I've said before that the chicks were growing faster than I could believe. A combination of that and the smell that was filling my basement, motivated me to build a temporary coop out in the barn. Construction on the chicken house won't start until mid-June, but I needed them to have more room now. I divided one of the grain areas into two halves. This was formally the place I used to keep our female Rottie and I think she feels cheated. I have built some places to roost and also added 16 nesting boxes (acquired from an old chicken house at a buddy's farm). The chicks don't seem too interested in using either of them yet, but I did catch one roosting on top of the waterer one day (see photo). I think the birds are happier in their new home and, for me, it is easier to take care of them now.
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