everything I read says dont handle them but my kids are gonna be gaga for them so is it ok for them to cuddle a bit or shpuld I be mean mom and say hands off??
I let my 4 yr old granddaughter hold our all the time. She would hold them, and I kept my hand around hers to keep the chicks from jumping out. She loves to go out there with the chicks. She picks grass/leaves for them and sticks them through the wire. They run up to the fence for treats when they see her coming.
Just went to Tractor Supply just to look at their Wednesday delivery. They had about 5 feather footed bantams mixed in with the Meat chicks! That just was not right so I bought 4 of them. The other had a deformed foot and had to go to the back room
. I will take pics tomorrow. I'm not even home today. My hubby had to drop me off back at church to cook and run home to set up the brooder!
Yeah!!!! More chicks!!!
Magpie, on another thread of BYC I was reading to leave the coop light on a little bit longer at night so the little ones will find their way to the coop. I did that for the first few nights and they did find their way in. They were in the corner all huddled together.
Good luck!
Lisa 
Tonight I'm letting my babies put themselves to bed. I usually go out every evening to put them back in the brooder. I'll say "C'mon babies, it's bedtime. Time to go to bed." Here they come all in a row up the ramp. Then I usually shut the brooder door. Tonight I'm leaving it open and see if they all get up there by themselves.
I found the cheapest dog treat I have seen lmba. I went to get a glass of tea a month ago and my two dogs was staring at me so I gave them a piece of ice each. Now every time me or my hubby go get ice they think they are getting a treat. Lmbo I love my dogs. They keep me laughing I never know what they are gonna do next
In the summer time I would put ice in my Corgi's water bowl to help keep him cool. He would take out every piece of ice and lay them on the floor. Then he would eat it. I liked ice, just not in his water.
Cleaned out the shavings in the brooder today and put in fresh. I finally got my boards up in front of the nests to keep the babies from roosting there. I had a couple of them eyeing them over the weekend, so thought I better get it done asap.
Give the chicks half a head of cabbage today. You would think I was trying to poison them. They thought it was some monster in their treat bowl the way they carried on. I checked back around lunch, and someone had been nibbling on it. By this afternoon, it was all gone but a couple of leaves.
On an unhappy note, got a letter from my Dr. this week. Seems he is/has resigned and I'll have to look for a new Dr.
I so dread doing that. It took me forever to find him.
I watched Hobbit 2 last night. Really good show (if you like that kind of stuff). I was not happy with the ending, but it was a cliffhanger! LOL
