No more chicks...
We don't have chicks any more. At the rate our girls are growing I think it's fair to say these are chickens now. They eat so much food now. Before we could get away with not filling the food dishes for a day or two but no more. They are much messier, climbing out of the brooding area, hopping on top of the watering dish and food dishes. In just a couple short weeks we will start taking them outside and getting them used to the outside for a few hours at a time.
Treats
We have given them more meal worms and more crickets which of course they always enjoy. We also gave them cat toys to play with which they don't have much interest in. I want to try with a laser pointer or moving toy because they seem to really react to movement.
Equipment
We still need to build their equipment for the outdoor coop. We turned off the heater and raised the heat lamp as high as possible to lower the temp. We may end up turning the heat lamp off and maintaining the correct temperature with the heater.
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