My babies!!! *One week update! Post 27 outside pics!*

[mallory2013]

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Thank you for the kind words! I love them all too, it was very difficult when Nelly passed, it broke my heart.

Haha well I've been handling them since we got them, so they are kind of used to being picked up and kissed and petted! The first day all I did was sit at the brooder and watch them and they were kind of wary of me like "why is this crazy lady staring at us?" but they got used to it. Then I stuck my hand in with some chick feed in the palm of my hand and they learned that hands bring food! Lol Whenever I stick my hand in now they come running

 

[mallory2013]

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It's this stuff called Gro-Gel that Meyer will send with the chicks if you order it. It was a waste of money frankly, all my chicks did was stand in it. It's suppose to quickly hydrate them and give a big boost of vitamins and electrolytes.

 

[JodyJo]

adorable! if you place the waterer and feeders on some blocks of wood or something at head level, it will prevent some waste of the food and keep the water cleaner...
keep posting pics, we love them!

 

[mallory2013]

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Thank you for the advice! I think I am going to do something like that soon since I swear they have doubled in size since they got here... They have decided that it is great fun to scratch the feed out of the feeder. Yes, I will definitely post more pics, probably on Monday when they are a week old.

 

[drifter]

awwww .. so cute ! Good luck with them

 

[afj6710]

They are absolutely adorable! So sorry about your Nelly but glad the others are doing well.

 

[mallory2013]

They went outside for the first time today! At first they were terrified and hid behind me, but once they figured out that there was bugs in the grass and dirt they could roll in, well let's just say that they weren't afraid anymore!!! Latifah found a worm and the chase was on! It was the funniest thing I have ever seen. Any way, here are some pics:

Hiding behind me

Haha Betty is so funny!!

Latifah in the middle with Swisher, Macy and Jenny around her

Jenny looking at the dogs

Swisher with a few of his lovely ladies

I just am so attached to them already and it's only been a week! There are three more coming that are replacements for Nelly (

) next Wednesday and I will get pics up of them too! Thanks for looking at my fuzz butts!

 

[michelle89]

They are adorable!!! I remember when I got my babies on April 18, when I opened that box it was love at first sight! As I type this my girls are on my deck looking through the sliding glass door! Thats my issue right now keeping them off my deck!! Chicken poop!!

 

[mallory2013]

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Haha hopefully I won't have that problem! Lol