Unexpected chicks.

[PFSfarmer]

We are just glad its chicks and nothing else...lol.

We thought a predator got this hen because she had been gone for a while and the Surprise Chicks!!

So we rounded her and the chicks up and got some food to the new momma. She was starving!

 

[mtnviewfarms]

what a great surprise - thanks for sharing the story and the adorable pix!

 

[sumi]

What a wonderful surprise! Adorable pics

 

[gabrielle1976]

aww I love seeing little fuzzy balls with legs with there mommy

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Awesome!!! I have to ask as your run is so neat.... how does that sand work? its it easy to clean and how do you clean yours? Do you also use sand in brooders? Thank you!

 

[chippysmom327]

So sweet! Congrats!!!

 

[PFSfarmer]

Awesome!!! I have to ask as your run is so neat.... how does that sand work? its it easy to clean and how do you clean yours? Do you also use sand in brooders? Thank you!

Sorry for the delay in response time. You know life gets in the way...lol.

Sand works great in our chicken pen/run. Our land is sandy clay so its right here when we need it. We do go in once a week with a light leaf rake and rake up all the manure to put in the compost pile. Sometimes we have to bring more sand in as they take sand baths and scratch in the pen/run it all disappears. We also clean the coop at the same time. We used to put sand in the coop also, but realized we get better results with nothing as the chickens knock some bedding out of the nest and track in some sand. When we built the coop we painted the floor with floor paint. The same paint they use in the display sheds at home depot, lowes, etc. I think if we build another coop I would try a vinyl floor.

Also we turn our birds out everyday. The chickens dont go far, but the guineas will go a good distance. They will go so far that we dont realize they have roamed off till we can just faintly hear them. Guineas seem to have that wild animal instinct in them that I believe no matter what you do they will always have it. All of the birds go in the coop every night on their own with no problem.

Anyways I hope this helps.

Also want to thank everyone else for your replies.