Due to a very wet cold spring we've had our chicks (meat birds) inside far to long. About 2 weeks longer then we normally do. But the weather just was not co-operating at all. The other night at 3 am I had a WONDERFUL idea and BONUS I remembered it the next morning. The 1st day we could do it was today so we did. We moved our layers out of the greenhouse several weeks ago and today we moved the chicks into and around it. They have access to grass.. and shelter!! And we can still use the heat lamps on those cold nights.
L and a chick.. he didn't like catching them at all last year but really enjoyed it this year.. I told him we might make a farmer out of him yet..
The 1st chick in the wheelbarrow.
Bringing the full load to the new pen. The kids are holding the lid on so no chicks can get out! We had to go through Maggie's pen and she got SUPER excited!! That blue wheelbarrow normally holds her sweet mix and she was pretty sure SOMETHING good was going to happen to her!!
Taking the lid off.
FREEDOM!!!
Putting the 1st load in.
L dubbed these the 'two headed Monsters'
Taking the wheel barrow out after the last load!
Finally all 187 chicks out in the green grass!!
3 comments:
Do you use electric net for your birds?
Sounds like it was an adventure! I'm sure there is always something exciting happening; either the children or the animals. :)
Yes, we use electric netting for our birds..and move them around so they eat a lot of grass!! They'll go around the green house until they get weaned off the lights and then all over the place until we are ready to butcher them.
Rachel.. pretty much :)
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