Nearly a month old and the girls are doing well. Lots of rapid physical growth as well as bonding going on. They are still skittish, but happy to be affectionate on their own terms. They like to hop up on your lap and sit for a while. They especially like to peck at my ring or freckles on my arm.
As much as we've enjoyed getting little fuzzy chicks to care for and watch grow, we will never go the hatchery/feed store route again. Only local farms and rescues for us. I've spent some time on line researching how to properly care for the chickens we have. That has led me to learn more than I ever wanted to know about production hatcheries, egg farms, battery hens, and meat birds. Here is a quick and VERY mild excerpt from one site. www.brittonclouse.com/chickenrunrescue#hatcheries . I've been reading "The Omivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan (http://www.michaelpollan.com/ ). I highly recommend this book. I think if everyone was aware of where their food actually comes from, we might make different choices. One more link and I will get off my soap box. I'm not sure I will see the movie, but this is an interesting op-ed. www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/opinion/21kristof.html .
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