The Buff Orpington chicks hatched over the weekend. Today was their first day out of the hatcher and into the brooder. I was very excited that my flock did such a good job. The chicks are just as cute as they could be. There was one surprise chick....
Hens can save the sperm of a rooster for nearly a month. The hens were isolated with the Buff Orpington rooster for 2 weeks before I started collecting eggs, but apparently one of the hens had been fooling around with an Australorp before they went in the pen.
I needed a new grow-out pen for the chicks and I was lucky and found one on craigslist for only $25. It is an interesting design with sliding metal doors.
I need to put a roof on it, but it was a good buy.
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