Chicks Are Cute

Chicks are adorable! In spring 2011, I raised 24 leghorns for 4 weeks until the roosters' combs were apparent. Then I gave those 12 to a farm friend. The hens stayed until they were 8 weeks, then I divided them among 3 friends who either had chickens, or wanted to start keeping poultry. My main motivation for having these chicks was so that my 3 year-old grandson could hold them & watch them grow. My own chickens were 2 years old & still laying prolifically.