We are very excited to be raising baby chicks! There was a lot to learn about different breeds, how to take care of the chicks, what to feed them--grow our own food, buy it locally, buy a premixed feed?--, what kind of coop to build, will Guinness hunt them?, etc. It's been a lot of fun learning about it all. We ended up picking out 8 chicks: 2 white orpingtons, 2 ameracaunas, 1 buff silkie, 1 cochin, 1 jersey giant (couldn't pass up a breed created in jersey), and 1 light brahma. They are all very winter hardy breeds and decent layers, plus easy going and gentle. I wish I could say that Liam and Patrick were the same with them! Unfortunately we did lose one to a little rough handling which we were all very sad about. Liam and Patrick had built the chick a nest in a flower pot, but the chick just wouldn't stay in it so they decided to put a rock on top of her so she would stay there. Lessons learned all around.
There is so much much great information on the web about raising chickens, but my favorite is www.backyardchicken.com.
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