Chickens At Last

Three baby chicks, two days old. Hard to believe that they were each in an egg two days earlier. We are happy.
Taking the fresh air.

Chicky cam.

Yesterday at long last we got 3 little chickies. 2 Araucanas and 1 Rhode Island Red. They are very cute and small and soft and chickeny. Their peeping is very small and cheerful. I feel brave. Bella is slightly insecure and when we go down to visit them by the washer and dryer, she hangs around nearby and licks her chops. I think if we can just keep them safe and out of the way until they are big enough to give her a good peck on the nose, they'll be alright. The 3 big kids each got to name one: Peter chose Red Rose for the Rhode Island Red, and he has said it's okay if I call her Rosie, Marina chose Pansy and Evangeline chose Felicity. Zarli chose their middle names, after friends of his: Hannah, Ada and Emily. Right now they are living in pine shavings in a Sterilite tub under a nice warm red light. With their pooping though, it won't be "Sterilite" much longer. But for now it is cute tiny chick poop which isn't too scary yet. Peter keeps disappearing and I find him down there, just watching them run around, and then he tells me their escapades. It's rather wonderful.