Linda and I met up with Beth and the Bedlamites this morning at Monroe Feed (located next to the fairgrounds). They are baby chick central and have more varieties of poultry available over a longer period of time than any other feed store in our area. Our India Runner ducks came from Monroe Feed. We purchased a total of ten chicks, comprised of 4 Ameracaunas, 4 Cuckoo Marans, and 2 Rhode Island Reds. That should give us a pretty good variety of colored eggs. The kids had fun helping get the baby chicks but they were really taken with the star attraction at Monroe Feed, a talking parrot named Sky. He can sing a number of songs to include "I've Been Working on the Railroad." and "I Left My Heart In San Francisco". We were told that the oparrot likes adults better than kids, but he put on a pretty good show for the Bedlamites. You can see that from the photo below that he had John's attention. Sky is a hard working bird and serves as the feedstore equivalent of a Walmart greeter. He makes a point of greeting customers when they enter the store, entertains them for a while, and always says "Bye" when they leave.
Britton and Lucy carefully held the box with the baby chicks during the ride home. We then transferred them to their new home in the workshed. Some of the chicks are destined to move to our house when they are older while some will remain with the Bedlamites in Monroe.
The chicks are starting to get a little more adventurous now that they have a giant monkey towel to protect them. They've even mussed their water beyond it's proper mess level. So, I think they will be healthy happy little chicks for awhile. As long as Lucy decides to stop screaching as soon as she heads into their room.
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