Settling in

Today all the little chicks seem to be doing quite well. They peep during the daytime, but I don't hear them too much at night. I think they are sleeping while it is dark and quiet. Zippy, our MinPin, likes to look over into the enclosure to see what they are doing. I am not sure if he is calculating how filling they would be. I am sure they are mostly just fuzz right now anyway.

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The chicks have arrived

The 12 little chicks are now happily pecking around in their pen. When they got here, I carefully took each one our of the box and dipped their beaks in the waterer. Since there is no mother hen they each have to be shown where the water and food are. After they drank, I repeated the effort with the food. Then I sat down and watched them. It is really funny to see them running around chasing after each other. There are 6 Rhode Island Reds and 6 Americaunas. I have not raised Americaunas before but was intrigued with the thought that they lay green or blue eggs. That will be in about 3 months. Until them we will watch their progress and also watch our MinPin to make sure he doesn't snack on the birds.

Arrival day

Well, the chicks have arrived and are at the feed store. My husband just went to pick them up. We have set up their pen and will put them there as soon as he gets back with them.

Preparing for the chicks to arrive

Today I have been to the feed store to purchase my chick starter feed. It is important to start them out with this type food and not just feed them regular chicken food. They will get the important nutrients for growth and health.

The first thing you might want to know is why I have chicks in my house. The main reason is that I don't have a barn to start them in. There are many things chicks require and warmth and security are two of the most important. First I have set up an enclosure to keep them where I want them. I use a child's pool to keep them draft free. This also helps eliminate some of the dust that you will have from the chicks scratching around in their litter. I have a lamp for warmth and feeder and water dishes that I purchased from my local feed store. On the floor of the pool I use shavings such as you would use for small animal cages i.e. hampsters.

Chickens In My House

Hi! If you are reading this, you must be interested in chickens. I already have 16 chickens outside and am getting 10 more in 2 days. The older chickens started out in my house too. They are egg layers. If you ever ate farm fresh eggs as opposed to store bought eggs, I am sure you know the difference. The taste of farm fresh eggs is totally awesome. Another reason to have chickens in your yard is to reduce the number of bugs.I am going to share with you the process of getting the chicks from the feed store to the yard.