Homesteading Chicken Coop Build, Chickens, Pond, Garden & Projects

My wife got it off Amazon, $30 or $40. Funny cus it's cheaper than the big plastic tote we had them in in the first place. I think the next round of chicks we'll just go straight to using it instead of the tote. Funny watching them go crazy running around in there trying to fly, i think they are enjoying the extra space than their first tiny chick crate home.

 

Thanks. I may have to find one of those. I think my tub is going to be too small in a week or so. These girls are fiesty!

 

Been crazy busy around here.....
Processed 4 hogs last week.

Sam finally got back to his greenhouse build today.

Tom and I finished the goat barn this far, the week before last.

 

How old are they now?

 

Well.....in that case!

 

Sam got the rafters up today, and he also leveled the floor up.





Here's a dirt screen he made a few weeks ago....


Not beautiful, but it works well!

 

$43.99 off Amazon right now, I'd recommend it. We only have 6 chicks but could easily fit twice as many in there I think.

 

Thinking of getting 4 more chicks. Will it be a major issue to have chicks that are a week apart in same brooder?
Im thinking it shouldn't be too much of a problem. Just like an opinion of someone who has done it.

 

We've done that before.... sometimes it's just fine, others it's murder.... you just have to watch em closely, and have a good backup plan in case they don't get along.

 

The bottom zips on. water/pee proof too as far as i can tell. Can't say it's something that would last forever but time will tell!

 

Got 5 Jersey Giants yesterday morning. Everyone is getting along.