taking a drink
Well, we made it through week one. The chicks will be 7 days old on Tuesday. We found out they were a day old when we got them and they hadn’t been vaccinated, so we switched over to medicated food. They’re learning how to roost and scratch — and boy are they vigorous about the scratching. Food flung EVERYWHERE.
Their wings are getting longer and stronger and the markings are starting to show on the tips.
They practically fall asleep on their feet. In fact, the falling asleep is the funniest part of watching them. They go all floppy.
They’re a bit rude to each other, bumping and pushing and walking upon and running over to see what another is pecking at and having to peck at it too.
I’ll have another update next week!
Hahahaha.
Okay, lousy photo right now, but never fear, I am sure we will get many many many more in the days to come. We got six Barred Rock pullets & they are currently in a bin, under a heat lamp, in our bathroom. We’ll probably move them to the living room tonight, but we wanted to put them in a small space with a door until we can get a screen over the top of the bin. I forgot to ask how old these were.
Chicken butt!
Craftgawker
Etsy Mini
