It was warm enough today to put the little chicks outside for a while.
I made up the (scrubbed and disinfected) Eglu, and popped them in it, along with a heatpad. Then I opened the door so they could venture out into the Run if they wished.
And they wished.
They spent ages moving around the run area, in a tight bundle. Everything got tested for food-worthiness, and they just cheeped and cheeped and cheeped. Izzy came and lay down beside the run, in her best "i'm-just-being-cute-and-lying-here-not-at-all-interested-in-the-chicks manner"; Wash strolled past the run, did a double take and came back to take a closer look. He saw me watching him watching them, and he sauntered off in a not-bothered kind of way. He didn't fool me.
After about an hour, the chicks all went back inside the Eglu for a nap; I'm not at all surprised, the assault on their senses must have been overpowering! So, I scooped them out and put them back in the chick pen in the shed.
Don't want to overdo it on their first day.
I made up the (scrubbed and disinfected) Eglu, and popped them in it, along with a heatpad. Then I opened the door so they could venture out into the Run if they wished.
And they wished.
They spent ages moving around the run area, in a tight bundle. Everything got tested for food-worthiness, and they just cheeped and cheeped and cheeped. Izzy came and lay down beside the run, in her best "i'm-just-being-cute-and-lying-here-not-at-all-interested-in-the-chicks manner"; Wash strolled past the run, did a double take and came back to take a closer look. He saw me watching him watching them, and he sauntered off in a not-bothered kind of way. He didn't fool me.
After about an hour, the chicks all went back inside the Eglu for a nap; I'm not at all surprised, the assault on their senses must have been overpowering! So, I scooped them out and put them back in the chick pen in the shed.
Don't want to overdo it on their first day.
