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It has been five weeks since I got my Speckled Sussex chicks- cute as can be. Yesterday was their first day/night in the coop. Unfortunately, I picked the hottest day of the summer to do it. They were panting quite a bit, and I was regretting my decision. I did make sure they had water and food, but it was crazy hot. The saving grace, was that the temperatures were going to cool down . If they were able to get through this one day, things were going to be alright. I check on them frequently.
Today it was cooler. I took the little ones out for some recreation, which they enjoyed a great deal. They explored the wooded areas of the yard; especially, the blueberry bushes growing wild. Brutus, my adult rooster, has been living in the pen, outside the coop. I converted a large rubber trash can into a shelter for him, so the girls could acclimate to their new digs. I placed, chicken wire on the hatch opening, to separate them ; Brutus can't get in, and the chick's can't get out. When the time comes, I will remove the barrier between them so they can mingle. The hatch is down so the chicks get air. They are all doing well, so far.
It has been five weeks since I got my Speckled Sussex chicks- cute as can be. Yesterday was their first day/night in the coop. Unfortunately, I picked the hottest day of the summer to do it. They were panting quite a bit, and I was regretting my decision. I did make sure they had water and food, but it was crazy hot. The saving grace, was that the temperatures were going to cool down . If they were able to get through this one day, things were going to be alright. I check on them frequently.
Today it was cooler. I took the little ones out for some recreation, which they enjoyed a great deal. They explored the wooded areas of the yard; especially, the blueberry bushes growing wild. Brutus, my adult rooster, has been living in the pen, outside the coop. I converted a large rubber trash can into a shelter for him, so the girls could acclimate to their new digs. I placed, chicken wire on the hatch opening, to separate them ; Brutus can't get in, and the chick's can't get out. When the time comes, I will remove the barrier between them so they can mingle. The hatch is down so the chicks get air. They are all doing well, so far.
