Raising Chickens 2
by nutuba on Apr 15, 2009 with 25 Comments
The baby chicks are now just a bit over a week old and they are growing quickly! Enjoy the pics and the video.
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All twelve of the baby chicks have made it through the first week and appear to be healthy and thriving. They are curious about everything and are starting to peek out of the box to catch glimpses of the outside world.
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They are so funny to watch. They follow each other around, almost like they’re thinking, “Hey, if she’s going somewhere, she may know something I don’t so I’d better go too.”
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They sleep on top of each other. All twelve will bunch up in one corner of the box and create one big fluffy pile of baby chicks.
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They are eating a lot and have probably doubled in size during the past week. In addition to the chicken feed, they’ve been eating mealy worms and various small bugs that the kids find and give to them. The chicks love playing tug-of-war with small worms too.
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The chicks are friendly and don’t object to being held.
Not all the chicks have names yet, but my two do have names. My two are ISA Brown hens (all the others are Ameraucanas) and I’ve named them Rojo and Suh. Rojo is Spanish for red (I probably should have gone with the feminine form, Roja, but Rojo it is). Suh is named after one of Nebraska’s top defensive football players, Ndamukong Suh. I chose a Nebraska player because these ISA Browns are somewhat red in color, and one of Nebraska’s nicknames is Big Red. I hope Suh the chick doesn’t get as big as Suh the football player!
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To see the chicks in action, here is a video for your viewing pleasure.
For another article on raising chickens by this author, see: Raising Chickens: Part 1, Baby Chicks
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Andrew Davies | Apr 15, 2009 | Reply
Super cute! I raised baby ducks and quail when I was in the 5th grade, the pics brought back memories.
Alina Beck | Apr 15, 2009 | Reply
I love the way they all pile on top of each other to sleep!
lindalulu | Apr 15, 2009 | Reply
They are so cute! Thanks for sharing…
Kate Smedley | Apr 15, 2009 | Reply
They are just so beautiful! Thanks for the pictures and the super cute video.
Louie Jerome | Apr 15, 2009 | Reply
They are gorgeous!
The Quail | Apr 15, 2009 | Reply
Very cute chic’s.
Karen Gross | Apr 15, 2009 | Reply
It’s too bad they don’t stay cute and fuzzy for long. There was a story in the news recently about city dwellers raising chickens in their backyards. Apparently the neighbours are raising a stink about the smell.
Kikolani | Apr 15, 2009 | Reply
They are so adorable. Thanks for including the video too.. it’s so awesome to hear them chirping.
Kristi
http://kikolani.com
Betty Carew | Apr 15, 2009 | Reply
They are just adorable nutuba I’m sure I saw an Aunt Ruth there lol. Thanks for the video it’s almost like being there and watching them grow. Excellent article!
Jack Castle | Apr 15, 2009 | Reply
Seeing how fragile these baby chicks are makes raising the young worth while.
Denise Kawaii | Apr 15, 2009 | Reply
Too cute!!
Dee Gold | Apr 16, 2009 | Reply
adorable
Monica Sappleton | Apr 16, 2009 | Reply
I agree with Dee Gold, they are absolutely adorable.
Monica.
Glynis Smy | Apr 16, 2009 | Reply
Lovely to see
nosa | Apr 16, 2009 | Reply
100% Cuties! it’s a shame they dont stay cute for so long.
Nosa | Apr 16, 2009 | Reply
100% Cuties! it’s a shame they dont stay cute for so long.
papaleng | Apr 16, 2009 | Reply
Joe, don’t let cats go near them, I’ve raised chicken once and I really have fun watching those chicks.
Luffy12 | Apr 16, 2009 | Reply
yummy
Kimberly Moore | Apr 16, 2009 | Reply
Little sweetys!!
Mr Ghaz | Apr 17, 2009 | Reply
Great work!..They’re too cute..I LOV it..nice article too..Thnx for sharing
Sharazad | Apr 18, 2009 | Reply
They have pretty little feathers. How cute!
Alfie | Apr 23, 2009 | Reply
Why are you torturing those poor animals?!!?
CutestPrincess | Apr 23, 2009 | Reply
they’re adorable and cutie…
lauren | May 8, 2009 | Reply
hello, i am raising phesants and quails. I have named seven of them already, they are: Twitter, Scooter, Baily, Bettle, Pebbles, Bootzy, and Moe. As you can tell by the names of my chicks I do not like normal names a normal person would have. Can you please list a few names that you think I could name my chicks.
nutuba | May 8, 2009 | Reply
Hello Lauren,
Wow, I’ll bet raising pheasant and quail will be fun! I like the names you’ve chosen. Here are the names of some of our chickens … feel free to use any of these names that you like.
Scout, Kuckaburra, Reepicheep, Merry, Pippin, Suh, Rojo, Joey, Caspian, Chloe, Dot, Amber, Siena, Shadow, Rosie, and Sunshine.
Other fun names might be: Chaucer, Dante, Shakespeare, Marlowe, Spenser, Dickens, Donne, Milton, Edgar Allen Poe, and Thurber.
Cheers and best wishes,
Joel