Chickens 4 weeks old and new additions!

I'm posting this a little late since the chickens will be 5 weeks old tomorrow but here are our 5 chicks, plus 3 NEW little chicks we picked up when we got our ducklings!

First up is Frost! 

Look how much she has grown! Her colors are so pretty! She's a shy bird! (I think it's a she!) 

Second up is Sushi, who is getting more daring and coming closer to me and still our smallest chick!

Chick #3, Bear is such a bear! Look at all that fluffy cuteness! She ( I think?) Comes up to me now and gets close to my lap, and pecks at my pants. She's definitely warming up to me! She is so so soft!

Chick #4 is Penny and I'm 99.9% sure Penny is actually a roo. He's daring and that comb is big and he is so tough this one lol! 

#5 is big sissy! She's so big and yet, such a baby lol! She still hides from me!

Onto our new chickens who are not named yet! I need to get a feel for this personalities first! 

Chick #6 for now on is this Polish bantam! Look at that hair! Oh it makes me melt! That hair do it just EVERYTHING!

Chick #7 is this fluffy cutie that looks a lot like Bear yet grey! I can't wait to name this one! 

and lastly this is our Creole Orpington! (although online I see more spelling it Crele Orpington?) She's definitely a hen because the man at the hatchery said the coloring is different on hens but she's GORGEOUS! Those feathers are so pretty and she loves spreading them for us! 

I can't wait to share updated pictures in the next few days. They have already changed so much since I took these last weekend! <3

Thanks for reading! ~The Vela Homestead

New ducklings!

Wednesday, Natalie and I went to a local hatchery Duck n' Coop. I've only bought chicks and turkeys from Tractor supply so it was really exciting to go into a hatchery and see so many different chicks, ducks and breeds!

We decided we wanted 4 different breeds for our new additions!
Here are our new babies, breeds, and all that! Here is a photo I took of them the day we came home!

Here are some photos I took today! I plan on taking age progression photos like I do for our chickens each week and sharing them here on the blog! I hope you enjoy these! 

First up is our little Black and yellow ducking. He/She will be an Magpie duck! She should have white and black coloring as she grows! She's the smallest of the 4, and I believe just a week old. We haven't chosen names yet!

 Here is our 2nd little duckling. She/He will be a Ancona duck with white and silver coloring! She is just a touch bigger than the first duckling!

This is our 3rd duckling. He/She will be a Khaki Campbell duckling! He's a big duckling and I'm guessing around 2 weeks old! This little one is loud and anxious compared to the other, and definitely the fastest!

Lastly here is our 4th duckling! She is going to be so gorgeous as she/he grows up! This one is about the same size as the duckling above but not as crazy!

I look forward to sharing our little ducklings as they grow and watching their little personalites come to life and picking out names! 

Have a blessed Sunday!  ~The Vela Homestead

The chicks are 3 weeks old!

So our chickies are now 3 weeks old! Now my external camera flash is draining my batteries really quickly. I use rechargeable and have to order new ones to see if it's the batteries or the flash that's not working. So I had to use my camera phone this week instead!

Look at this fun little group shot! One is growing much faster than the others....

Here is chick #1. She definitely looks like a silver seabright bantam! So far my guess is hen but we'll see what happens as she grows! Her name is Frost! 

Here is chick #2! I think she may be a Welsummer Bantam but I'm not entirely sure! She's the smallest chick and her name is still Sushi! 

Here is chick #3! Still calling her fuzzy toes. I'm not sure what breed she is yet!  His/her name is Bear! Boy or girl, it's staying! She should be a big fluffy soft black chicken when she grows!

Here is chick #4! We believe that he/she is a golden seabright we believe! She is now named Penny however, I think it's going to be a rooster lol! We will see but look at that comb! 

Lastly here is Big Sissy! (If a rooster it will change to Samson!) But woah she's growing so so fast! She's a cornish rock! 

And to end this post, here's a group shot of the 4 bantams together! 

They are so fun!

Have a blessed day!  ~The Vela Homestead