On Thursday morning the girls and I picked up the first batch of chicks from our local post office. (100 chicks of 400 total that we’ll be raising this spring/summer.) We could hear them cheeping when we walked in the door. The box was a little smelly but the girls were still arguing over who got to hold it in the car on the way home. Only one died in transit with another two passing on shortly after arrival. Lots of excitement in the brooder with the kids, including cousins, holding and loving on the little fluff-balls.

Check out the video to see our brooder set-up and James’ coiffure.