So we brought two soft little babies home yesterday: Reddy Red (a Rhode Island Red) and Whitey White (a White Leghorn).
They're only one week old, so we've set them up in a big box with a warm light overhead, and plenty of chick crumbles to eat. Having read all sorts of dire warnings on the net I'm terrified they'll get too cold at night, so peeked in to check on them at least three times last night.
They have such distinct personalities already -- although Reddy is smaller she's much more confident. In fact, Whitey was so nervous to be out of her home and away from Reddy that she spent the photo session hiding under my skirt (so no pictures of her yet), but Reddy chased flies and mosquitos, and seemed perfectly happy to explore.
I'm enchanted by their soft, tiny bodies, clockwork hops and continuous trills and peeps. Boo sits and watches them (pats them and picks them up, too), and even Jumps is setting up elaborate structures of lights and blankets for their night accomodation.
It's always a treat to have babies in the house!
3 comments:
Oh you are so lucky! I would love to have baby chicks :o) How cute!!!
This makes me realize how long it's been since we had any chicks around here--too long. But with our winter on the way, I think we'd better wait until the spring before thinking about that.
We went through quite a dry spell with eggs; the moulting process took much longer than I anticipated. But finally, our hens are back to doing their job again.
The pictures you took are wonderful! I wouldn't think a chick would be the easiest subject to photograph. :)
We had Rhode Islands growing up, and they were the cheekiest of all our chickens- they would steal sandwiches right out of my littlest siblings hands!
I do so want to get some chickens.....
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