About the Parents

I thought you guys would like to know a little about the parents of these chicks while we are waiting.

This is the mom, Ra:

Full Name: Ra Margaret

Nickname: Ra-ra 

Breed and Variety: Female, White-crested Black Polish Bantam

Ra was named "Ra" after the Egyptian sun god. When she was just a chick and her crest(Afro) was growing out it looked like a little sun on her head. We actually thought she was a he. She started to grow differently than her 3 siblings and we figured she was a male and the rest were females. We had it backwards! Oops! In the end, it all worked out. While we thought Ra was a boy, she became my dad's favorite chicken. It's true- we played favorites. I had my favorite and he had his, in the end we switched. He grew closer to Mu as soon as we knew Mu was a rooster. And I grew closer to Ra because she was my lonely little girl. Ra is a very calm and mellow bird, so I decided to use her for showmanship at the fair that year. We worked together daily all summer. I'm sure she hated it, all that flipping upside-down and walking on a table. The practiced paid off, though! We placed 1st in Novice, moved up to Junior, and placed 4th. In show(which is where only the bird is judged), she won Best of Division- Female and 1st Place in her class. Now she lives at Viki's with her partner-in-crime, Mu.

This is the dad, Mu:

Full Name: Mu Einstein

Nickname: Mumu or Mu-berry

Breed and Variety: Male, White-crested Black Polish Bantam

Mu was named "Mu" because of his size. "Mu" is a symbol for micro, meaning small. He may not look small in this picture, but when we first brought him home with his 3 brothers and sisters, he was the smallest by far. He was known as "the runt" before we had named for them. He was my favorite and I spent the most time with him. Then he grew up and got very aggressive and big and strong. He was much harder to work with then, so I stopped handling him so much. He loves his partner, Ra, very much. He hates when any thing or any body tries to pick her up or take her away from him. Although he can loose his temper sometimes, he is still a very friendly and extremely funny chicken. Mu is one of the best looking chickens I have ever seen, honestly. And he flaunts it! He is quite the flirt to just about everyone. In show last year he won Best of Division -Male and 1st place in his class. Now he lives at Viki's ranch with his best friend/girfriend, Ra.

In case you are wondering what happened to the other chickens I keep mentioning...this is my story.

I bought 4 White-crested Polish Chicks from HMB Feed and Fuel. It was a straight run, meaning I had a 50/50 chance of getting boys or girls. We ended up with little luck and got 3 boys and 1 girl. Roosters will fight with each other, so there can only be one in each flock. One by one we had to do something to the extra roosters.

First came Ti. I gave all the chickens 2-letter names to keep it uniform. Ti and Do were called "twins" because they looked so much alike. I named them Do and Ti after the note names because they were the first to respond to sound and develop a sense of hearing. He was the first to become aggressive and he started hurting the other chickens. Anyways, in June 2008, when Ti was only about 3 months old, I gave him away to HMB Feed and Fuel. They can't insure that he would go to a good home, so we had to just hope for the best. To this day I still do not know where he is. We miss you Ti-ni!

Next we had to deal with Do. For a while Do and Mu weren't fighting and they could stay together. Then Do realized he was a rooster and his instinct took over. Do was the most curious chicken. He was never afraid, just wanted to explore everything. He would watch my dad build parts of their coop. The other chicks would run away from the loud power-tools, but he would just stand there and stare. We gave Do away to HMB F&F, just like Ti. Still-- I don't know where he is today, but I still think of him every day. 

Here is a picture of the 4:

  Ra            Ti               Do              Mu