Moving Out

Alas! Peeps Moved Out!

In the beginning, I adore baby chicks in the house.  Their fluffy feathers and quite peeping sound brings comfort to our dining room.  There is nothing like the warm sun shining in the window and touching down on the baby chick as they peck around the inside brooder.  Sitting with a cup of tea and  watching them develope litte personalaties brings me to a place of peace.

Then the little mosters grow!  They are constantly hungry the brooder needs constant cleaning and they start overcrowding one another!  Over the last two weeks I have been taking them outside during the day and putting them in what we call the "play pen."  My husband build a great outside brooder with an open bottom so they can peck at the grass.  So every morning before work, I would take the chicks outside and deposit them into the play pen. Every night at dusk, I would gather them and bring them inside. 

Finally, yesterday  I left them outside all night!  It was a success!  At an angle, I  propped up a piece of plywood  for a more solid top, hung their light over them and Wha La!  This morning they were all bright eyed and busy tailed!  Thank goodness everything went well. No predators, no problems!