Hi! New baby chicks (pics)

[AccidentalFarm]

Welcome to BYC! What cuties you have there!!

That's like 'camo-carpet' for those chicks...

 

[mudhen]

Welcome Rosalind !

That's like 'camo-carpet' for those chicks

Too funny, AccidentalFarm!​

 

[Rosalind]

Heehee. Yep, they match their fancy towel--I got some classy birdies!

They grow so fast! I can't believe it, only 6 days old and their pin feathers on their wings are starting to fluff out.

I wish they would learn to roost, they keep getting dirty behinds from sleeping on the floor. Are they picky about where/how they roost? Right now we've just got a 1/4" stick about an inch off the floor; I figured they are tiny and can't hop up much more than that. Maybe I should move it, or do they like a special kind of stick?

 

[jag]

Your chickies are beautiful! I'm kicking myself for not getting some buttercups, they are so darn cute!!!
I'm getting mine Monday!

 

[AccidentalFarm]

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I don't know about what they would 'like' as far as roost goes. Honestly, my chicks do not have a place to roost, but they are on about 2" thick pine shavings and not a one has had a dirty behind in the 2 weeks I have had them. I also have 7 week olds, and some like to roost and some prefer to snuggle down into the shavings.