So the chicks are over three weeks old, and we still haven't settled on names. I blame this mostly on our busy schedules and the fact that I wanted to give my son a chance to name them. He hasn't really responded when I asked him what we should call the baby chickens, although that shouldn't surprise me. All his favorite stuffed animals are just called what they are--Donkey, Big Bear, Little Bear, Lion, etc.--except for one stuffed shark inexplicably named Felix.

Some names in the running: Doris, Marcy, Rhonda, Sheila, Vicki, and Phyllis. Any votes? I plan to name them by Tuesday at the latest.

Other than their lack of name, the chicks are doing great. They're putting on new feathers almost every day and scratching around in the shavings of their brooder box with vigor. It'll still be a while before I introduce them to the big girls, but I think I'll start taking them outside shortly for some dirt scratching and sunshine.

4 comments

1. mar on 3/31/2013 05:40:00 PM

   Blonde one Vicki after Vicki Gunvalson ;)

    
2. Audrey on 3/31/2013 06:14:00 PM

   Ha ha ha ha ha! It's tempting... although is it wrong to name a pet after someone so loathsome and annoying? I am dooming her to be my least favorite chicken?

    
3. Grandpa on 4/01/2013 10:12:00 AM

   Speaking for the Boomer generation, I suggest "Linda" and "Susan."

    
4. Victoria Williams on 5/05/2013 07:41:00 AM

   They certainly are pretty. Phyllis sounds like a good name.