Chick Sitting

It's not every weekend you get to bring three-day old chicks home! Henry's class chickens hatched last week and we volunteered to chick-sit two of them over the weekend. It was so much fun for all of us and we already miss Granny and Turken. They brought a lot of joy to our house for the past few days!

Granny is on the left, Turken is on the right. Granny hatched out of Henry's egg, and is named Granny because she's all gray. Turken is a naked-neck chicken, which makes him fairly unique.

It is so hard to stay awake when you are only three days old and cupped in warm hands.

This was their first experience on grass, and both chicks immediately started pecking and searching for seeds and bugs.

Everyone loves the chickens.

Baby chicks are just like human babies -- lots of eating, sleeping and pooping!

There's nothing like having a baby chick fall asleep in your hands.

Pics from Saturday:

The chicks get stronger every day and love to hop all over us and are starting to spread their wings.

This boy loves these chickens.

With the storms and flooding in Houston that cancelled school for two days, we got extra time with our favorite fluffy chicks.  

Gene's bar turned into a temporary chicken pen.

Henry has such an amazing teacher this year and we are so grateful for this unique learning experience with Granny and Turken!