We opened up a side of the brooder and now the chicks have room to get to the food and water without fighting a crowd. In only three days this little chicks have grown noticeably and move a lot faster. Overnight we had our first casualty. They say that up to 10% of chicks won't make it, so we're on track.
My daughters modeled the different kind of chicks we have. This is a White Plymouth Rock. We have 55 of them (we think). They are good layers and grow big for meat. We'll keep 15 for the next flock and the rest go to the freezer in September.
We have a dozen of these Black Australorps. They are good layers.
We think these are the Araucanas. They don't lay better than average but their eggs are large and pale green. It just seemed like fun.
My daughters talked us into a "show" bird for their 4-H project. This is a White Crested Polish. The adult picture looks really funny to me, but my daughter thought it was cool.
The other daughter got a White Silkie. These are small birds but their feathers stay really soft and silkie.
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