Monday, August 27, 2012

Saturday, August 18, 2012

1 green
A marauder got most of the chicks Friday night. Looks like I will be making another chick order.

Friday
1 brown

Thursday
1 green.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

2 green, 1 brown

Chicks are still not in yard. bought some materials to give them a safe space.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

1 green, 1 brown

Found a meat bird dead in the waterer this morning. I'd removed the beads from it yesterday thinking birds were big enough that drowning/exposure danger was past.

I've put posts in the ground for outdoor area for small birds. Will be getting some chicken wire later today.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012

Monday, August 06, 2012

1 green.

Look like an old Rhode Island Red is dying of old age.

Sunday, August 05, 2012

1 green, 1 brown.

Segregated chicks into cornish X Rock cohort (14) and layer cohort (4 barred rock, 3 buff orpington, 2 americauna + 1 exotic (looks like americauna)). Meat birds were crowding layers out of feed.

Friday, August 03, 2012

1 brown, 1 green cannibalized
Thursday
2 green, 1 brown

Time to separate chicks - meat birds are getting big enough that they crowd layers out from food.

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