Show off your baby chicks!

barred2rock said:

I know you've been waiting a long time for this moment. Congrats!

BTW, your pic isn't coming up.

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oh really? It's coming up on my computer and phone...

Kristin228 said:

oh really? It's coming up on my computer and phone...

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Yup, no pic! Perhaps you can try posting them through the desktop site, I've had issues attempting to post pics on the mobile site.

Three day olds having a blast picking thru a pile of soil, grass, weeds, etc. Little foragers in training!





If you want to see your little chicks be chickens, give 'em a sizable pile of good earthy soil, with grass, weeds, and hopefully some bugs. They love it.

This is just their starter brooder, and I've made their pile bigger since this picture. I'm going to make a big heaping pile of earth, etc. in their bigger brooder that they'll be moving into in a couple of days. It's like the difference between your kids being penned up inside with nothing to do, or being able to play outside in the dirt.

Make 'em happy, give them some earth to explore. And as Joel Salatin would say, you'll get to see the chickenness of your chicks!

Nathan J said:

Three day olds having a blast picking thru a pile of soil, grass, weeds, etc. Little foragers in training! If you want to see your little chicks be chickens, give 'em a sizable pile of good earthy soil, with grass, weeds, and hopefully some bugs. They love it. This is just their starter brooder, and I've made their pile bigger since this picture. I'm going to make a big heaping pile of earth, etc. in their bigger brooder that they'll be moving into in a couple of days. It's like the difference between your kids being penned up inside with nothing to do, or being able to play outside in the dirt. Make 'em happy, give them some earth to explore. And as Joel Salatin would say, you'll get to see the chickenness of your chicks!

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Yes, good fun! Unfortunately the closest thing to grass we have is shrubs & tinny little cacti. Both of which are covered in pine needles down to the roots. But we have plenty of light soil.

barred2rock said:

Unfortunately the closest thing to grass we have is shrubs & tinny little cacti. Both of which are covered in pine needles down to the roots. But we have plenty of light soil.

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Hey you do what you can do, right? Anything to stimulate their natural foraging instincts is great.

Would anyone like to take a guess on breeds? I got a "brown egg layer asst" from Meyer this week, because i like surprises . The only ones I'm really sure of are the barred rocks.

Really curious what these little stripey spotted ones might be...


And these...they are a muted yellow with a gray/brown back and feathered legs:


And just for fun....

As to breeds, no idea! but that last pic, a flying chick pic, that is awesome!

So awesome seeing everybody's new babies! These are mine that hatched sunday/monday. Easter eggers I'm told. It's been so much fun watching them.

They have 6 older orpington nest mates. Kinda wish I'd held off getting these from tractor supply, cuz now I'm hooked on hatching. I want more eggs but... 11 is more than I planned on. lol.

These are our three bantams. Any guesses as to what kind they are?