Posted on April 28, 2024
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The Chicks are almost 8 weeks old, and it is past time for them to get out of my house! So, why are they still here? The Chicken Tractor needed to be readied so the big girls could be transferred there for the summer.… Continue Reading “I WANT THEM OUTTA MY HOUSE!”
Category: Self-RelianceTags: baby chicks, Betty, Buff Orpington, chicken tractor, Cream Legbar, naming the chicks, not so little, preparing the chicken tractor, preparing the coop for new residents, Professor Peep, raising baby chicks, raising chicks
Posted on April 2, 2024
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Well, we thought we had them contained, but Nope. The lid we built to cover the brooder worked for all of 8 days. The hole we left in the lid so it would fit around the faucet seemed too small for further escapes. Apparently,… Continue Reading “OOPS, SHE DID IT AGAIN”
Posted on March 25, 2024
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It didn’t take long for other chicks to follow the little globetrotter out of the tub, so we had to handle the little escapists pronto. Some chicken wire and 1″ x 2″ ‘s and we now have a lid on the tub to contain… Continue Reading “FOILED!”
Posted on March 14, 2024
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The chicks are doing well. Chicks change dramatically over the first couple of months, and I’ve learned it is an exercise in futility to name them at this young age. Apparently, I can’t help myself though. So, their “temporary placeholders” (applied in general, not… Continue Reading “WINGS & TAILS”
Two Chickens Homestead 