Today we were up with the sun to leave bright and early to pick up our new baby chicks. At the beginning of the month we placed an order for some new laying hens and I've been counting down the days ever since! Most of the time they just ship them with Canada post, but we thought that since the kids were on Spring break it would be fun to make a little road trip out of it!
The sky was so pretty when we woke up this morning! I love it when I get to catch a good sunrise!
We stopped on the outskirts of Edmonton for lunch at Boston Pizza. The kids are such great little travelers! With Ollie at home with Gramma, lunch was relatively easy and the older kids behaved well. Sawyer got passed around the table while we waited for our food and loved being out of his car seat!
The kids were so excited when we picked up the box of chicks! They argued about who would hold the box on their lap. Everyone peeked in quickly to see the little fluff balls noisily cheeping away.
After a little while we brought a few of them out to hold and everyone settled in nicely for the long drive home.
The boys each had a little chick sleeping on their laps and Camilla was busy naming her favorites!
We tried out a few heritage breeds this time and I'm so excited to watch them grow! The Ameraucanas and the Welsummers looked like little chipmunks with their stripes and colors. The little Brahma's already have furry little feet! The red sussex were easy to pick out and the black bard rocks were easy to find too.
We drove about half way home before stopping for a potty break and ice cream cones. The baby needed to nurse and the big guys needed to stretch their legs.
Ollie was pretty excited when we all arrived home and couldn't wait to snuggle a "kickie".
Mom had prepped the coop with heat lamps and fresh water. We transferred all 60 baby chicks to their new home. Camilla helped take them out of the box and stick their beaks in water before letting them go. When I was a little girl I loved sitting in the coop and watching the new chicks run around. It brings back so many memories watching Camilla sit in their and hold them all.
After the kids went to bed I snuck out to hang out with the baby chicks on my own. It was so peaceful sitting in their as they quietly peeped and ate their food. I heard the gate creak outside and foot steps across the front porch. I looked out the window in the door to see who it was, but didn't see anyone. Suddenly I heard a knock on the door, "Mom? I come in?" Ollie, my night owl, had walked all the way from the house to the coop in the pitch black with only the starlight to guide him. I chuckled to myself as I opened the door. He didn't skip a beat, "Hi kickies! How you doin' night?" He continued, "Dey so cuuuute! I hold one?" I let him snuggle one last chick and then we made our way back to the house for bed.
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