That's what I would have done if I knew they were properly cared for, but they were not. My chickens, on the other hand... you'll be hard pressed to meet a more pampered crowd. They are nice, big and glossy-feathered. So, we'll see. I'll try to feed them up. They'll need it to survive the winter...
Thanks! What about the colors? They just appear to be a mix of several colors, isn't that so? Also, any way to know if they're the large kind or bantam (except wait and see, obviously! ). I'm pretty sure they could have been bigger by now if they had been fed properly.
My neighbour got these chicks about a month ago, and I told her from the start, with all due respect, she must take better care of them if she wants them to survive. Today she called me and told one of the chicks died "unexpectedly"; when I asked why this might be she said "I, uh, forgot to give...