Kids & Family

Final Rent-a-Chick Update

A Germantown family posts the final photos of the baby chickens they rented from Rocklands Farm, which offered families the chance to "rent" chicks to raise through spring and return them later in the year.

For the Hill family, it's almost time to say good bye. The chicks they've been raising from Rocklands Farm are almost ready to head home.

Rockland Farm's expirmental chick-rental program nears an end, having started around Easter time to get people interested in farming and draw interest in the farm near Darnestown, farm worker AJ Minite told Potomac Patch.

The Hill family — Mom Kelly Hill, a 3-year-old daughter, a 18-month-old daughter and a little boy on the way — have been tracking the progress of thier rented baby chickens from their Germantown home. They posted the final update at Potomac Patch on Monday.

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Kelly Hill wrote: 

"We absolutely loved this experience!" Kelly wrote in to Patch after uploading her final pictures. "We were pleasantly surprised by how sweet and cuddly the chicks were. They loved hopping up and snuggling in our laps, especially our older daughter's. Our younger daughter quickly learned how to say 'chicks' and this was her very first word every morning when she woke up. Although the chicks needed to be checked on several times a day, they were very easy to care for. We are so thankful for these special memories and really hope we are able to participate in this program again next year!"

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