I picked up these 3 Buckeye chicks yesterday from Meyer Hatchery, just down the road in Polk. They will be dark brown (supposedly) when they're grown. They're up on our third floor with an infrared lamp where they'll stay until time to introduce them to Mimique and Chipmunk, with supervised forays to the great outdoors in a couple of weeks.
Sadly, one of them (the one in the upper left) died overnight. The other 2 seem lively and fine, so I guess she just wasn't viable. Still, it's sad. Here we go again: the heartbreak of raising chickens.
Sadly, one of them (the one in the upper left) died overnight. The other 2 seem lively and fine, so I guess she just wasn't viable. Still, it's sad. Here we go again: the heartbreak of raising chickens.
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