Today my dear hubby made my nesting box area. He made a platform to sit the four "milk crates" (that I purchased on sale from "Land of Nod"), and a hinged "roof", along with fixing the boxes themselves. He cut a hole in the "front" of the crate, added rubber mats to the bottom, and then attached the hinged roof. See the pics below:
His next project is to set up our "chicken nipple" watering system, and our PVC feeder. He has also started making a "Bless this coop" sign for the front, and wants to put nice windows in. One of the windows will feature a flower box. He is really getting into this!
Today he was telling me how one of the black chicks has taken him in as a friend and will let him hold her. She peeps at him when she's ready to get down.
I've started driving in the TPosts for the outside run. It will end up being about the same size as their indoor run, so they will get to stretch their legs soon, in double the acerage.
The chicks are getting bigger. They have almost all of their "big girl" feathers in. Leopold is starting to grow his comb. It is still teeny tiny, but you can tell it is growing now.
Here is a recent video I took of them enjoying their first taste of cooked pinto beans: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiKobogVRxk
I've switched their brooder light to only come on between 1-4AM. I've kept their "ladder wind guard" up for now, but that will come out soon. Right now they enjoy roosting on it, along with all of their other roosting spots.
Until next time:
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