One of life's great joys!
I was back in chemotherapy today, something that hasn't changed in eight years. My schedule for the last five years has been every three weeks, a maintenance monoclonal antibody therapy that keeps me happily alive with no side effects. Perfect!
Steve was playing nursemaid to the chickens in my absence. I think they hatched last Wednesday so they are seven days old now. We checked on them all during the night, adjusting the lamp to keep them at about 93-95º F. Now we can start reducing the temperature toward 90ºF. They seem happy enough -- some chirping, but not distressful, LOTS of eating and drinking, periods of rest but lots of activity, but not frenetic. Like the newbie I am, I keep searching my chicken book and the 'Net for things to watch for. I will be devastated if something happens to even one of them. So far, so good!
OMG, they are just about the cutest things ever! I love chickens (roosters, not so much ... they're kinda mean). I just know they'll do fine with all the loving care they're getting. Thanks for sharing! nancy
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ReplyDeleteI miss having my chickens and always loved going out to the barn to hear peeps coming from some unknown corner. My free ranging chickens were always sneaking off to have a nest I didn't know about. We were always thrilled to find them. The best were the Silkies!! wonderful gentle fluffy chickens.
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