The chicks, rapidly outgrowing their accomadation at my home, moved up to the farm, by bike trailer, yesterday! Here they are, enjoying their new home.
First farm steps….
I _am_ the king of the castle!
Pablo with a purpose!
Exploring the new home
Pablo one and Pablo two with friend
Our baby chicks enjoying the sunshine.
Baby chicks need to be kept warm, a bit like our seedlings. I “harden them off” like propagator raised seedlings too, lowering the temperature of their home each day. They are now big enough to go outside in my back garden, with a little heater and a glass cover and lots of insulation. They are loving the sunshine and all the fun of being outside. Notice the electric fence to guard against intruders….
Our new chicks! So far we have a dozen baby chicks, with more on the way. A mix of our own Oak Tree chicks and also some from eggs bought in. We are working on developing new improved dual purpose chickens so we select the best from our own birds to breed from, and also buy in some eggs from outside. The little black chick is a Plymouth Rock – beautiful, isn’t it?
Plymouth Rock Chick
You can read more about how keeping chickens at the farm is an essential part of improving the soil here www.the-oak-tree.co.uk/virtual-farm-tour/ and if you are a veg CSA member why not support this by joining the hens eggs CSA?
A simple, everyday miracle in The Oak Tree incubator, a Light Sussex chick hatching. Rest assured the little one was cuddled and played with just as soon as his or her fluff had dried out enough to come out of the incubator!
There’s no sound on this clip and the timeline has been speeded up about twice.
Sammy and Charlie, the Buff Sussex chicks get their first feathers!
Look at my new feathers! I’m only three days old!
Learning how to perch – look at me!
High speed chick!
Introducing Sammy & Charlie, the two Buff Sussex chicks that hatched this weekend 
