Chickens

A few weeks ago Jacob sent me a message from school saying he needed money to buy a chicken for a project at school. Yeah right was all I could think at that time. Boy was I wrong! His Agricultural Science class is raising chickens to watch their growth. Friday Jacob came home from school with 2 chicks, 2 days old. I was already not looking forward to having one chicken let alone two! They wre given two chicks because odds were good one would not make it through the weekend. What a nice thought! Jacob has to be reminded daily to take care of his own needs let alone two chicks! This should be an interesting experience!

Jacob and his chicks - 2 days old.

All "pets" need names to feel like a part of the family...

Meet Sweet and Sour

This is Sweet....

And this is Sour.



Day Two of chickens in the house....

I was working on Saturday and got a message from Steve, telling me that he was concerned about Jacob's grade on this project. I guess Jacob did not make it clear that the goal of the project was to keep the chickens alive.

Sweet - March 1 now 4 days old

Sour - March 1, 4 days old

Bringing the chicks into the house had all the other animals going crazy. Every chance he could get, Xander sneaks into the room to check them out.