The new pen!
Pat finished the new chicken pen last week! It is 8 ft x 16 ft outer. It will hold about 15 adult chickens. We put Tonto and his hen in there, Mama and her 5 babies, and the 17 other babies we'd hatched (that includes the 2 rare breeds and the three x's). Yes, that's more than 15, but they are not adults either!
We haven't had any serious trouble in there. Tonto screamed bloody murder when we were moving him, but he was miserable in that little temporary hospital pen. Once he got into his new place, he's strutting around, acting like a big shot. Haven't heard him crow much though. Too busy posing for Mama. Of course, Mama and Tonto's hen have been battling for top hen. As far as I can tell, Mama's winning. She's been teaching her 5 little chicks everything there is to know about life, food, bugs, etc., but she won't give the time of day to any of the other chicks! Pecks at them if they come too near her or her precious little babies! They stick together, and they're learning, but Mama's little chicks are gonna' grow up snobby!
When we first put them in the pen, about 30 minutes passed, and suddenly, about 8 chicks were running around the yard! They had found a little gap in the wire and escaped! Fortunately, we caught them before the dogs did, and fixed the gap! All safe now.....
Now for the pig pen....
Yes, but the person that was going to give us the pigs and build us the pen (for a small fee) didn't get back to us, so the deal may be off. But we're still open to the idea! Mainly because we have so much pig food! Sounds like a somewhat weak reason, but, heck, works for us!
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