Food For Thought

Until our new volunteer coordinator, Elisa Baker arrived, these little guys were the newest chicks on the block. We have our first Food For Thought second-generation chickens. One of our hens hatched three eggs nearly a month ago. At first they were tiny balls of fluff (they looked like marshmallows!), but now they’re starting to look a little more like their parents. They are Cochin chickens and will have big fluffy feet when they’re mature. Mom (below with her babies) is a black and white Cochin and dad is also a Cochin, but shiny and black.

However, Rachel and Doug, who are in charge of our garden, may be the proudest of all:

We thought our chickens were unusually friendly — they don’t mind being held — and describe them as the “poodles of chickens”, but have recently heard it’s a feature of the breed. Nonetheless, we think they’re pretty darned special.