Chicks

We went to a poultry swap today. We didn’t have anything ready for chicks yet, so I’d told Kris I wouldn’t get anything unless there were Silkie chicks, or maybe ducks. There were neither at the swap, but we came home with chicks anyway. We got two Lavender Orpingtons (I love the colour and wanted some of these), two Ameraucana crosses (they should lay olive green eggs), and a Dorking (she has an extra toe on each foot). They should all be pullets, though it’s not guaranteed.

The Orpingtons are six weeks old and the rest are two weeks old. I’m actually kind of glad now that we have them that we started with older chicks. They’re not as fragile as day olds and Meredith can hold them and love on them (gently), and hopefully by the time we get the day olds they won’t be such a novelty. It also gives us a little leeway as far as the learning curve.

Anyway, here they are. I’m aware that the tote they’re in is way too small. That’s what happens when you buy chicks when you weren’t planning on it. We plan to move them into a rabbit hutch we have that’s quite a bit bigger, as well as off the ground and more cat proof. We also ended up moving the light that’s on them. They don’t need nearly that much heat at their age. I’ll take better pictures of them as they become a little more comfortable with us. This was just a snapshot I got last night when it was pretty dark already.