Home 21 May 2008 10:22 am
chick day!
The chicks are here! They all arrived in what looks like good shape, without signs of paste-up, though I’d like to see them drinking more water. They are adorable, lively, and very stupid. I’m surprised that the one that I think is a Buff Orpington seems to be making a play for Top Chick status.
My goodness, what an exciting couple of days. Josh has gone from highly paid Unix/Mac guru to unemployed chicken rancher in less than 24 hours.
Pardon me. I have to go hover over the chicks some more.
ETA: Photos!
ETA2: Uh-oh, one of them seems to be running to paste-up a little. They won’t be out of the woods for a week or so — I think they got somewhat chilled on their way here.
on 21 May 2008 at 11:32 am 1.craig wareham n joel vogt said …
i am debating getting joel a duck or two once the back is in some state of doneness, we have heard chickens in yards while walking the dogs so i think we can
on 21 May 2008 at 11:51 am 2.Cam Sculpin said …
If you’re going to get one, you probably want to get him two or better yet three. I gather ducks are like chickens in that they like to have a flock.
on 21 May 2008 at 12:18 pm 3.Savannah said …
Quick! Audition Josh for “Jeopardy while he is still able to list himself as a “chicken rancher”. America will eat it up.
My sympathies for all the excitement.
on 21 May 2008 at 12:31 pm 4.Grouchy Chris said …
Chick pics! We want chick pics!
on 21 May 2008 at 12:37 pm 5.Ted said …
Chicken Rancher is good, but Chick Magnate is better.
on 21 May 2008 at 12:51 pm 6.emily said …
i’m with grouchy chris! i want pictures!
on 21 May 2008 at 2:41 pm 7.Amanda said …
Another vote for chick pics! We NEED fluffy baby hen goodness!
What about “Chicken Overlord”?
on 21 May 2008 at 3:30 pm 8.Lisa said …
Yes yes! Chick pics!!! Chick pics!!! Chick pics!!!
Yea chicks!
Have fun at your party!
on 21 May 2008 at 5:26 pm 9.Josh said …
Chick pix!
on 21 May 2008 at 5:52 pm 10.Sarah said …
So cute! Cute like bunnies! Like fluffy kittens! Like little baby chicks!
I looked it up, and apparently it’s cletch; clutch; brood; or peep of chicks.
You could be the Peep Lord. Or the Earl of Brood. Or even Major Cletch!
Congratulations on being a mom.
on 22 May 2008 at 9:54 am 11.Ian J said …
What means this “paste-up?”
on 22 May 2008 at 12:17 pm 12.Cam Sculpin said …
Some chicks have runny excrement that sticks to the down on their butt and can plug them up. It’s a potentially lethal problem. So you have to clean them off. Our Delaware was having what looked to me like a mild problem with this.
Cleaning the dried poop off a tiny, struggling, delicate little chick turns out to be a two-person job. We tried a number of methods, but the best one seemed to be to get a warm, very wet washcloth and just hold it against the chick’s rear for a while to soften the stuff up. (One person can do that alone.) Then one person can hold the chick in both hands while the other one swipes at its vent with the washcloth.
The chick does not enjoy this. But I can tell that it’s a lot happier now — it’s eating voraciously and has stopped with the loud shrilling.