Well I noticed that our chicks were just getting too big for the rabbit cage I had them in. I knew I needed to move them, but our little white chick just wasn't quite big enough due to the Pasty Butt experience.
See the next step is for them to move into the brooder, which is out in the chicken coop. Which isn't a bad place to be especially when we kept a heater on in the winter, but we haven't done that since spring started and I knew that our Missouri spring nights would just be too cold for a girl without all of her feathers.
I didn't want to move everyone else and leave her behind, so I waited a little longer than I normally would have to move them out to the brooder. Well once she had more feathers we moved them all out, and I have to tell you it wasn't a minute too soon because bigger birds mean more poop and a stinkier living environment for all of us.
They have twice as much room now, so I'm pretty sure they are happier.
Now it's time for the big chickens to get to know the chicks a little before they have to start sharing space. We want the transition to go as smoothly as possible.
I don't know if it is just our flock or if all birds are only bothered by others of the same species but it seems that chickens only care about pecking order with chickens the fact that there are Guinea Fowl, Turkey and Ducks all living with them just doesn't seem to matter.
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