Watching Our Babies Grow

This Chicken Coop pictured here, has certainly seen a lot of hours of work clearing and repairing it for the young Chicks to stay safe from predators.

My husband and son-in-law working hard in their spare time on the weekends, getting the coop ready in time. Clearing debris, cutting down old trees, hauling out fallen tree and limbs, redoing the height so we can walk in to check on the chicks without stooping, placing net on top securely along with repairing any holes to keep predators out.

We are enjoying raising chicks, ducklings, and goslings from the days old stage. This whole experience has been a brand new adventure! At first we had the chicks in our Farm Office, but once we cleared a large outbuilding, they had a great home for safety, to grow their colorful feathers, and to stay safe and warm.

If you, or you and your family, are interested in raising feathery children, I can suggest a link. http://beckyshomestead.com Becky is very down to earth, and you can learn from the ground up on how to build a chicken coop, and caring for the chicks as they mature.

This weekend our 8 week old chicks went from the nursery, on a very short ride, (across the lawn and garden plots) to their chicken coop. I love each one of them, and loved taking care of them daily and nightly. Before you think of purchasing them, make sure you know that you have to keep their bedding clean, provide warmth, and feed and water them daily.

We have 25 chickens and yes, I do go out and count them each morning and night. 🙂 They may be growing up, but I still pray over all our animals daily. We are really being able to tell the difference between the hens and roosters!

Goslings and Ducklings are a bigger responsibility because they have to take a bite of food, then a drink of water. They are messy when their beaks or bills touch the water because they need this water to help them swallow their food. Let the splashing begin because they love to put their whole head and neck under!