more chicken photos
So that everyone has a fair turn in the limelight, here are some photos of the Barred (Plymouth) Rock + Ameraucana chicks, both 7 days old.
I’m happy to announce that we seem to have stepped back from that slippery slope towards crazy pet people. That is, other than obsessively cutting up small pieces of paper towels to cover up any “accidents” (so that we’re not constantly at the spa), and grinding up a mix of old-fashioned, organic rolled oats and stone-ground cornmeal to add to the chick feed ( in a 1:1 ratio) to also help with messy “accidents,” everything has ahem, normalized.
I’m lying, but that’s a tale for another day. Enjoy the photos!
Wow, these are some awesome chicks! You two are great parents. Interesting about the oats and cornmeal mix, that does make sense. Nice to give them spa treatments, that will make a relaxed and trusting hen.
A chick’s feet are very nice, and it seems to be a way to calm them. I give mine foot rubs, and they seem to really enjoy that. Plus, my six babies all seem to have different feet, and that way can tell them apart.
Have fun!
Jim