The chicks arrived today. When we arrived in the shop there was this chorus of "peep, peep, chirp, peep" all around the shop. When they brought the chicks to us, they were contained in a tiny little box.
I tried to count them all as they came out of the box, but some of them got away from me before I could get at them. I think that there are 22 girls (the red ones) and 24 boys (the yellow ones) for a total of 51 chicks. As I took them out of the box I had to dip each one's beak in the water as apparently they don't know how to drink unless someone teaches them.
They are so tiny and so cute. They already recognize me as the person who tends them (I've taken on the job of feeding them as it will get me up earlier in the day and give me a reason to go outside). I almost named one of them George. This is a bad thing because the boys will be food by the end of the summer. They will have a good chicken life first, but I can't get attached to them. But as they are now, they are the cutest little things and they go "peep, peep".
4 comments:
Oh, the memories that your post and pictures bring back! I've done that many many times when I was a kid. Enjoy looking at them as much as you can while they're that cute - it doesn't last for very long!
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW omigosh, can I please come visit now???
First a bunny and now CHICKS? Easter cuteness central. Sigh. <3
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Chickens are amazing ... they each have their own distinct personality, like dogs.
I hope they don't end up as food but instead become part of your family. :)
Yippee! Can't wait to see them.
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