Unbelievably Cute!

My friend (and bow-hunting mentor) Michele sent an e-mail note yesterday afternoon with pictures of her new chicks. I wrote back and asked Michele if she would let me include these pictures and story as a post in my blog and she agreed. In fact, she sent me even more pictures!

Are they not the cutest little fluffballs?

I'm amazed at all the different colors! Here are species she received: Silver Laced Wyandottes, Buff Orpingtons, White Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, Black Australorps, Speckled Sussex, Delaware, Columbian Wyandotte's, Partridge Rocks, Barred Rocks, and Araucanas.

I thought these baby chick pictures were cute, but as I continued to scroll down through the pictures, the story got really interesting..... Michele had also included some photos of the chicks and her cat, BOY.

Who needs a heatlamp when you've got a kitty to snuggle with?

Here's what Michele says about these: "Just a few more pictures of my cat BOY and the baby chicks. A good kitty as long as I'm there." Talk about Cute Overload. Have you ever seen anything like this in your entire life?

And this is not the first time BOY has been a chick foster mom.....here are some other pictures Michele took in 2005.

And the really amazing thing is that it's a lifelong friendship. Here's BOY with Zha-Zha (one of the 2005 chicks all grown up into a pretty little hen).
I would dearly love to get some chickens for our place here. Michele's advice is to get 4-6 hens but no roosters (because they will drive the neighbors crazy). I'm not too worried about my neighbors, but a rooster might drive my dog Sophie crazy. Her chickens are free range and she says they eat tons of bugs in her yard. Now I just have to convince Mr. Johnson about how nice it would be to have some chickens of our own!

Thanks Michele for sharing allowing me share your story and pictures in my blog.