Wow - they are growing fast!

You may recall that we got six chicks around June 3rd or 4th.... at that time, they were probably about one or two days old. Now look at them - they are about a month and a half and really getting big (they have huge feet!). The chickens are living in the dog run right now - who would have thought. They love to "free range" on the epoxy floor in their temporary "hen house." They are trying out their wings and establishing the pecking order. We're having a good laugh watching them.

This is an Amrock (or American Plymouth Rock). We have two of these.

The one in the front is a Golden Laced Wyandotte (whatever that is!). They aren't as friendly as the Australorp and the Amrocks ~ a little skittish.

Of course, what you probably came to Halor's puppy blog to see, isn't chickens, right?

The M-babies are doing especially well. A couple of them are up over 3 lbs. Halor is an excellent mom. The puppies eyes and ears are still closed but they are lifting themselves up off the fleece and starting to wobble in the air.

They still sleep most of the time. We found out from a friend/puppy raiser that SWR will not be getting any of these pups but most likely, each of the other four regions will each get a male and a female. Someone in North Carolina already knows she is getting a female from this litter. Randy's PR and Ira's PR both know her and are looking forward to having an "M" in the Charlotte area!

These two are the huge puppies in the gang - but not by much! So far, it looks like the light pink puppy has the now famous "Halor ridge" down its nose. I haven't inspected closely enough to see if we have more ridges.

I can't tell for sure which puppy this is - but he/she is not panting (we keep them nice and cool) - he/she just happened to have his/her tongue out when I took the photos (laughing maybe?)

Here's our fabulous Mom with her brood. Halor is so attentive and calm, it's amazing to watch her. Nobody goes hungry or gets the slightest bit dirty in this crowd. That's not to say that she doesn't find some time to fit in a round or two of the acorn game - she still wants to play!

Izzy is still with fellow puppy raisers up in Chico and/or Tahoe on vacation. I've heard that she's behaving herself, but like Irish, I don't have any photos to prove it. I have heard that she is liking the water even more and getting some good swims in. I believe she'll be heading back home next week.