Biddies Move into New Habitat

Andrew and I worked most of the afternoon shoring up the chicken-wire fence enclosing the "safe" zone and building a wall / gate to separate one end of the area for the rapidly growing young hens.  They now have their own space ... safe from predators and safe from the potential bullying of the older chickens.  We moved them into their new home while the rest of the chickens were out free-ranging late this afternoon. Everybody's adjusting nicely!

The "safe" zone was no longer so safe!  The chicken-wire had rusted where the fencing was buried. One section had obviously been breached - the possum?! We lost a nestful of eggs the other day and are lucky to have had no more serious fatalities. The fencing had to be repaired before we introduced the young chicks to the space. The flock moved in right behind us as we worked, scratching in the fresh-dug dirt at the base of the fence.

Drew carried the biddies into their new home, two at a time.

Inside the shelter are roosts, a heat lamp, food, and water... a deluxe dormitory for our chicks!