Raising Meat Chickens

Hey ya'll!
Our new batch of 50 peeps arrived in the mail last week.  I thought you might like to take a peek and check them out while they're still adorable...

When they arrive, they haven't had any food or water yet.

As we take each chick out of the shipping box, we show it where to drink by dipping its beak.

They are noisy and freaked out.  Understandably.

Here's our little set up.  Rubbermaid tote, heat lamp, food and water.

Awww.

Little sleepy heads.

Uh-oh.  Gotta add another bin.  See how easy it is to rig this all up?  

Wait til you see how much they've grown in just one week!  All they do is sleep and eat, eat, eat!