Chick Magnet

My Peeps Have Arrived

I'm so excited--my baby chicks arrived on Tuesday, March 23rd--twenty-five tiny, day old, peeping balls of down in a cardboard box.

We ordered bantams, the smaller-bodied birds that require less feed to sustain. From “feather-footed” to “clean-legged” to “cochins,” the individuality of each is intriguing.

The chicks are my project with my grandsons who spent hours on line looking at photos and reading about the different varieties of Bantams. Together we decided on the "Assorted Purebred Bantam" chicks from www.McMurrayHatchery.com.

The fun part is that we won’t know what bantam breed they are OR if they are pullets (young hens) or cockerels (young roosters) until they start growing! It'll be fun to match them to McMurray’s on-line guide. I can’t wait for the “big reveal.” It's a really fun project for all of us.

If you're not into chickens, you won't care to read the next post. For me and my grandsons, however, the fun is in the learning.

I'd like to think that my next blog won't be about the tiny chick cemetery with 25 little etched stones that read, "here lies 25 bad ideas!"