One night we went out to do our nightly changing of the water and refill of their food. After we filled up their supplies we were playing with some of the chicks, although they are mostly freaked out when we try to "play" with them. All of the sudden I said to Jason, "Wait a minute....I only count 5 chicks!" (if you don't know we have six). I immediately started to back out of the garage and told Jason, "I can't deal with finding a dead chick...I'm pregnant!". Jason started to search all around the box. The problem was the box was up on a shelf, so if the chick decided to take the plunge to the ground, both of us thought there was no way she would have survived. As I was standing in the doorway, waiting for him to find our little chick I happened to look down in the corner at the bottom of the stairs. Nuzzled in, behind our mop, there was Toula laying on her belly (that's how chicks sleep) with her eyes closed. I quickly got Jason's attention and he ran over to check on her status. We couldn't believe it, but...SHE WAS FINE! It was quite the distance for such a small animal to travel, but I guess the mop was keeping her warm enough to survive. After this happened we decided to move the chicks into a larger temporary home. We also added a roost and as you can see in the picture Apollonia is enjoying herself. Jason has been working really hard to get their coop finished and so far it's looking great. Below is a photo of the "coop in progress"...those chicks are going to have a great home!
I also added a video of the chicks just hanging out...I think they are adorable :)
