Time flies when you're taking care of chicks! Hard to believe it's already Thursday again! There has been definite growth in these little guys. They are still little yellow fluff balls, but a lot more active. They love to sleep on top of each other...it's so cute! When they hear us coming they start "peeping" all at once. It's like a little song for us!
Here is a good picture of the obvious difference in size between the broiler and our barred rocks, both hatched the same day...and they are being fed the same exact feed!!
We have been decreasing the temperature of the brooder slowly to harden them off before putting them out to pasture...that way they're not in complete shock from the cold grass that is full of dew in the mornings! Probably sometime in the next two weeks that will be done. What a neat experience to have the kids raise their own food...nothing like it!
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