So we decided to get some chicks. We don't do things small around here. So, we went ahead and ended up raising sixteen, yes sixteen, baby chicks. So far its a blast and they may have replaced the TV. The first night, there were 4 adults sitting in chairs and 3 dogs watching these adorable babies for hours. Now before you think I am too nuts. Half will be moving to my sisters house when they are full grown. 
Just a few days after we got them, a few got brave and tried to perch. Look below.
A great perk to chickens, besides them being so cute. They are all egg layers and their manure will be a great organic fertilizer for my garden. I may not need to travel to horse farms to shovel manure into my husbands truck anymore. Yay!
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Congratulations!! What breeds did you get?
Thanks, we have cochins and a mix of egg layers. The egg layers I think we ended up with are buff and white orpingtons, easter eggers, jersey giants and australorps.
I hope your easter eggers lay blue and pink eggs, mine only lays green but they are still pretty cool! My australorp is the friendliest of the bunch.
I heard that they only lay one color, so if she lays green it will always be green and the same with blue or pink. That is why I have two and my sister has two. We'll see if that theory is right. Our friendliest and bravest so far are the australorps and the cochins.
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