The Chicks are Here! The Chicks are Here!

We had 33 chicks hatch on the 6th and 7th!  Oh, how fun to watch them break out of their shell.  It is such a miracle and I love to watch every time.  I highly suggest that every person get to watch a chick hatch and especially every child.  It is simply amazing.  I will have to record one hatching and post it soon.  All are healthy and chirping. :- )

Here they are in the broader box with their heat lamp. It is hard to believe that there are 33 chicks  in that pile.  They sure know how to squish together! 

On the floor is our recycled shredded paper which seems to be working great because it isn't has big as straw so they aren't tripping and it isn't flat newspaper so it isn't slippery.  In the back left corner of the top picture, you can see our small yogurt container that now has red rock and water in it.  The rock prevents the chicks from drowning and the red rock seems to attract them more to the water than the regular gray rock that we used in the past.

If anyone is interested in some of these chicks, please email me. You can find my email on the right side of the screen in the "About Me" section.

Each chick is $4
They are unsexed
We cannot ship chicks at this time