Wicked Jack

Last week a long awaited package arrived...BABY CHICKS!!!!  We now have 25 Black Sex-Link Pullets.  They are a cross between a Road Island Red and a Barred Rock.  They are a dual purpose chicken, that lay lots of big, brown eggs.  We ordered our chicks from Dunlap Hatchery in Caldwell, ID.  They were great to work with, our chick arrived on time, alive and healthy!  

Everyone quickly got settled in the brooder Heath made, and they couldn't be happier.

The kids absolutely love the new baby chicks and can't get enough of them.  First thing every morning (even before TV time, which is saying a lot) they want to go out and check on them. All three of them hop in the brooder and chase the little flock around until they work up the nerve to quickly grab one.

T has been cracking us up from the very beginning.  First he wanted to let the chickens live in his bedroom, and assured us that he would "take good care of them and keep them nice and warm."  Then, the first night after Heath got home from work and dinner was served, he asked the kids if they wanted to go and "tuck in the chicks for the night."  Of course they couldn't get out the door fast enough.  As I was washing up the dishes, T came back inside the house a little upset, still trying to convince Heath that we had to cover all of them up with straw and kiss them good night.  

He especially loves the "runt."  Every time we go and check on the chicks he has to find the littlest one, who he has affectionately named Wicked Jack, to hold and love on.  We are not really sure where he got this name from, but we don't have the heart to tell him that Jack is really a Jill.     

It's fun to have the chicks, but even more fun to watch our children love and care for them.  They all have been so responsible and loving.  We love watching our little flock grow and develop.