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Monday, February 21, 2011

Chicken House


My brother, my dad and I built this chicken house two days ago. It was pretty easy, actualy. We have to move it from one spot to nother so that the chicks have clean ground every day.
 I still don't understand about the free range and pasturing method, so my mom told me to read an article about chicken farming which didn't do nothing except muddle things up. Something about chickens and rotating houses and low fencing and who knows what and some more. SOMEONE that understand this complicated hubbub please explain. : <  ?

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

The beginning of a flock


   The chicks got here about two weeks ago. I think it's weird that they sent them in a box like any other package. We put them in a big metal container with  four inches of pine shavings and put it in the shed with a heat lamp (it was pretty cold, 20 degrees Fahrenheit) until it started to get warm. My dad told my brother he's in charge of 'em, although my dad's been doing most of the work.

   They're staying in the shed till they're 3 weeks old. Then they're moving into a chicken house my dad's going to build with us. I hope we'll be able to sell the eggs when they lay them.