Tag: raising chicks

EVICTED!

Posted on May 3, 2024 by RT

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We didn’t get everything done to the coop that I want to do but I deemed it good enough that today is the day to move the chicks OUT OF MY HOUSE! It was fun to watch them freeze in place. It was new… Continue Reading “EVICTED!”

Category: Self-RelianceTags: get out!, mi casa is no su casa, moving chicks out of the brooder, moving the chicks to the coop, raising chicks

I WANT THEM OUTTA MY HOUSE!

Posted on April 28, 2024 by RT

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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

OOPS, SHE DID IT AGAIN

Posted on April 2, 2024 by RT

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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”

Category: Self-RelianceTags: baby chicks, escaped again, raising baby chicks, raising chicks, they are smarter than we think

THERE’S ALWAYS ONE

Posted on March 22, 2024 by RT

The chicks are two weeks old, growing daily, and feathering out nicely. While most are satisfied with their bathtub brooder… There’s always one who must see what’s on the other side of the wall. I’ve added making a lid for the bathtub to this… Continue Reading “THERE’S ALWAYS ONE”

Category: Self-RelianceTags: baby chicks, bathtub brooder, brooder box, just stay in there!, raising chicks, two weeks old