Welcome our newest addition to Two Blue Houses! (No, it isn't Lauren's baby, but any day...) This arrival came via snail mail. And I'm happy to report that the kids are loving their new little ones.
Another spring, another order of chicks. I'm not sure if this says we are bad owners or determined to succeed. Either or, filling the house with their surprisingly loud "cheeps" sure makes us smile. Seriously, a sleeping day-old-chick is just about the cutest thing I can imagine. They fall asleep and kind of just flap down. You would swear they were injured by looking at they way they are awkwardly sprawled all over. Little overlapping piles of yellow fluff. Sigh. Adorable.
Since we are no longer day-old-chick newbies, our brooder has gotten less and less complicated and I think last year we nailed it so here it is again...
Three large cardboard boxes fashioned into one piled with a couple inches of straw. Totally disposable, compostable, and my favorite, just about free. Every couple days I gently scoot the chicks to one side and sprinkle some fresh straw. They may be small, but boy do they "go" a lot!
It is hard to believe they have been here for almost a week. Only 19 weeks to go until they are laying eggs. Patience... patience...
Any happy signs of spring at your place?
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