Hobby Farm Photo Journal - 4-21-15

Remember all those cute little chicks from the Easter Hatch-A-Long? 

Well, these chicks from the 3rd 2015 hatch have quickly 

outgrown the brooder in the "chicken room",

plus they are eating through that one chick feeder really fast!

So, I loaded them all up in two bins, and introduced them to the

older chicks (1st & 2nd 2015 Hatch) already in the shed brooder.

I didn't know how the transition would go, as there was considerable

size difference, but I think it helped that everyone was hungry, so

they were pre-occupied with feeding their face!

Yes, the younger ones were a little scared of the older ones, but

they did surprisingly well! 

Remember "Muffy"? Well, it's definitely a cockerel, and

just as out-going as he was at one week old!

I tell you, I'm learning more all the time, and this year I've noticed

that most of the rooster chicks are way more outgoing.

I'd estimate 80% of the chicks that come running when I feed them

out of my hand are little cockerels, and females hang back!

It was another a beautiful spring day, and McDoogle & McDuffie

enjoyed being outdoors for several hours.