Raising Chicks has been a Joy

[Cryss]

The oyster shell is the best ticket! Lots of it. Layer feed isn’t healthy for any non laying birds.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

It was bath day yesterday- just the hiney

 

[Grandmas Coop]

The oyster shell is the best ticket! Lots of it. Layer feed isn’t healthy for any non laying birds.

Well I think the extra oyster helped, on the 12th I started getting 3 eggs. One hen is still not laying I think she is definitely on a break .

 

[Grandmas Coop]

 

[Grandmas Coop]

 

[Grandmas Coop]

As I fill my coffee cup & look out the kitchen sink window
I am reminded of our many blessings

 

[Grandmas Coop]

Since 2014, each time when I get new chicks I have put them in the tub, it makes a great brooder. In 2018, we had pulled the tub out to refinish it.
So, I used totes- our old dog RIP 9-2018- loved to watch over them. I got the m the last week of May 2018

I kept them in the house a week
And then moved them out to the coop, they had it all to them selves. If you go to page #1 you can see how they did.

BUT! this time, as I add to the flock it will be different,,,

 

[Grandmas Coop]

So, my husband brought me this large box from his work, and I bought a chick heater from https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/index.html

The chicks will have the 2 year olds to deal with- dogs in the house

This is 11 week old Ziva & This is 1yr. 7 month old Ziva
She love's the chickens

BUT Now this time we have another dog
Baby Tony 11 weeks old & Baby Tony 7 months old hehehe

4 adult hens in the coop

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So, there is going to be quite a bit more monitoring, I will have to have supervised play time in the run like last time BUT making sure the hens are ok with the chicks being in the run.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

but, for today, lets have a bit more coffee

 

[Blundrigan]

Sorry to jump in on this, but I have a mystery chick. I was told she was an Orpington, but she’s turning white. Is she a leghorn?