Change of plans

[Auntiejessi3]

The "littles" are 18 weeks old today. Cordelia and Fiona have been checking the coop and nest boxes out all day.

 

[WingItRanch]

The "littles" are 18 weeks old today. Cordelia and Fiona have been checking the coop and nest boxes out all day.

Ohhhh sounds like new eggs soon! That's my favorite time. The anticipation!

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Ohhhh sounds like new eggs soon! That's my favorite time. The anticipation!

Me too! Well besides hatching eggs

 

[Auntiejessi3]

We are officially in lockdown folks. Did one last candle and all 19 are still looking good! The aircells on quite a few have shrunk up already so I expect some early birds

 

[wrathsfarm]

We are officially in lockdown folks. Did one last candle and all 19 are still looking good! The aircells on quite a few have shrunk up already so I expect some early birds

I spy the dividers.....

 

[Auntiejessi3]

I spy the dividers.....

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They'll serve their purpose, but to be transparent, you have to have them in there just right or everything gets hung up, so between them and the janky lid it's a stressful clusterf@!*!

 

[Auntiejessi3]

I could post 10 videos like this today, he has been escorting his little ladies in and out of the coop all day poking his head into nest boxes

 

[Auntiejessi3]

I can't wait for these chicks to hatch! I need a little cheering up! Work is absolutely sucking and it's about to suck even more, but I guess that's why it's called work and not vacation

 

[arianna7]

I can't wait for these chicks to hatch! I need a little cheering up! Work is absolutely sucking and it's about to suck even more, but I guess that's why it's called work and not vacation

hope your day gets better, i cant wait for your chicks to hatch as well, keep us updated!

 

[namead]

Because of all the problems with the post office and chicks arriving dead I canceled my order. I decided to get 3 started pullets, 6 weeks old from a hatchery here in Texas so I can pick them up. This is my question, I planned on brooding my chicks outside in the coop with my current ladies. Can I still do that? This is a piece of my old prefab that I kept for that specific reason.

Not really sure but I have always allowed a new flock to be big enough to defend themselves before introducing them to an existing flock. On top of that I closely monitor them when I do.