Taken out of contex, perhaps a little disturbing. But, really, we went and picked up our broiler chicks night before last. We have been waiting patiently for them to come in. They were supposed to arrive 5 weeks ago with our order of laying hens. They arrived at the store, but shortly afterwards nearly half of them died. The store called to explain things and said there was a person who only wanted 12 and would take the half order if that was OK with us. I said OK, figuring that if half of them died when they got to the store there was probably something wrong with them anyway. They assured us our order would be filled that week, but have been waiting (somewhat patiently) for nearly 5 weeks now.
It turned out to be perfect timing though because just three days ago we were able to move our laying hens out of the brooders and into their outdoor coops. This alleviated space in the brooders for the new flock. Instead of having two brooders both full with chicks, we're able to leave one empty and when the shavings need changed we just rotate them over to a clean one and clean out the dirty one. It works better I think.
The broiler chicks are adorable! They look like little Easter chicks - yellow colored and tiny! They'll grow quickly I'm sure.
Hey! Look who wants to help feed and water the chicks! I don't think guard dog is what Griz has in mind...
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