My Araucana Chickens

My Araucana chickens don't actually live with me because my garden is very small and regularly visited by foxes.  Instead they live with my family on a farm up a hill near me. It's a lovely farm where they have a very large, secure barn, and lots of open space to roam around.

I've been visiting my chickens since they were eggs; I used to talk and sing to them before they hatched.  Originally I had eight eggs and five of them actually hatched.  If you look closely at the photo you can see my Araucana eggs; they are the pale blue ones.

 I held and fed my chicks regularly from birth, so they are very tame and know who I am.  

These photos are of me and Beaky-Lou, from when he was a tiny chick to fully grown:

I love my chickens so much.  I am so grateful to my family at the farm who made my dream come true by getting these chickens for me and giving them such a happy life.