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Two chickens here!
We've adopted two 2 wk old chickens from my DD's egg hatching program for my MIL and are babysitting them for a little while (if we can bear to hand them over...).
I bought them home from preschool on Friday afternoon after the chicken people picked out the girls.
They are living in a plastic container with water and chicken scratch food and a halogen desk light set up so they get some warmth. They have wood shavings on newspaper to scratch around in. They've been playing with a small piece of broccoli for the last hour or so that seems to have been a hit.
I took them out into the sunshine yesterday for a supervised run around on the grass, although they mostly just ran under my legs and tentatively peeked out.
DP has insisted we name them and DD picked Alice and I picked Dorothy. DP thought she suited Dottie better, so Dottie it is. :rolleyes: And he says I'm getting attached!
So I'm not sure now when they'll be going to MIL, we've said we'll hang onto them for a little while. After all, they need to be kept like this for some time yet and they're no trouble!
Any chicken caring tips??
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Where are they living now? Did you build something or buy a coop?
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So cute! I passed a produce store a couple weeks ago that had baby chicks for $4.90, i was so so tempted to buy some!! Good luck!! :lol:
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Update here: http://forums.bellybelly.com.au/foru...94#post1971294
Both of our girls are laying now, but one has taken a liking to any old hidden spot in the garden, which is making it difficult on the days they're let out to roam free! The other one is nice and regular, a first thing in the morning egg-layer.
On a side note, until I discovered that Dottie (the wandering hen) was laying in the garden, I panicked one afternoon when I could not find her for about 15 mins. She usually comes right away as soon as she hears you and no sign of her. I searched the neighbours, our yard, climbed on top of the wood heap, not a sign. I heard a small scratch and discovered her under a thick clump of bushes, she came out loudly clucking - and there was a very clever little nest with three eggs, one just laid!
As for the coop - we bought one on Ebay (new) and I put it together myself. ;) Felt very 'I am woman, hear me roar" spending three hours with a screwdriver and plans.