Our Baby Chicks
Our babies are here! We picked out ten wee chicks at the feed store on Thursday and it was a thrill. We got two chicks each of five different breeds in the hopes that this will help us to know them all as individuals even when they are grown.
Lucas picked them all out. They are sweet little handfuls of fluff.
They are completely “a-DOH-able,” as Asher says. Fuzzy and peepy and sleepy and ever so young! Just two or three days old now. For the next few weeks they will be living in our makeshift “brooder box” in my office, the warmest room in the house. We have learned that they need to be kept warm — really warm. You and I would call it hot. We have had to make adjustments of our plans and setup to accommodate this new info. (I expect to say that a lot during this chick-raising adventure, since this is our first time!) As they grow, they will become more comfortable with slightly lower temps. Nevertheless, we are all enchanted.
More later. I think I’ll go hold one and watch her fall asleep in my hands.
February 22, 2011 at 9:24 am
Sara, I am passing on The Stylish Blogger Award to you.I am greatly enjoying your beautiful blog.
http://celebratetherhythmoflife.blogspot.com/2011/02/stylish-blogger-award.html
Warmly,
Lisa