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  We bought new chicks (pullets). We decided that we needed to be more self sufficient, especially with the price of everything going up.  We bought two, Black Copper Maran and an Easter Egger (Ameraucana). I got them home, put them in heat and after Nick got home he built a brooder in an hour! Yeah, Nick’s amazing!! You can see their pictures and read more in This Post Here   They seemed to be doing good, but the next morning the Black Copper Maran had died. The other chicks was so sad, she was “crying” all morning.😩😭 So I went back, because chickens are social animals and can’t be alone, and bought a Blue Plymouth. She is so sweet and they get along so good! We decided on names for them… Blue Plymouth - Bluey Easter Egger - Bingo Yes, those are the names from the show Bluey! 🤣 I wanted to name the Blue Plymouth Blue, like the raptor in Jurassic Park, and then the kids decided that they should be Bluey and Bingo. So they are! 😁 Here they are… aren’t they so cute?

Yep! We bought more chickens today. A Black Copper Maran and an Easter Egger. We are going to get and Olive Egger in a couple weeks.  They are so cute! Rooben is very curious about them. He keeps watching them and laying by them.  Lydia and Tyler were so excited when they got home from school today!  Here is the blog post about our  First Chicks Things to know before buying chicks: 🐥 They will need a brooder to live in. Preferably in your house, so they can stay warm. 🐥 They need to be kept at 95° Fahrenheit 🐥 They can go outside when the temperatures are 55° or above. You will need to slowly expose them to these temperatures (in and out) so they can acclimate to the new climate change (kind of like you would with plants you’ve started inside). 🐥 They are noisy, but so cute! 🐥 They can get pasty butt. This is when their poop gets stuck and dries on their little bums! Then their poop has no where to go and stays inside them. If this happens and you don’...

I’ve put my fear aside and bought some chicks. Daphnie is an Ameraucana, Frenchie is an Olive Egger, and Dixie is a Blue Laced Red Wyandotte. They are so cute and sweet. Nick made the brooder they are in. He is amazing!!! Daphnie Frenchie Dixie Them in the brooder Nick made.