So we FINALLY got to bring out baby chicks this weekend. The kids were soooooo excited. We got quite a bit done on Saturday, as you can see here. We got our roosting bars built and assembled some pretty cool gravity fed feeders that hold 25 pounds of feed. It was definitely a neat project and I’m hopeful they work well to minimize waste and keep the food nice and clean for our babies. Make sure you watch till the end so you can see the next YouTube star! 😉
Then Sunday we brought out baby chicks and progress came to a screeching halt. We did however establish who the best racing chickens were, so there’s that. Johnny and I however managed to still have a productive day….we got all the automatic waterers made and filled up for the chicks. Taught the chicks to use the feeders and the waterers. Got the coop secured with cloth wire over the window, lock on the door, and electric poultry netting installed around the building along with a fence charger and grounding rods. All in all it was a productive day and the kids were super excited to finally see some progress and get to bring animals to the land.
You can check out the baby chick compilation video here. It covers their arrival at the post office up to their delivery to the bug shack. They seem super happy and excited about their new accommodations – fingers crossed they don’t all get slaughtered!
Next week’s big project will be getting IBC totes out to the land to store large quantities of water. Ultimately I’ll add gutters to the bug shack to replenish the IBCs with rain catchment. The IBCs will be connected to one of the 5 gallon bucket waterers for the chicks to access. If you don’t know what an IBC tote is, it’s this thing:
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