a double-yoker!

We showed them the nest boxes and they had their first meal.

We left them in the coop for three days so they would get the idea that this was home. During those days we would go out and talk with them and hold them. Now when we go out they start clucking and telling us about their day. We now let them out each day to feed on worms, slugs, and dandelion greens.  I enjoy having them. My husband gets up early so he goes out to lift the roost gate, I check for eggs around 10am, and he closes them in at dusk once they have returned to the roost We are in the process of building a larger run but until then I let them out while working in the yard and they are free to roam. Ollie keeps them in check. On Easter we got 5 eggs, a sign that all is well with our girls. Kitters was unhappy about the whole situation and keeps her distance but Ollie was one happy pup! He now helps me "bring in the chickens" when grazing time is over. Good Boy!

   We are almost done hauling the five tons of stone for the flagstone path, setting up the raised vegetable beds, and landscaping around the coop. You can see the finished product next post.