{"id":31839,"date":"2020-09-15T17:24:11","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T17:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=31839"},"modified":"2020-09-15T22:15:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T22:15:16","slug":"the-chicks-first-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/?p=31839","title":{"rendered":"The chick’s first week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The chicks have now been with us for a complete week as we collected them last Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I open their little coup between seven and half past seven and they tumble straight down the ramp into the food dish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The chicks head straight to the food dish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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They like to stand in the food dish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I looked up when to start the chicks on growers pellets. It says at about ten weeks and I think the chicks are twelve weeks or more so I decided to give it a try. I broke the pellets up into smaller bits for the changeover and mixed in some chick crumb too. They seemed to take to it easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They still had to stand in the dish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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They seem to have got the hang of the pellets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today the chicks discovered the little perch which we put in this section when we first had chicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The chicks discover the little perch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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They also tried the top of the hatch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once the chicks had discovered the little perch they kept returning to it as if they were really pleased with their new found skill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am really pleased with how it is all going. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have looked back at the last serama integration and I had mixed the five new girls in five days. I am amazed that it was so quick. I think that they were a bold bunch because they had a safety in numbers. As these chicks are just a pair I feel that I would rather take it a bit more slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no need to rush and I am at home all the time now so I have plenty of time to spend with them. I want to get them used to all the different parts of the run before I start mixing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This corner part of the run seems to be a good size for their size and the thought of letting roam the bigger parts feels too soon at the moment. I am happy that there is no animosity from the other girls but I think it’s better for the chicks to take our time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting the chicks on growers is a step forward and they seem very happy in their own little space for now. If they are happy I am happy. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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