Update!!

Update!!  Pics to follow this weekend.....

Apparently I needed more silkie chickens....so I got 2 white young "ladies"...they are supposed to be girls, but we'll see.


One of the black silkie "ladies"...Flo...is now known as Flo-rida for she is a he and is crowing up a storm.


The brood of 9:  thought we lucked out and only got 2 males in the whole group and that the rest were all girls....surprise surprise surprise!!!   "the other princess" and "the cranky princess" are actually BOYS...grrrrr!  They are taking turns gang-raping the little black silkie....


EGGS:  the egg situation was grim, dark even...yesterday all 4 barred rock ladies laid eggs!!  OH and the black silkie is laying eggs too!  Almost every day!  She is also trying to go broody....which sucks.  We added white x-mas lights to help with the lack of sunlight, i think that helped since we definitely get 2 full size eggs a day and a silkie almost every day.

Roosters:  Campbell is a good little fella now, not giving any problems to anyone but the dog.  Diego, however, is becoming a feisty little buggar and is constantly challenging me and he bites....he's gonna be dinner soon.  Buddy is a sweet little guy who still keeps to himself.  The newly noted boys "the cranky princess and the other princess" are excitable and trying to hump every female in the flock.  Silly boys... 

*pics of the coop lights and new pics of the growing brood to come!!!!