We purchased another batch of baby chicks. I think there are about 40ish. The post office called me today to ask me if i wanted to pick them up early.
We learned alot about chickens with our last batch. How better to care for them, protect them, and how to get colorful eggs. We lost a couple to dogs and a lot more to foxes, but ended up with many many wonderful eggs.
We purchased quite a variety this time, but it's hard to tell based on the chicks. We purchased white and brown egg layers, green and really dark brown egg layers. Less chickens with "head gear", because they can't see well and aren't the smartest things.
These chicks will be living in the coop fenced off from the big chickens as it is warm enough for them to survive with just some extra heat.
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Oh, my! So many chicks and they're all so cute!
Weren't they in a kiddie pool last year?
Are they safe at night outside?
Yes.
It was late winter/early spring and still quite cold when we got them last year.
We didn't know what we were doing.
This year it's 90 degrees during the day and 80 at night, so they don't need as much supplemental heat. They also have much more room, and we don't have to clean up after them quite so often.
They are much happier.
No loss's yet! Last year by this time we were down 1 during shipment and 4 by day 3.
I would be more inclined to eat the chickens than the eggs - but I guess that would ruin the whole egg producing thing you got going!
Yeah, but that involves killing and plucking the chicken.
I'm not at that stage yet.
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