Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Chicks for Easter

I learned something new - FedEx delivers baby chickens to your doorstep! My mom has this dream of living on a farm. How she ended up in Southern California I will never know. Since she can't make it out of the city just yet, she is converting her current home little by little into her "starter farm". She ordered some baby chicks online and FedEx delivered them just before Easter. They are so cute and change daily, it won't be long before they're not so cute and fuzzy. When one eats, they all have to eat, when one gets a drink, they all huddle over to get a drink. Then after a couple of minutes they start getting wobbly and will go to sleep standing up and fall over or slump forward - it's so funny! They are so light when you hold them it's like holding air. The white ones will start laying eggs within 5-6 months, and the others will start in 9-10 months. Pretty cool. I'm just glad I don't have to clean up after them. They are messy even when they're little.

1 comment:

Krista Kneeland said...

Oh so cute. That would be so fun to have. Pretty cool fedex delivers them