Sunday was the big move. We decided to use a quarter of the larger area that was already fenced in for the chicken run. We had livestock fence panels that were not being used since we moved here, and then added chicken wire in between the two.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Mom was the chicken wrangler. She was able to grab the chickens to put in a tote to take outside. At one moment she had 2 chickens in her hands. We walked out into the coop and put them out one by one. They wondered around and seemed to settle right in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We filled the hen hydrator with a splash of apple cider vinegar. This will help keep bacteria down and it helps their digestive tract as well. They were trying to figure out how it works but we’ll keep the other waterer out there until we know they are good with the other one.

We have a timer for the coop light to be on from 6am-8pm. We will keep them locked up with only a couple outside trips for about 2 weeks.  Our goal is to get them as comfortable with “home” as possible and get into the pattern of sun up and sun down. They also need to be a bit bigger before they get unsupervised yard time.

Brock is researching fermented feed, so we will probably start that sometime this week. It will be a new routine to head outside every morning. I know Joey will like going out and visiting!