Today was the first of several warm days that we will be having after a week of heavy rains. The chicks are six weeks, the daytime temps will be above 65 degrees and a light bulb will keep them warm at night in the coop. Even though the coop/pen is really designed for about four to five standard sized chickens, we have all ten chicklets in there. They can easily be in this coop/pen for a few more weeks before we need to sell and/or start to butcher. I sense that we can sell some of them as nice layers for a fairly good price rather than actually butcher any of them. But if we have more than one rooster, I don't know if anyone will want to purchase the spares. The plan is to keep about four hens as a second flock. If we have a rooster and if he's a good one, we will hang on to him to eventually join our first flock of hens. If we don't have a rooster, I have plans of seeking one out this summer.
Ironically, last year's flock moved outside on Father's Day!
