You will never believe what these chicks have done now!!!!

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #45 on:** November 16, 2007, 16:17 »

In the bottom out the top, doesn't that make it drafty? But then its only during the day.

muntjac · « **Reply #46 on:** November 16, 2007, 16:20 »

Quote from: "grannieannie"

In the bottom out the top, doesn't that make it drafty? But then its only during the day.

nopes ,,

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #47 on:** November 16, 2007, 16:24 »

OK boss, will do.

Brian.............................................. Get your saw out!!!!!

(I said SAW!!!!)

muntjac · « **Reply #48 on:** November 16, 2007, 16:27 »

no swa needed ,just dril a few 1/2 inch holes under the eaves

front n back

babe · « **Reply #49 on:** November 16, 2007, 16:32 »

Quote from: "grannieannie"

It's only a couple hours drive Happyvalley!!!! lol Maybe if we go to my daughter in st Osyth, I could drop you off a couple, but I was going to give her a miss this Christmas because I don't want to leave 300 chooks on their own overnight!

i'll hold you to that grannie, cant remember the last time i went to clacton-on-sea. it is near clacton isnt it.

my geography is lousy

Selkie · « **Reply #50 on:** November 16, 2007, 16:49 »

ooh grannie sorry that one of the chicks died, sounds like curiosity got the better of her (eating a metal nut)

loved the photos! that's a BIG flock of hens you've got there!! are they noisy at all? i can't imagine that many hens

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #51 on:** November 16, 2007, 17:24 »

What fantastic photos Grannie. I still imagine them as little chicks but they have grown quite big already

chickychick · « **Reply #52 on:** November 16, 2007, 18:31 »

wowee those chickens are lovely and a smashing looking house they have got too, he did well with that. bet it was lovely letting them all out the first time...all those curious little noises they make.

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #53 on:** November 16, 2007, 23:12 »

Quote from: "happyvalley"

Quote from: "grannieannie"
It's only a couple hours drive Happyvalley!!!! lol Maybe if we go to my daughter in st Osyth, I could drop you off a couple, but I was going to give her a miss this Christmas because I don't want to leave 300 chooks on their own overnight!

i'll hold you to that grannie, cant remember the last time i went to clacton-on-sea. it is near clacton isnt it.

my geography is lousy

You're Geography is fine HV! St Osyth is Caravan City as its surrounded by the blooming things, and its 5 miles south of Clacton. Nice little village, but gets so clogged up in the summer with holiday makers!!!

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #54 on:** November 16, 2007, 23:18 »

No they are not noisy at all Rosemary, as they are only 10 weeks old, they still make little chicky cheepy noises!

Everybody says the same as you Aunty. They think of them as little yellow chicks still, but at only 2 days old their white wing feathers started growing, and now some of them weigh 900 gms, from 40gms 10 weeks ago!

Brian and I stood for ages n the cold watching them. Not all came out today, some just sat in the doorways and looked out, and it took quite a while before any ventured onto the grass.

It also took them a while to realise that when it gets dark you go back in!!! One even decided she was going to sleep outside. I had to pick her up and shove her through the pophole! Otherwise I think I would have had frozen chicken tomorrow!!!!

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #55 on:** November 17, 2007, 14:21 »

White birds are quite flighty Grannie :shock:

Have you got a plan :!:

Selkie · « **Reply #56 on:** November 28, 2007, 21:04 »

did the chicks ever pass the string? :?:

muntjac · « **Reply #57 on:** November 28, 2007, 21:21 »

i saw aggys baby ( chicken ) beat the cat up last week ...... apparantly she stalked them when were chicks so i guess its payback

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #58 on:** November 28, 2007, 21:32 »

Although I kept looking, I never saw any of that string, but the chicks are fine!!

Some of them weigh 1.25kg now! although they still won't go in the house at night. We keep trying different combinations of light. I stopped putting the light on at night to get them used to it, and they were still sleeping under the bulb that was out, but we still have to shoo them in the house when it gets dark.

Then we started putting the light on again to show them the way in, but they STILL just stand there!!!!

And periodically we still get chicks being pecked, even though they are outside all day now, so I have 9 of them in the 'hospital' shed at the moment.

I've got an order for another 12 from my eldest daughter's boyfriend's mum and dad, unless they get put off by the bird flu AGAIN!!!!

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #59 on:** November 28, 2007, 21:46 »

Any sign of them trying to fly yet grannie :?:

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