Peep Peeps

We went to see the "peep peeps" today!

The Tractor Supply store has live chicks now, and I have been wanting to take the kids since I first found out.

Now, I have to admit, I want a baby duck. Yep--a baby duck! They are so cute! I have wanted one ever since Garren and I were dating and he took me to a county fair and they had baby ducks in a tub for $1 a piece. I begged him to let me buy one and for him to keep it in his bathtub. He refused...and for some odd reason kept on dating me!

Well, Garren's mind hasn't changed about NOT wanting a duck. He thinks the two kids we have are messy enough.

Since daddy is also convinced that we would get the bird flu if we so much as looked at the baby chicks, I took the kids by myself.

I was disappointed that the store didn't have any baby ducks for the kids to see, but the salesman said they should have more tomorrow along with baby rabbits. So, we will have to come back.

But, boy did Thomas love watching the baby chicks.

Now, growing up in Strasburg, Gracie has had many chances to see animals, but this was Thomas first "wildlife" experience.

They couldn't hold the chicks, or even touch them. This was for the animals safety as well as the kids--but they still loved watching them. In fact, we got to watch the man open a box full of chicks and put them inside the large trough. He told us they were only 3 weeks old. (I hope they hadn't been in that box for 3 weeks!)

I asked another lady there if it was okay to take pictures and she said yes--and I even got a video!

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