Looks like the chicks had a good night. Papa checked them before we went to bed around 10 and they were spread out and doing good. The main thing you watch for with chicks this young is that they don't get too cold and bunch up.. they will pile on each other for warmth and the ones on the bottom will die! I realized at 1am that our temps hit 0C so I went out to make sure they were warm enough. Chip the fearless dog came with me to protect me from cougars as there has been one spotted on our road! I figured he was better then nothing even if he's yellow and tastes like chicken :) *off the Robots movie for those of you who haven't seen it ;) If nothing else he'd make enough noise to wake Papa up if there was something out there. The moon is almost full or full and I barely needed my head lamp. The chicks were happy and spread out. Peeping softly. I didn't even go all the way in.. happy chicks! As I headed back to bed I realized I'd been so focused on checking chicks and cougars that I hadn't even looked at the full moon! Tonight I will take the time to enjoy the moon.. and worry less about cougars :)
The little chick with the scab on his back is doing wonderfully! Can't hardly tell which one is him! We do have one with a bit of blood on it's beak that is looking poorly and smaller then the rest! It's absolutely amazing how fast these guys grow! In just a few short days they will have full wing feathers and double in size! Even now they are showing the first white of wing feathers!
Here is a Blast From the Past :) 2009
E at age 2 holding a chick :)
J at age 5.
L at age 4 :)
R at age 1.
