Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Week Four

I ordered dark cornish chicks from Murray McMurray in April. After a bit of a rough start, we have around 98 chicks running amok in the brooder. With a lot of help, tried and true advice, and some luck, this will not be my last pastured flock.

The older chicks started playing King of the Waterer last week. This week more joined in the poultry games. The older chicks turn 4 weeks old Friday. We originally planned to turn them onto the pasture this weekend, but our plastic sheeting will not arrive until next week. Ah, delays.

The hoop house frame looks great thanks to Nicholas' hard work and Hal's wise advice. Once we finish the hoop house I will write a post showing each step of the construction.





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