After soccer on Saturday Evelyn, Jane, and I went and picked out baby chicks. By the time Daryl got home from work there was a family of chicks in our living room. The girls are really enjoying it. Evelyn talks to them and says stuff like "come here sweetheart" or "its time for you to get some sleep now darling." She also protects them from Jane when she trys to reach down and touch them when she is not supposed to. Jane is in awe of them and chats to them in her high pitched squeals. Evelyn so far has been feeding them and giving them fresh water along with changing the pine shavings on the bottom. From what I understand we are supposed to keep them inside for two weeks, then move them to the garage until they get feathers, and then move them outside. We have eight chicks in total. Two yellow, two brown, two black, (these lay eggs) and then two white that Daryl brought back from the store last night for uh...errr eating.....gulp! They are a lot bigger and rounder than the egg laying chicks. Evelyn's favorite is one of the black ones. They are all really REALLY cute right now and are fun to just sit and watch interact. Very relaxing. I will be happy if they all even survive until the fall.
It is a fun learning experience for all of us.
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