Our chicks arrived from M-McM today, 25 and a couple extra. Araucanas, white silkies, Sumatras, and Cuckoo Marans.

Darn feed store was out of chick-size waterers. I used a full-size chicken waterer, but I put a bunch of glass marbles so they wouldn't fall in. Or so I thought.

The silkies got soaked. I thought I was going to lose them, but I folded and pinned up the front of my T-shirt into a pouch, and they nestled down against me for about an hour, until they dried off. One by one, when they started peeping, I put them in their bin, with a very shallow dish of water (peanut butter lid).

They all seem to be fine now, eating, drinking and peeping.

I have never, ever had mail order chicks smash up against each other at the waterer like they did this time. Guess they were thirsty? This happened right after I put the waterer in with them, and those silkies were wet to the skin like that (snapping fingers). Live and learn.