The chicks arrived about 10 days ago. When you order chicks from a hatchery, the arrive via USPS in a ventilated box. They’re usually peeping furiously from the stress of shipping. After about a day in their new home, their peeps have quieted to the soft chirps of a warm, happy chick.
When they arrive, you first show them the water by dipping their beak into the drinker. Once they’ve practiced their drinking skills they usually find the brooder plate and take a long nap.
Chicks grow so fast! Already at only one week old there is a noticeable difference between the Rangers (meat birds) and the egg layers I’m adding to the flock this year. By the end of week one, they’ve grown most of their wing feathers and may have the beginnings of a tail.
