Well, not only did the chicks wander to the far side, they crawled through the bars of the cage and could not get back into the cage. They were swaddled into the sheets pinned around the outside of the cage. WHEW! They did it twice on the same day, so, smaller cage size and more pins around the bottom and sides of the cage. I don't think I will start them in this big cage again in the future! But, at this point, moving them out is more work and I don't think they are in any new danger. Also, we did slip some strips of cardboard on the lower portion near the section that they had previously escaped as a bit of a deterrent. You can see the cardboard in the first photo on the right of the wall.
Soon, they will be too big to slip through, in just a matter of days. They are starting to form their wing feathers, the beak tooth has fallen off, and they are almost a week old.
Yes, they pooh a lot. A few more days and the "baby" sheets will be pulled out and the floor will be covered with aspen shavings with a sprinkle of diatomacious earth. Plus, once the wall comes down, the other warmer will be turned on for them.
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| Wall in front of the far side left. |
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| Wall in front of the far side right. |
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| All 8 Chicks under the warmer. |
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| One ventures out for water. Wing Feathers! |
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