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| Unexpected arrival of chicks!Two weeks early! |
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| 25 BOXED chicks in the trunk of my wife's car. |
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| Angel watches over the chicks for me. |
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| "Here are the chicks you need to guard, Angel." |
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| "Where should we put the chicks? No problem. I will just put some shelving together for a pen." |
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| Impromptu pen for chicks. Metal shelving tied with plastic ties.All place on tarp. |
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| 50 chicks may go through 10 bags of feed I am told. |
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| Gravity feeder |
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| Water trough |
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| A layer of bedding that will need to be changed DAILY. |
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| Nice layer of bedding coming up. |
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| The chicks have no difficulty finding the food and water. |
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| Time to hook up a heat lamp. |
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| Heat lamp is attached by wire to board on top of saw horses. |
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| Hungry little chicks. This feed comes with everything they need, grit included. |
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| Now it's time for a nap and it doesn't take them long to find the heat lamp. |
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| Cuddly warm:) |
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| I add a tarp to keep the pen warm and cozy. |
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| Angel standing guard. |
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| Angel is still helping me guard the chicks. |
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Angel and I are guarding the chicks.
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| Note the hose in the waterer to keep the little buggers dry. |
Wow, good work! And they are very cute =) I often house-sit for friends here that have about 15 chickens, so I recognize the gravity feeder and water thing. Used the exact same ones.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth H.