Backyard Poultry
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And so, the six little chicks settled into their new home. They got their roost right away, as you can see, although they've not tried it out yet. I had to improvise for a feeder, since another trough feeder would be much too large. This one was supposed to have a tube on top to feed the food down. However, the tube tends to keep the food level much too high, and causes a lot of food to overflow into the litter. So I removed the tube and just filled the feeder manually when it ran out. Of course, I had to cover the top with duct tape so the chicks wouldn't roost on it, though it doesn't look like it's helping much. The quart fountain waterer was just the right size for these little peeps, propped on a rock to keep litter out of it.
3 comments:
Is that chick in front looking at the camera through its danger eye or its food eye?
They say the right eye looks out for food. I have had some chickens try to eat the camera!
I think I have two food eyes. :-)
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