I had a great find at the feed store today! An insulated chicken waterer!
So I can put ice in the waterer and hopefully have cool water for the chicks for a little longer as we dive into our summer heat. Of course they have to figure out how to use the water nipples…
Not in the quitting way, but hanging things up in the coop.
I add chick grit to their feed, but I still have one chick (I think just one) that has runny droppings, so I cut off the bottom of a solo cup, punched two holes, and hung it up on the divider to provide more access to grit. The cup is red and the grit is reddish, so I hope the chicks that need it will start getting more grit.
I drilled two holes and hung up the treat dispenser that is supposed to roll. We’ll see if they can pick out the meal worms because rolling was not working.
The chicks are getting so big. I found a real feather on the ground today, and while they can still crawl under the brooders, not many fit under there any more.
I have one chick that actually seems to enjoy staying on my lap. Cloud is usually the first one up and the last off.
She really enjoys the mealworms (yup, bribery), but then stays even when the treats are gone.
She attempted being a shoulder chicken, then another chick tried to join her and the result was chaos.
We weighed and re-banded the chicks today. We weighed them first and moved them out to have some outside time. They are all growing nicely!
After having some chill time outside, and a bunch of grass, we worked on rebanding. (I tried to take a picture, but they are so wiggly!) They all needed new bands, some more than others, but I feel better that they all have nice loose bands now. Another plus about their five toes, that fifth toe does a great job holding up the cable tie.
While they were outside, I also cleaned out their inside area. I’m pretty sure half the litter was old food. Messy things. Good thing they are cute.
It took a couple days, but the chicks figured out the new feeder. It is a hanging feeder, but I needed to put a block underneath it to keep it from perpetually spinning.
I gave the chicks more dirt and grass. Here is a chick’s eye view.
Critters and Craft 