aww.cute boys. Have them wash their hands before handling the chicks if you are worried about it, the of course wash after they handle them. It really shouldn't hurt the chicks at all. I wash a lot while incubating eggs..have to before I turn eggs. Once they are hatched and a day or two...
AMANDA...you've started a nice little thread here. I've seen some pretty good suggestions, one very important one being, wash hands after handling chicks and chickens. My hands are always so dry when I am hatching chicks. Taking them out of the bator, putting them into the brooder. I love...