I was going to write about how we set the feeders out and turned the lights on and were anxiously awaiting the chickens arrival tomorrow. Well, I received a call from Farm & Fleet at 10:20am today saying the chickens made a surprise arrival one day early. Away I went in the car to go get them. I had to get to work at noon so I was on a time crunch. Brock boiled some water and turned the heat lamp on. We have read multiple times that chickens need a little sugar water to get some energy depending on how hard their trip was. We just decided no matter what, we were going to give it a try. Brock boiled 3 tablespoons of sugar to one quart of water. I picked up the box of chickens and headed home. The chirping was quite entertaining!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We made it home and down to the brooder I went. Before we placed them inside the brooder we dipped their beaks into water to get them going. They knew right away what to do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water was the number one concern and that seemed to be going well. Now onto the chick starter. Instantly they walked over to the feeders and started eating, whew! We kept hearing some scratching at the door and knew Joey was wanting to see what we were doing. He will be on a leash in the basement from here on out. All he wanted to do was smell them, and jump in to see what was making all the noise. As of 10 hours after getting the chickens, everyone is alive and well. Here’s to their first night at the Boss Homestead!!