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Your grand chicks are fine here until after Thanksgiving Candy. I know what an annoyance it is to try and think up proper housing in a hurry. I was just perusing Craigslist for an attractive, sturdy, grow out coop for next spring so I can start hatching again. Of course, I'd like to keep the costs under a certain amount and I have a feeling DH is going to hit the roof when I let him know I'm looking for another coop...
I did find some pretty ones on the website "Better Coops and Gardens", but I'm afraid with delivery it's going to bust my Mad Money bank.
Miss Whitey Ford is keeping her hoodlums, I mean
boys, under her care in the big coop but with only 2 roosts it is getting a bit crowded. They are growing into big boys now and SO pretty! Expanding roost space with new poop board is a honey dew project near the top of the list but still not sure when it will be done. The boys are actually very well behaved, but I worry that either they are going to get picked on, or Whitey will beat the cr** out of anyone who gets too close to her precious charges.
It's been quite entertaining though and a successful experiment I think. It is clear to me that Whitey is not only a competent broody hen but a very attentive mother. Those boys are getting close to 10 weeks and she still keeps an eye out for them. So if I haven't said so before, thank you for the EE egg loan and opportunity to hatch and raise chicks with a broody. It's been an invaluable learning experience for me. I'm glad we were able to rehome the girls and I'm looking forward to seeing how Suzanne's pretty silver girls grow.
