Creative Lighting

We had a huge storm come in and lost power for more than half of a day. That posed a problem for our new chicks. They needed light to keep them warm. My husband was super creative. He took out a propane camp light and hooked it up. They seemed to understand to just huddle around it to stay warm. Once the day warmed up outside I was able to take it out and they were fine and the power returned that evening so they could use their normal heating lamp.

google.com/+JennWellsandSunshineOfAutumnQuilts

Upgrading Chicken Housing

We have some chicks that were ready for a new housing area. We have been working on an older cage trying to secure it with fencing, panels for roofing etc. 

Its tough sometimes not being able to afford new wood and have super nice cages and such, but its great to see what Paul comes up with from Pallets and other supplies we come across

We still have a few more things we need, such as building nesting boxes. We have plenty of time though as these guys are much to young to be laying eggs just yet.

The biggest obstacle in front of us now is determining which are hens and which are roosters. 

google.com/+JennWellsandSunshineOfAutumnQuilts