The chicks are doing quite well. They play and jump around some of the time, then sleep, eat and pooh the rest of the time. Today was clean out day. All "sh!t sheets" get pulled out and fresh ones laid down. Warmer raised up a couple of clicks as the chicks will be getting bigger this week. The little cloth under the warmer gets changed every other day. Food has been moved away (to the edge) of the pen to give them sufficient running and playing room. They don't grow half as fast as the Cornish Cross, but they do grow pretty fast, considering. They should just about be ready to go out in about four more weeks, weather permitting.
Sorry I don't have better pix. They move too quick in low light to get a decent photo. The majority of the photos look like they are some form of ghost that you can see through.... LOL
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| Rhode Island Red Chicks under Warmer |
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| The Only One to stand still |
The plan is to purchase more Rhode Island Reds and some Barred Rock Layers in about four weeks to raise them as pullets and sell them before they become layers this summer. That should supplement our income to help pay for the other chickens that we raise. If that fails, we can use them as meat chickens for meals over the winter since we definitely won't need that many layers. All this COVID-19 scare has people freaked out, and I sense that they are going to want to be more self-sustaining as the summer wears on. But we will see.
