The Weekend Plan

Tomorrow will be a big day for the Magpie girls...and if you happened to read my post about the girls - I did get an answer from the feed store. The hatchery claims that they are indeed Magpies. I'm still not convinced. Anyway...the Magpie Squad will be relocated to the field next to the chicken arena. This will be the first time that the ducks and the chickens will be close to each other.

The ducks don't require a whole lot. They'll have their pool and a couple of shelters in which to slumber at night. They won't be locked up into the tractor at night, so this is a huge step up for them. The fortunate thing is that they stay together no matter what. So if one of the girls goes in then they all go. If one makes a move to do anything...she'll have company. Guaranteed.

It might take a couple of days to get them used to a new area. They have only been in the backyard and the side yard so far. It will be interesting to see how they like the field. It's not like we have kept them going that far...they just haven't walked out there yet. My guess is that they will still make their way out to the Hoop House on occasion and in the side yard which was their first outside area.

It's time for the stinky little monsters (Freedom Rangers) to get out of the brooder in the garage and out into the yard where they can breathe in fresh air and play in the grass. I don't want the littles to have respiratory problems. We want happy chickies...in a much bigger space and with no pine shavings. Real grass...on their little tootsies!

How they have changed in their two weeks of life...

July 5, 2018

July 12, 2018

July 19, 2018 

Right now I'm enjoying the youngest critters on our farm and looking forward to watching them grow and develop. It's exciting to think that these are our first batch of meat birds! I don't want to think about harvest day just yet. There are still 9 weeks ahead of us and I want to enjoy every single day until the end of September!

Farm Life is the Best Life!