My Speckled Sussex chicks are six weeks old and it's time for them to go to college. That is, get those stinky dinosaurs out of my basement!
We constructed a temporary chicken pen out of horse stock panels that will be their home away from home until they are big enough to be integrated with the existing adult flock, about four months. The pen has shelter, roosts, a heat lamp, and is surrounded by hot electric tape.
My Wyandottes and Cuckoo Marans are four weeks old and will be joining the Speckled Sussex sometime this week. I am hoping I can integrate the two young flocks successfully so they can band up before I let them out with the adults. In the meantime, they get acclimated to a New England spring and summer, get to scratch around on the ground, and generally start their lives as real outdoor chickens.
4 comments:
You know how I feel about adorably ugly pullets! XD
Is your basement really painted lime green? At least the chicklins won't be surprised by the colors of the outside world...
One room of the basement, which used to be a little girl's play room is lime green and hot pink. Yea, it's rad.
It has a Christmas tree in it too! What fun :)
OMG, teenage chickens look COMPLETELY goofy!
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