I am coming to the end of my first week with my baby chicks. It has been a rough start, but now it’s more fun. I think we picked the worst possible time of year to have our chicks delivered. Because we had planned on taking a trip to Lake Tahoe for Presidents’ Day weekend, […]

Our second week with chicks. All 5 of our chicks are doing great. We had to move them to a new brooder, since the plastic tote was not much of a hurdle for our big Araucana, “Fatty Mama”. She is ready to fly. Awhile back, in our pre-chick days, I had suggested the guest bathroom […]

  We all seem to have settled into a bit of a routine, by now. The chicks all seem comfortable in their brooder (yes, that’s the shower in our guest bathroom) and we are all happily cohabitating in the house. The routine begins with one of us coming in to say good morning and refresh […]

Brooding Chicks – Week 4 Wow, they are growing so quickly! It’s amazing how different they are looking, with their feathers coming in. Here’s a look at the two Fayoumis, before & after they feathered out. Here they are, 3 weeks old: and here they are, 4 weeks old:   The chicks can all make […]