Apr. 10, 2008 - A day in the life of a chick
Find another sleepy chick and snuggle down. Enjoy a ten second nap before getting piled on. Reposition yourself. Peck the chick next to you. That was fun. Get up and peck another chick. Get pecked. Run away. Another ten second nap. Get pecked. Get up, peck someone else. Jump across your friends backs on your way to the water trough. Take a drink. Poop in the water. Find the food. Take a bit and fling the rest around the box. Peck your neighbor. Get pecked back. Repeat.
They are noisy, but last night they didn't make a peep. It's funny to watch them work things out, letting each other know who is boss. I'm wondering if I'll have to separate the new chicks that we get hopefully next week. I'm afraid they will be pecked to death.
Until this week I never realized that they don't swallow water. They look up and let it slide down their throats. I've also discovered that it is seemingly impossible for some of them to poop without spreading their wings and making an issue of it. Also... just how much are they supposed to poop? Good grief! I've changed the papers out twice today so far, and they are due for a changing again! I need to figure out some kind of mesh false bottom so I can clean it a little less without them walking in the poop. Hmmm...
