So here are the wee guys/girls, pretty cute huh?
They are settling in well, I made them a mix of sunflower seeds/oats/quinoa/sesame seeds this morning that they really liked, apart from that they have been enjoying raw marrow, slugs, snails worms, kikuyu and other various scraps
They were all quite facinated with the sound of my camera taking shots and pretty soon all stopped to take a closer look
This wee guy is Scratcher, we are pretty certain he is going to be a rooster, he doesn't have a tail at all yet
The Farmer put this nice sandstone rock in the middle of the run for them to sun themselves on, they seem to quite like it. We've also put various flat planks of wood around at the suggestion of my father-in-law, they are there to be flipped over once a week so the chicks can get in and eat any little bugs that have made themselves at home under there. We are also planning to make a maggot feeder for the little guys as seen on the Farmlet website, but more on that soon!
Hi Anna, Christi from Farmlet here. Thanks so much for visiting and commenting on my blog, and I love yours as well! The idea of a big stone in the chicken area for warmth is great. It's still so cold here near Seattle, WA USA. In the 20s F tonight. So a big warm rock is genius. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Christi, thanks for visiting. 20F wow thats cold! (I had to google to convert to celsius lol) Your chicken coop must have to be very well insulated!
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