NIGEL:
Well, we decided to make a temporary transition to the outside for the chicks. Mum & dad helped me lift the brooder around to the other side of the house under the deck. Dad & I had just finished roofing the underside of the deck, so now it was waterproof.
We then planned to build a mini outside run for the chicks to give them more room & help with the transition to the coop. The plan was to build a run that was predator & chick proof, which we can move/adjust slightly to give them different grass to scratch in. It took ages, with my Mum & dad's help to fence & wire the run so it was covered over the top.
We didn't use any duct tape, but I think some of our compromises & adaptations qualify us for being redneck/hillbilly. Check the photos & you be the judge!!!? When Susan arrived home from work, I think she was a little shocked/confused by it all?
She will be in charge of the chicks for the weekend as she enjoys her "girls" gathering at our place. The Aussies are off to explore the Outerbanks. So far (stressing so far)Austin & Boomer have been okay with them.... although there have been early signs that they wouldn't mind testing the taste of these strange little critters in the back yard!!!
Lets keep our fingers crossed.
What Nigel left out of this post is that I arrived home from work to find he & his parents "betting" on which chick would emerge first into the new redneck chicken run. They were just sitting at our outdoor table, drinking beer & wine and quietly awaiting ... would it be a wyandotte, australorp OR #46?!!? Looked like it would be an australorp, but at the last minute a wyandotte flew out & won the race. Guess who had bet on the wyandotte .....
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