Baby chicks

We picked up our 8 baby chicks last night from the feed store in town. I did not anticipate the extreme joy the girls would get out of taking care of "their" chicks. They delighted in them all evening. And got up this morning at 5:30 am to check on them, early than on Christmas day! Here are a few of the babies, reading books that Ruby so thoughtfully put out for them to peruse.