My journey along hatching my first chicken eggs and beyond!



Monday, May 21, 2012

Rosie plus three!

It only took 5 months for us to get some more chicks, but hey, better late than never! Now that the three chicks are a little more than a month old, they have outgrown their small brooder and are now moved into the bigger brooder that Rosie was in. And Rosie...well she finally moved outside!

Dad and I finally finished the coop this weekend, and let me say...it looks pretty good! Of course my dad did the majority of the work, but I did help out!

Of course I kinda feel bad for Rosie because last night was her first night outside and of course it poured down rain all night. But I guess she has to get out there sometime! Of course dad did have to show her into the hen house last night because at first she just fell asleep on the ladder, but we made her a nesting box, so we had to show her into the coop where it was warm..and dry!

The chicks are much louder and messier than Rosie ever was, but I guess thats what happens when there is triple the trouble! The chicks have been fun though and they definitely have character! I will definitely try to post more but for now finishing school is my first priority.