He is going to be a bad influence in the future for sure. Do you find it difficult raising them when they're all different ages like that or is it pretty easy to deal with?
Not easy at all! Right now, the 3 three month olds are separated in their own coop and area of the run. All 8 free range together fine for the few hours I let them out each day, but they don't really get along. The pullet was raised by one of the older hens, and the poor thing is waaaaay at the bottom of the pecking order. She has become rather neurotic. I plan on trying them out in the run all together in a couple of months.My boyfriend was the one trying to encourage ME even thought I said our coop isn't big enough! He was like, they'll figure it out
TRUTH. Even Hubby was like, "We can add more next year." This from the man who said we'd stop at 4. I only have 8, and I've built only 2 coops, but...Be honest.
Is there a part of you that still kind of wants to go back for more chicks?
If you said yes, then yeah this is how it is going to be forever.
Oh, and eventually you stop resisting and just build coops.
Welcome to the darkside.
Went to the farm store today and they had several bins of a few-day old pullets... I didn't think I would be tempted because I figured they'd be unsexed and I can't have roosters where I am so the risk isn't appealing. But most of them were sexed! I was so tempted to take home at least an olive egger chick.... But I have 5 chicks that are a week old already and our coop just isn't big enough for any more. I can't justify making a bigger coop before our babies even grow into the first coop
Also I'm feeling "empty nest" syndrome today, I moved the girls out to the little office room in the garage... Steps from the house but they have been 3 steps from my desk the past week. I miss their peeps. But they're feathering in and getting messyyyyy! I am happy they all seem to be healthy so we've started naming them
