It's amazing how quickly the chicks are growing!! They were two day old chicks and in the three days we've had them, they've begun to develop some wing feathers and a couple have sprouted little pin feathers on their tails. The Easter Eggers (Charlie, Lulu, Cleo) and seem to be developing the most quickly, followed by the Barred Plymouth Rocks (Sweet Pea and Etta) and lastly the Red Stars (Gertie and Ruby). Charlie and Lulu are the largest and most dominant so far. I sprinkled a few dried meal worms in along with their starter feed. When one chick finds a worm, the others chase her all around the brooder until she stops and gobbles it up. They have some fine parakeet grit sprinkled among with the wood shavings which they love scratching for. Gretchen, our miniature dachshund is mesmerized by them and can sit for hours watching CV (Chicken Vision :) We enjoy watching their high-jinks too.
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