Even though I have chicks every year, and intellectually know how fast they grow, I always manage to be surprised by it. Take a look at last week’s video, then look at this one; they were taken only 8 days apart, on March 1st and March 9th. And by the time I wrote this post last night, they’ve developed still more and are now fluttering up to the tops of their food and water dispensers. They’ve begun to throw shavings around, so I now have to clean their water several times a day, and it won’t be much longer before I start finding the thing absolutely clogged with shavings every time I go in there. This weekend I’m going to expand their enclosure to double their area, then on the 24th they’re scheduled to go into the nursery in the henhouse; it’s a good thing we’re supposed to have a week without rain starting tomorrow, because I need to get the henhouse cleaned and the nursery ready before the 24th. Oh, and the old blues need to be out before then as well. I know it sounds like a lot of work, but it’s only once a year. And totally worth it for a copious supply of fresh eggs.