Around the corner

So we are coming up on the point where the baby chicks will be living outside full time.  We have been waiting the 10 days after their Mareks vaccination before sticking them outside behind the fence line as the vaccinated chicks could potentially pass Mareks to the adult hens inside that quarantine range.  For the last couple weeks Cindy has been putting the chicks outside in the front yard for good chunks of time to start the transition.  The chicks seem to love the change.

Of course one of the concerns for them once they are outdoors full time is safety. Once they move to the backyard they will have another wall of defense since it is fenced in, protecting them from things like stray dogs but because of their size they still will have lots of potential predators.   The chicken tractor should be sufficient protection for them but we both will feel better when the babies move into the fortress we built. Cindy and I look forward to having all 13 chickens coexisting happily soon.

I wonder how many blog entries over the last 6 months have had the word “chickens” in them?