In the past four weeks, our day old chicks have really grown! In fact, they have moved off of the porch into their first coop...and then into their second coop! The meat birds are now in a 12 x 12 portable pen that is designed to be moved daily. They drink so much water that we are are thankful for a six gallon drip system. I will post details on that this week.
The laying hens out grew their first coop and are now in a second coop. The first coop needs a few modifications and then we will divide the laying hens between the two coops. In about four more weeks, maybe sooner, they will move to the large chicken coop and covered yard. Right now however, they could be lost if the lows at night are too low, so we keep them near the house so we can keep lights on them.
The meat birds are growing big and strong. I think we have 70 of them left. The laying hens are doing well, but we are down on the white leg horns. I don't remember how many we actually have left, but we lost several due to cats. The cats really like the 'yellow' chicks.
So there is our update on the current 4-H project. More tomorrow!
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