The chicks are, mostly, pullets now. Their heads are getting feathered, and the older ones are in the garage without any heat. They should be ready to move outside next weekend. I have a few chicks that are a week younger and they may need an extra week, or I could put the brooder warmer into a coop outside for a week to help them adjust. We had three families purchase 18 of the chicks. That leaves us with 15 to figure out which to keep and which to sell in May.
All the meat chicks survived. They are almost two weeks old which is good. They are growing fast. Little porkies. Will need to stop feeding them at night after Monday to help with a better growth rate to cut down on them out growing their leg strength. 12 hours of eating per day so that they don't get too big too fast.
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