We have enjoyed our chickens so much over the last year, we decided to get 6 more! We got our chicks around the same time we got the lambs, and they stayed safe and warm in our garage with the lambs for several weeks!Now that we have 11 birds, we need a bigger coop and enclosure to house them. After the amazing experience with the lamb shed, we decided to keep up the momentum and finish out the enclosure and coop for the new chicks. Before we could finish we had many obstacles, you know, like working in the rain... I am not keen on muddy chicken poop with a ton of kids... excuse me while I gag...
We did however complete all of the components in an untimely manner... :)
They have been in their new house for a few weeks now and they are HUGE! They grow super fast. The new chicks are doing well, one of the older hens is a little mean, but she hasn't hurt any of the others.
It is so interesting to watch the social dynamics of chickens. They totally form groups, there is a bossy one and they all pretty much throw their social hierarchy out the window when the crazy 4 year old runs in there to kiss them all!
