The chickens are about four weeks old now, except for the big girl who is five. Boy do they grow fast! … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2014
The chicks are about three weeks old now. I’ve had them for 2 1/2, so they are probably about three weeks out of the shell. The big girl is more like 4 weeks. They have been growing like crazy! Here’s … Continue reading
Despite my glacial progress, the condo is shaping up nicely. I cleaned up a bunch of paint stuff today which I am done using, put up window treatments and a vertical blind, installed a new thermostat, and put most of … Continue reading
I built a day/night controller so that the baby chickens can have something resembling a diurnal cycle. This wasn’t strictly necessary, people have raised chickens with nothing more than a light bulb on a cord for decades and they turn … Continue reading
So as thought I didn’t already have more projects than I can handle, I’ve added another one to my list: Backyard chickens! I picked up four little chicks last weekend when I was passing through Auburn, and I set up … Continue reading