This is Polly and Pickles! Polly is a Golden Sexlink and Pickles is a Black ( sometimes called Red ) Sexlink. They are about a week and a half old, though we suspect that Pickles may be a little bit older 'cause her wings and tail feathers are more developed than Polly's. Baby chicks are one of thee cutest things on the planet but boy do they make a mess. I mean for how small they are they have destroyed their living space. They must take after me! You should see my studio. eep!
Food! These little fuzz balls are always on the hunt for something good to eat, even in the confines of their box. Their instinct to scratch to find something yummy has already kicked in and they have taken to scratching the food out of their feeder. Which really makes the aforementioned mess. But they are so dang CUTE when they scratch I instantly forgive them. Also, that is our cat Stella in the background asking so politely if she can come into the room to "play with" aka massacre the chicks. Not a chance kitty.
This is not our first chick rodeo. Last year we bought five chicks from The Grange in Issaquah. We lost one ( RIP Rex ) to unknown causes, so when these girls get as big as the rest we will have a flock of six. That means lots of eggs! We get on average probably about three a day now that it's coming up on spring. None of the breeds we got last year are really reliable egg producers ( we bought them for their egg color, aesthetics got the better of me yet again ) but these ladies are bred for egg production. But right now they are so fun to watch and hold and care for!
