Pet Composite Photos, Chicken Growing Up

Noodle - 2 Days Old - Black Australorp Chick

Noodle - 28 Days Old - Black Australorp Chicken

Noodle - 6 Weeks Old - Black Australorp Pullet

Honey - 2 Days Old - Buff Orpington Chick

Honey - 21 Days Old - Buff Orpington Chick

Honey - 35 Days Old - Buff Orpington Chick

Poppy - 2 Days Old - Golden Laced Cochin

Poppy - 3 Weeks Old - Golden Laced Cochin

Poppy - 5 Weeks Old - Golden Laced Cochin

Poppy - 8 Week Old Golden Laced Cochin Chicken

Nugget - 14 Days Week Old - Ameraucana Chicken

Nugget - 28 Days Old - Awkward Ameraucana

Nugget - Six Weeks Old - Ameraucana Chicken

Ameraucana and Barnevelder Chicks, Nugget and Teriyaki

Teriyaki - Three Weeks Old - Barnevelder Chicken

Teriyaki - Five Weeks Old - Barnevelder Chicken

Teriyaki - Eight Weeks Old - Barnevelder Chicken

Pepper - 14 Days Old - Plymouth Barred Rock Chick

Pepper - 1 Month Old - Plymouth Barred Rock Chick

Pepper - Six Weeks Old - Plymouth Barred Rock Pullet

Sriracha - One Week Old - Production Red Chick

Sriracha - Four Week Old - Production Red Chick

Sriracha - 6 Weeks Old - Production Red Chicken

Blue - Three Weeks Old - Blue Andalusian Chick

Blue - Five Weeks Old - Blue Andalusian Chick

Blue - 6 Week Old Blue Andalusian Chicken

Guess What? Chicken Butt! Production Red and Orpington

Noodle - 7 Days Old - Black Australorp Chicken

Noodle - One Month Old - Black Australorp Chicken

Noodle - Six Weeks Old - Black Australorp Chicken

Honey - 7 Days Old - Buff Orpington Chick

Honey - 3 Weeks Old - Buff Orpington Chick

Honey - 6 Weeks Old - Buff Orpington Chicken

Poppy - 7 Days Old - Golden Laced Cochin

Poppy - 21 Days Old - Golden Laced Cochin

Poppy - 35 Days Old - Golden Laced Cochin

Poppy - Eight Weeks Old - Golden Laced Cochin Chicken

Nugget - 2 Weeks Old - Feathering Ameraucana

Beautiful Feathers on an Ameraucana Chicken

Nugget - 6 Weeks Old - Ameraucana Chicken

Teriyaki - 3 Weeks Old - Barnevelder Chicken

Teriyaki - 5 Weeks Old - Barnevelder Chicken

Teriyaki - Eight Week Old Barnevelder Chicken

Two Week Old Pet Chickens in Chester County

Pepper - 5 Weeks Old - Plymouth Barred Rock

Pepper - 8 Weeks Old - Plymouth Barred Rock Pullet

Sriracha - 2 Week Old - Production Red Chick

Sriracha - Five Week Old - Production Red Chick

Sriracha - 8 Week Old Production Red Backyard Chicken

Blue - 21 Days Old - Blue Andalusian Chick

Blue - 5 Weeks Old - Blue Andalusian Chick

Blue - Eight Week Old Blue Andalusian Hen

Seven two-day-old baby chickens! Pet Photography

Five year old with two day old baby chicks

Noodle - 14 Days Old - Black Australorp Chicken

Noodle - Five Weeks Old - Black Australorp Chicken

Fuzzy Chicken Legs - Honey - 14 Days Old

Honey - 4 Weeks Old - Buff Orpington Chick

Honey - Six Weeks Old - Buff Orpington Chicken

Poppy - 14 Days Old - Golden Laced Cochin

Poppy - 28 Days Old - Golden Laced Cochin

Poppy - Five Weeks Old - Golden Laced Cochin

Ameraucana and Cochin chicks - 2 day old baby chickens

Nugget - 8 Weeks Old - Ameraucana Pullet

Teriyaki - One Week Old - Barnevelder Chicken

Teriyaki - Four Weeks Old - Barnevelder Chicken

Teriyaki - Six Weeks Old - Barnevelder Chicken

Pepper - Two Days Old - Plymouth Barred Rock Chick

Pepper - 21 Days Old - Plymouth Barred Rock Chick

Pepper - 35 Day Old - Plymouth Barred Rock Chicken

Pepper - 8 Week Old Plymouth Barred Rock Chicken

Sriracha - Two Week Old - Production Red Chick

Sriracha - 5 Week Old - Production Red Chick

Sriracha - Eight Weeks Old - Production Red Hen

Blue - Four Weeks Old - Blue Andalusian Chick

Blue - Six Weeks Old - Blue Andalusian Hen

Blue - Eight Week Old Blue Andalusian Pet Chicken

Chicken Rainbow- 3 Week Old Chicks - Bird Photos

Noodle - 21 Days Old - Black Australorp Chicken

Noodle - 35 Days Old - Black Australorp Chicken

Noodle - Eight Weeks Old - Black Australorp Chicken

Honey - 14 Days Old - Buff Orpington Chick

Honey - 5 Weeks Old - Buff Orpington Chick

Honey - Eight Weeks Old - Buff Orpington Chicken

Poppy - 2 Weeks Old - Golden Laced Cochin

Poppy - One Month Old - Golden Laced Cochin

Poppy - Six Weeks Old - Golden Laced Cochin Chicken

Nugget - One Week Old - Ameraucana Chicken

Nugget - 5 Weeks Old - Ameraucana Chicken

Nugget - Eight Weeks Old - Ameraucana Chicken

Teriyaki - Two Weeks Old - Barnevelder Chicken

Teriyaki - One Month Old - Barnevelder Chicken

Teriyaki - 6 Weeks Old - Barnevelder Chicken

Pepper - 7 Days Old - Plymouth Barred Rock

Pepper, Not Amused - 1 Month Old Plymouth Barred Rock

Pepper - Six Week Old Plymouth Barred Rock Pet Chicken

Buff Orpington and Production Red - 2 Day Old Chicks

Sriracha - Three Week Old - Production Red Chick

Sriracha - Six Weeks Old - Production Red Hen

Blue - 3 Weeks Old - Blue Andalusian Chick

Blue - One Month Old - Blue Andalusian Chick

Blue - Six Weeks Old - Blue Andalusian Chicken

Blue and Nugget - Eight Week Old Backyard Chickens

Three Week Old Pet Chickens - Odd Pet Portraits

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in 2017 my family added a flock of chickens to our household, purchased from Pickering Valley Feed and Farm in Exton, PA. They hatched on February 22, 2017, and we brought them home when they were two days old. They lived in a cage in our kitchen until they were big enough to go into the coop outside.

We chose seven different breeds of chickens and got one of each: Buff Orpington, Plymouth Barred Rock, Cochin, Barnevelder, Black Australorp, Ameraucana, and a Production Red. We worked hard on naming them something clever and decided they should all be different chicken dishes, even though we don't plan on eating our chickens, just their eggs.

We ended up with Honey, Pepper, Poppy, Sriracha, Nugget, Teriyaki, and Noodle. When the chicks were three weeks old, I saw a Blue Andalusian chick at the feed store that was the same age, and I bought her. It was an impulse buy that I justified by saying we needed a hen that lays white eggs since the others lay brown. And, eight is my favorite number.

I have to admit, I am surprised at how personable and how unique they all are - they are truly all individuals. Honey and Sriracha seem to be the dominant chicks, Poppy and Noodle are the cuddlers, and the other four do their own thing.

I plan on documenting them in photos each week, to show how fast they progress from baby chicks to egg-laying hens. New feathers appear every day, and I think they get a half-inch taller each night. My kids just adore them, and each has their favorite ones. I look forward to many years of fresh eggs and silly chicken antics!

In June of 2018, we lost some birds to a fox attack, so we added a few new chicks. We replaced our Buff Orpington and Plymouth Barred Rock, and also added a second Ameraucana (a white one this time) and a Welsummer. Their names kept with the food theme and we have Peanut, Fry, Sesame, and Patty. I did not do the weekly documenting for these chicks, but they did get a photo shoot when they arrived. Penelope, the curious and trouble-making Holland Lop rabbit, joined in.

Four Baby Chickens - Pet Photos