Babies

My neighbor just got a box full of baby chicks.

Kyle takes care of the animals over there on the weekends.

This morning I went over to help with the chores
and check on the babies.

3 of them had a pretty bad case of "poopy butt".

(it has several names, but basically they

get a little clump of dried poop.  If you 

don't do something about it, they will die...)

They need to be "soaked" for about 10 - 15 minutes.

I generally put them in a coffee mug or a small bowl.

But they didn't have anything like that.

Searching around in their cupboards I found

a whole bunch of these fancy candle holders.

PERFECT!

It's kind of like a tumbler.
A little chick fits in there perfectly,
with enough warm water to soak.
But not enough to drown.

This little one didn't "get" the 'keep your head up'
concept.  She got kind of wet.

That little gal in the middle would NOT stay in
her jar!  She kept hopping out!
So I put an upside down strawberry basket
on and had to even add a dish soap bottle!

A couple of minutes later, a good rinse
and dry with a paper towel,  and they
went back out to the brooder to sleep under
their heat lamp.

I came over an hour or so later
(on Andy)
to check on them.
Couldn't even tell which ones they were.

SCORE!