more pics of chicks

I was excited to get this picture of most of them eating together. Usually they fight over the same opening in the feeder, and I can't even get a decent picture of that.

Though I am a little concerned about the girl who was pasted up and another whose wing doesn't look quite right, I'm trying not to let my worry-wart nature take over. At first I thought that those two were getting picked on more than the others, but everyone seems to peck at everyone everywhere right now. The pasted up chick, however, took the liberty of pooping on DH's hand, so I think she'll be alright. Plus, everyone is eating and drinking, and they all seem to have a good amount of energy, all of which are a good signs.

Last night, I had nightmares about awful things happening to the chicks. I won't go into detail, but I will say that I hope I don't have any more.

Oh, and I'm no closer to making a decision on their names. I really like the idea of themed names for the flock, and I have some good ideas stewing, but I'm having trouble deciding. Right now the two top choices are the Royal Flush Gang names and the constellations names. I've given myself till next week to decide, but names are kind of a big deal to me. I've been thinking about their names since before I even ordered them, and naming just a video game character takes me a long time, so... yeah, we'll see about that.

Also, in my newfound chicken fanaticism, I quickly searched for vintage and handmade chicken-related things on Etsy and stumbled upon a copy of Betty MacDonald's The Egg and I from the Dark Horse Primitives shop. Upon reading the first page, I found that it was relevant in more than one way, so I bought it. I'm not supposed to buy new books until at least one of the bookshelves is up, but I'm happy to report that we have plans to set it up this weekend. We will finally be able to unpack our last boxes, and I will be able to buy some cookbooks, chicken books and gardening/composting books I've had my eye on. Exciting!