Growing bigger

Well, the chicks have been here for 5 days and all is well. They have almost doubled in size and are eating and drinking well. They scratch around and chase each other around. We sometimes hear a loud peep and run to see if everything is ok. They are just playing. Whew. Our chocolate lab stays inside when it is very cold and she doesn't bother them but just in case if we hear something, we immediately go to check.

Here you can see them standing near the thermometer. The temperature must stay around 98 F. We have a 100 watt bulb and also a small heater in the pen. As they get older we will lower the temperature.