Week #3

Well, I moved the chicks out into the garage into an old rabbit hutch. They have more room, and their poop falls into a tray below the caged floor. They have two heat lamps on them, so they are nice and warm, and much happier.

So much room! (For now)

Sitting under the heat lamp.

A few days of poop in the tray under the cage floor. This is greatness! They are not walking and sitting around in their own poop. The Broilers, bred to grow fast for meat production, can end up getting poop stuck to their stomach feathers, and it can cause irritation of their tummy skin and even infection. SO keeping them clean is very important.

One of the Broilers.

They are huge in comparison to the Rhode Island Reds.

Clean water is super important! I try to change their water in the morning and at night. There is usually some poop floating in it, so it has to be cleaned out.

My son, Rush, loves to "help" feed the chicks. Today he ended up throwing dried cat food at them, and laughing, so his "help" was no longer needed today. He was not happy about this, but the dogs loved cleaning up after him.

Mini-me