I am beginning to understand that chickens are very self sufficient. I would of thought that they were going to be very needy but not at all. They seem to entertain themselves very well in a course of a day. Also, I have realized that they are smarter than I gave them credit for when we decided...
I did forget to mention that I do have a poop board in place, they have not started to use the roost yet. Hopefully soon. I hate to say this but I think I have taken more pictures of these 3 chicks than I did with my three kids, which I might say that all 3 of them think that we are wacko for...
I find myself spending way to much time out there with them. I have a fire pit fairly close to their run so I sit there next to the fire having a cup of joe and watching them do what ever chickens do. All of my normal duties are being neglected and piling up. Oh well, there is always tomorrow...
Hi All,
I am new to this chicken thing and was thinking about all of the time I spent on getting the coop, run, and the brooders set up for my massive flock of 3 chicks which are now 8 weeks old and finally out in the coop. I would guess that I have well over 160 hours in the building of...