id keep them separate three weeks at leastThe new girls (Cookies-and-Creme (Cookie for short) and not-named-yet-because-I-said-DH-could-name-her-to-forstall-the-daughters-naming-her-Puppy) are out of the quarantine pen and in a getting-to-know-you pen in the coop. I deliberately designed the quarantine pen to break down, so the new pen is half of the quarantine penI moved them Wednesday, so I'll probably let the new girls into the yard for a bit in a couple more days, and then alternate free ranging for a bit. How long should I keep the girls separated?![]()
Naturally, all the cute photo ops happen when my phone has decided that the battery's low...
The older girls Not Amused Wednesday evening![]()
Looking at the pen, it struck me that I could use the extension cord I used for extra lighting after Christmas to power either a light or a heating pad... I know I'd have to brood feedstore chicks somewhere separate from the coop, and I wouldn't if I hatched eggs, but what about day-olds? (You realize that my even thinking this way is all you guys's fault, right?)![]()