BusyLizzie: Spring Chicken

As you, my faithful reader, may or may not know, we purchased a few "darling" pets not too long ago. They are cute, they are cuddly, they serve a purpose, they are....chickens!

Let's meet the ladies:

Here we have Buttercup. She is an Amerucauna. The other chicks covet her beautiful natural blond (as do I) and she loves long, circular strolls around the box. She may be the brightest colored, but that's not to say she's the sharpest knife....after all, she is a blond.

One day Buttercup will grow up to have blue legs, lay "easter" eggs and look like this:

Next we have Billie. Don't tell the other chicks, but I think she's the cutest. Her poofy cheeks are the envy of the coop! She's growing more and more every day!

Billie is a Barred Plymouth Rock and if everything goes according to plan, she will one day look like this:

That's it girl! Strut your stuff!!!

Next up, another Barred Plymouth Rock. Her name is Becky. She's a natural blond, too, on her tummy. Becky loves to be held! She also loves sleeping. A lot. To be honest, I am worried about her exercise routine as she is not growing quite as fast as her other cohort, Billie. She's cute nonetheless!

Becky will also grow up to have lovely stripes, and in her teenage years, look a little like this:

And I like to think if Buttercup and Becky were sitting at the salon, havin' their nails painted, tellin' jokes, this is what they'd say...

And up next we have Bobbi. She came from the "Various Bantams" bin at the store, but don't let her 'discount' upbringing fool you! Bobbi has lots of spunk and personality! She's also the littlest one of the bunch, leading Billie to wonder how she keeps such a slender figure. Most likely, she'll be a beautiful brown hen who lays lots of yummy eggs! (Sorry no photo, since she's 'just a Bantam', those are pretty varied!) Here she is in all her glory:

And FINALLY we have Brownie. She's got "personality".

Considering her current attitude, she'll probably grow up to be this:

Although, if the cats don't get her first, I guess she'll turn out to be a Brown Leghorn instead of VelociChicken. I guess we'll have to wait and see.