They grow up so fast! Just a few days ago, they were in eggs that would have fit neatly into this box. (Now they’re really free-range.) Only six days old, the chicks are already stretching their wings. The brooder has become a runway: the girls take turns racing up and [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘pullets’
August 21, 2008
the chicks cometh!
Farmflash:
American man can keep farm in Saskatchewan, after all — although his children won’t necessarily be able to inherit it.
Prince Charles called GM foods the world’s worst environmental disaster; echoes in India agree. (Sad fact of the day: in the past decade, 200,000 Indian farmers have taken their own lives.)
Foggy River News:
At 7:45 [...]
July 29, 2008
the che(e)p brooder
I made the decision to buy day-old chicks instead of older pullets or laying hens. Why? Simple math: day-old chicks are about $2 each (for females), whereas a laying hen will set you back anywhere from $15-30.
30 chicks times $2 = $60. Pretty manageable on a farming budget, if I can [...]
July 23, 2008
life (& death?) on the farm
Farming is about to get a whole lot scarier.
Today, I ordered 27 day-old chicks from Belt Hatchery that will arrive on August 21. The group will include 11 Rhode Island Red pullets (females), 1 RIR cockerel (male), 10 Ameraucana pullets, and 4 Pearl White Leghorn pullets. (I wanted to order from McMurray — [...]
