Friday, June 29, 2012

Chicks!



No, not "hot women" (like my wife!), but little chickens! Good friends of ours raise them as pets and invited us over shortly after receiving a "shipment." That's right they really get shipped overnight in a special carrier with special handling via UPS and the USPS. 






I still chuckle at this idea. Would I go to the post office and ship a package asking for "chicken handling" and at the "chicken rate"? Is this how KFC gets their chicken? It might taste like it. Sorry, if you frequent this blog you likely guess I'm a foodie snob.

Seriously, they have to be shipped immediately after hatching because the yolk provides all their nourishment for the first 48 hours or so. Crudely, the chicken grows from the white of the egg and then around the yolk. 




If you saw our recent post on the egg toss I guess this post might then be . . . odd. After an egg toss, is the next activity a . . . chicken toss? Tee-hee. 


Regardless, they are very cute. 
Andy



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