Here's the first update...
Our baby chicks have arrived, all 106 of them. We ordered 100 but the hatchery sent extras apparently to cover mortality during shipping. We had one die, but one week in the rest seem to be fine. DS6 was a little put out that he had to recalculate everything based on the additional chicks until he realized that his profit had increased.
He learned about writing off a loss when one chick died, made sure that the feed man gave him a receipt for the chick food and basically is just driving us all crazy! He checks on them constantly and drags everyone with him to the barn. He even demands that we check the lights (for heat) before he goes to bed at night. So far, he shows no sign of getting bored with the project.
