In fact, I think it has given them a reason to grow....and grow....and grow...
We have a daily schedule with our newest family members. It didn't take long for us to adjust...I mean for them to adjust to us.
AM - Nick gets up and goes and visits the chicks. He then gets ready for work.
AM - Kids and I get up and we go visit the chicks. We then get ready for school and Jazzercise.
Afternoon - I visit with chicks often. I have been known to read to them. People magazine seemed to be a big hit. I have sang to them. We don't speak of those times. I have had conversations with them...though those tend to be one-sided.
Mostly consisting of something like this:
ME - Hey baby girls. How are you?
CHICKS - ...........cheep.....cheep.....
ME - Oh, hey that is great. I see you have been busy pooping. So much poop for such little girls. Does anyone need a warm butt bath today?
CHICKS - ...............cheep..............
ME - Okay, well...I guess not. Do you need anything else?
CHICKS - ....................cheep....cheep.....
ME - Fine. I will see you in a bit, I gotta run errands, get the kids from school. Be good.
CHICKS -........cheep.......
So you can see how much we learn from each other.
PM - Kids home and visits with chicks
PM - Nick home and visits with chicks
PM - Come down after dinner to hang out with chicks. Open the top and see what they do. Clean the box. Get fresh water and food. Hold chicks.....put chicks down.....hold another chick......
8PM - On the dot! Chicks are in bed and ready for night. They crack me up! Not a peep from them.
Repeat schedule the next day.
This intense attention has caused the chicks to grow at a rapid rate. I swear....they secretly get together and just plan a growth spurt. Even their wings are changing colors and getting larger. They are no longer fluffy and yellow. It is a mix of yellow and white. I feel sad... but happy at the same time...my babies are growing up! (I am not emotionally attached at ALL!!!!)
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