We have the chicks outside in their new Chicken Tractor! As the Chicks rapidly outgrew their hatchery tub, we had to quickly get a coop built and move them outside! Read More about it here: http://www.howeryhaven.c… Source
As the Chicks rapidly outgrew their hatchery tub, we had to quickly get a coop built and move them outside. I followed Justin Rhodes’ of abundantpermaculture.com Chicken Tractor design. It was pretty easy to follow and took about a weekend to get everything and build it. I’ve also been learning about electric fences and have thoroughly tested that 3,000 volts hurts. Bobby also found that out when he couldn’t get back to the coop after spending a day digging around it. Check it all out in the video below.
Our first week with the Chicks! The first week of the little chicks. They do grow fast, we already have wing and tail feathers! Read More about it here: http://www.howeryhaven.com/the-chick… Source
The first week of the little chicks. They do grow fast, we already have wing and tail feathers!
Day One of having Chickens is over and they are still all alive! Our 15 Australorp Chicks arrived today! Day one of having chickens. Read more about it here: http://www.howeryhaven.com/the-chicks-have-arrived/ Music: http:… Source
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Our Australorp Chicks have arrived today! It was pretty exciting to go to the post office first thing in the morning and pick them up. As this is our first major step toward sustainability it was both exhilarating and daunting. Watch the video below to see the major moments of our first day of raising chickens. So far all 15 are alive, hopefully it will stay that way! For more in-depth information about the Australorp chicken breed, Wikipedia has an entry here. Basically the England Orpington Chicken was brought to Australia and cross breed with several other breeds to create a hardy …
