Baby Chick Season!

It's that time again!

Ava and I stopped at the feed store last weekend and there were so many baby chicks available!

We opted NOT to bring any home that day (go me!) because Steve was suffering from a back "episode" (that's what the doctor is calling it) and we didn't know if it was going to be bad or what. I didn't want to add another thing to my plate in terms of animal care.

I already pretty much do 75% of the outside chickens, the dogs, and the piggies.

But, Steve started to feel better and is now going to PT twice a week.

He was feeling pretty good and decided we'd go run some errands. The sun was shining and it was a decent day.

Last weekend after our visit, I decided to at least bring the big tub over to the basement doors so I could prep for the baby chicks if we decided to go back.

It really wasn't that much work since we have everything. 

We got 12 new babies and they are SO freaking cute. I love having baby chicks around they are so fun to watch. 

We have about 30 chickens now, including 2 roosters. Hopefully these 12 are all female (they are sexed with a 90% guarantee) but that means 1-2 may be roosters. Hopefully not. We'll see!

Our other girls are doing so great after culling 3 roosters. 

The first day we got 24 eggs, then 11, then 13. 

Crazy I tell ya! 

As usual, I got up around 6:30 to do my workout. I work out in my basement and I now share it with 12 tiny birds! It's beyond cute to hear them chirping throughout my workout.

But, as I went down this morning, I panicked. 

I could tell right away that their heat lamp was out.

It's CHILLY in our basement. Especially when it's legit like 20 degrees outside! 

These poor babies!!

I ran upstairs and woke Steve up, only for him to tell me "just change the bulb" LOL.

Oops. I guess I could've figured that out without having to wake him up.

And the bulbs are like literally right above where the chickens are.

ANYWAY. They were all huddled together and I had that moment of...."if any of these babies didn't make it...I'll be SO MAD AT MYSELF" but thank goodness they were ok.

I swapped out the bulb and got them nice and toasty again. Phew. Crisis averted.

Ugh. SO CUTE you guys.

More to come!