(Baby)Chicken frenzy

[leghorn]

We thought we might treat our babies to some grasshoppers. They went CRAZY!!!

We threw them in and the fight began. Here is the link.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2031505186

Enjoy!

 

[joanc]

That's really sweet to watch! I gave my week old chicks 100 mealworms and they were gone as fast as I put them in the pen. They kept looking for more and they still (3 days later) pick up pieces of the pine bedding and squawk as if they have a treat. I could sit and watch them all day. Too bad I have a paid job I have to go to. lol:

 

[Cheeks]

awww! theyre adorable!
i wish mine were still babies

post more videos!

 

[siouxbee]

I love the video. Your chicks are so adorable!

We've been planting our seedlings, and in prepping the garden beds, we're finding tons of grubs. Our girls (3 weeks old, and less than 1 week old) are outside in a makeshift pen on the lawn, so after we collect a few, we head over there and lower our hand with the grubs in. They go insane, knocking each other over to get to our hands and peck off the tasty treat.

Also, we've found caterpillars, mealworms, millipedes, termites (?) and inchworms. The only thing I"ve noticed is that they don't really seem to go for ants. What's with that?

 

[Chelly]

How funny - I didn't even see a grasshopper in there!

 

[leghorn]

If you look close in the bottom left hand corner, you can see the 2 black babies(barred rocks) fighting over it.

 

[silkiechicken]

wow, your bin is clean! How often do you have to clean it to keep it that way? My feeders get encursted in poo instantly, and they are in 4 by 8 run!

 

[missusduray]

Thanks for the video! It makes me realy excited for my new chickies! I can't wait for them to be here!
Totally cute chicks too!
Kristyne

 

[Malibufarmer]

lol we have the same avater.
cute chicks by the way

 

[leghorn]

I usually clean it out every other day. But change the feed/feeder daily, since they scratch the pine shavings into it and make it really hard to find the feed. The water I have to clean and refill about 3 to 4 times a day. Those babies sure dring alot.