Time To Get Moving.
By Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (120957)
Marion, Ohio
August 15, 2025 9:04am CST
I have everything done here at least. Often on auction day I don't. I will post this and then get dressed.
I have 5 little peepers. I didn't think the last one was going to make it as I had to help it out of its shell. But as yesterday continued it kept getting stronger. It is now running all over with the other 4. I had 2 separated so I knew which one was for my friend and one to keep it company that I could tell apart. They found a way through the divider last night. Grrrr
Hope you have a good day.
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@Marilynda1225 (85882)
• United States
15 Aug
Enjoy your day and the auction.
Bad little peepers getting through the divide.
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@wolfgirl569 (120957)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Aug
And I couldn't find where. So I told her I will give her green eggs next year if I get any
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@moffittjc (125336)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Aug
How soon after hatching can they get up and run around on their tiny little legs?
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@wolfgirl569 (120957)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Aug
Usually almost right away some and going good in a couple of hours. That little one laid on its side most of the day. It finally started sitting upright and then walking in the evening.
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@wolfgirl569 (120957)
• Marion, Ohio
20h
@moffittjc Chickens don't really need to eat for about the first day as they finish absorbing the yolk. But I have never had to teach them to eat or drink. They can eat about anything big chickens do. They just have to peck to break it up more. Tame turkeys do sometimes need to have their beaks shoved into food and water to figure it out
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@moffittjc (125336)
• Gainesville, Florida
17 Aug
@wolfgirl569 Wow, I didn't think it would be that quick, but it makes sense for survival reasons. What do they eat at such a young age, or right after birth? Do they already know how to peck at the ground?
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@allknowing (151873)
• India
15 Aug
@wolfgirl569 Brats are a better company to spend time with
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@wolfgirl569 (120957)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Aug
Sometimes to smart. Even looking I didn't see where.
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@LadyDuck (481812)
• Italy
16 Aug
@wolfgirl569 - Animals are too smart, they arrive to escape from places that we thought were absolutely safe.
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@DaddyEvil (156986)
• United States
15 Aug
You mean even baby chicks are smart? 
Serves you right to keep them separated!
Have fun at the auction! I hope you bring home the zebra today! 
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@wolfgirl569 (120957)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Aug
Yes they are. I could not see a spot to squeeze through.
I gave hers company. Now I can't tell which one it is. I do know which 2 it isn't 
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@DaddyEvil (156986)
• United States
15 Aug
@wolfgirl569 I suspect they just kept trying until they managed to get through.
What did you do? Paint two of them so you could tell them apart? 
I suspect they just kept trying until they managed to get through.
What did you do? Paint two of them so you could tell them apart? 1 person likes this
@wolfgirl569 (120957)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Aug
@DaddyEvil I should have painted hers . Two are a grey and the other 3 are black.
. Two are a grey and the other 3 are black.1 person likes this
@wolfgirl569 (120957)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Aug
That's why I wanted to know. I cant now . I know which dark one it wasn't
. I know which dark one it wasn't 1 person likes this
@wolfgirl569 (120957)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Aug
@JudyEv I will only eat the roosters. Then if one lays the right color egg I can always save her some that she can hatch.
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@JudyEv (361101)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Aug
@wolfgirl569 I suppose that's a start and if you don't eat them, hopefully one of you will get blue eggs and if it's you, you can swap with her.
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@snowy22315 (194565)
• United States
15 Aug
You too..how long does it take them to grow up and lay eggs?
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@wolfgirl569 (120957)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Aug
They will look like adults in 2 to 3 months. Usually around 6 months they start laying
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@Tampa_girl7 (53194)
• United States
15 Aug
I’m glad that the baby chick is getting stronger.
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@RasmaSandra (88061)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Aug
I hope you had a great auction day, Congrats on the peepers,
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@Deepizzaguy (113169)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Aug
I did my best to enjoy my day working at home sharing news stories here.
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@wolfgirl569 (120957)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Aug
I had put a grey one with it for that.
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@sw8sincere (5985)
• Philippines
15 Aug
Sounds like they’re already keeping you on your toes. 
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