We’ve had the birds five days now. We converted a dog pen we had lying around, into a chicken run, basically we wrapped the pen in chicken wire, including the top. We’ve got owls living in a tree nearby, so we have to be careful.
I am amazed at how fast they have grown. In just five days, they have more than doubled in size. Their wings are getting feathers, some only have a little bit of fuzz left on them. I love to watch them stretch out their legs and their wings, it’s a beautiful sight.
It’s been a job keeping the brooder clean and warm. The temperatures vary so widely that I am constantly covering them up with blankets over the cage, and taking them off. I’ve noticed the birds don’t need as much heat as they did when I first brought them home, that’s a good thing.
You should have seen them yesterday, when I moved them to the pen. They were running around, playing, hopping over each other. I sat and watched them for hours. I swear they grew from the time I took them out, until I put them back in the brooder. Amazing.
I hate having to put them in the brooder at night. It’s not very big and they don’t have a ton of room. They love it when I put them in the yard, they run and jump, playing with each other, you can just tell they are happy. Soon, I’ll have the chicken run set up.
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