We banded, weighed, and named all the chicks, and made a little chart. (The marks next to the names indicate who named the chick. Each child named 5, and my husband and I named one each.)

The table that I originally made to the hold the brooder (aka dog crate), makes a great prep table. I’ve been using it to clean up pasty butt. They started out pretty clean, but are getting more stuck to their feathers now. We are making twice daily checks of all 12 chicks.

And here is a video of the chicks at three-days old!