Today we had a little adventure with my husband and son to Half Moon Bay, we went to pick up our baby chicks!!! The Half Moon Bay Fuel and Feed store gets a ton of baby chicks every Thursday and unfortunately for us the ones that we wanted were gone before Thursday night. But we spotted these two white little cuties and I fell in love at first sight.
They are White Silkie Bantam chicks. When they grow up they will have snow white fluffy plumage that is supposed to feel like silk. The other cool thing is that they have five toes on each foot, while most chickens have only four, plus they will grow up to have fuzzy feet, covered in feathers. Some interesting factoids about them is that their skin, beaks and bones are black. This particular breed is also supposed to be really friendly and calm, which will make them the best pets.
They are the softest, cutest things I've ever seen and we decided to name them Snowflake and Eve. My son got the biggest smile on his face when I suggested "Eve", we were trying to think of something other then snowflakes that's white and he loves the movie Wall-E o much. So it was settled. Snowflake is on the left and Eve is on the right in the front in the photo above. Now we just need to cross our fingers and hope they are both girls, we're not allowed to have roosters (and they were not sexed). So here's hoping that we don't have to take them back!
When we got home we set up their little brooder in our dog's, Tiger's, crate. We had bought a heat lamp and put some food and sugar water in little bowls for them. I made these clay bowls in Seattle back while I was pregnant and I was so excited to finally find a good use for them, they've been sitting on my shelf neglected for 4 years! You can see the chicks in the front right corner trying to sleep here.
Then after we got the chicks all settled in, we made the formal introductions with Tiger. It was interesting to watch, there was a lot of sniffing and trying to get into his crate, but after we made it clear that Eve and Snowflake were not food he just stared at them and was shaking like he was cold. I tried to reassure him that it's ok, but he still does it sometimes, it's the craziest thing! Eve and Snowflake on the other hald lay down in the corner closest to Tiger and passed out, I think they slept most of the afternoon away :b
Now Here's a little video from tonight of Eve and Snowflake finally ready to eat. They hopped right up on their food bowl and were pushing each other around. Eve likes to push and burrow herself underneath Snowflake, you'll see what I mean. I hope you enjoy watching my little cuties. They have made me smile all day long!
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