Dduell2's Chicken Journey

[Dduell2]

So on Friday June 6th I stopped by Family Farm and Home to see when they would get their next batch of hatchling. They told me they got some that day.
I went home and got our "brooder box" ready for the impending babies!

Saturday morning my 10 yo son and I walked in the Pride Fest Parade and enjoyed Pride Fest with my wife.

Then my wife and I went to the farm store to get some little babies!

Babies in a box!!

We decided to get 2 Black Austraplorps and 2 Olive Eggers.

Babies in a brooder box!

We have since learned that the chicks are having a hard time with the horizontal nipple waterer and gave them a bowl of water. I will be picking up a different waterer for them tomorrow.

1st chick from the Black Austraplorp bin

Chick from the Olive Egger bin

2nd chick from the Olive Egger bin

2nd chick from the Black Austraplorp bin

So far they seem to be very happy still. They definitely like attention which is something we like cuz we want our chickens to be our friends as much as possible as well.

Thanks for taking a look! I'll be updating alot as I go!

Til next time...

 

[Molpet]

After a week or two they have the strength to work the horizontal.

 

[Dduell2]

After a week or two they have the strength to work the horizontal.

Thank you for that reassurance! That definitely seems like the case. Looks like they can't quite press it hard enough.

We have a little glass trough in there now for them but I don't like how they can walk in it so after work tomorrow I'll stop and get them a little chick waterer.