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Dec 14, 2013 5:23 PM CST
Name: Christine
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Hi Grizzlyhjoe and family.

Looks like I left y'all hanging here. We ended up with nine chicks and had to move them to a trough that we set up in the garage with a heat lamp.

After a couple of weeks, we had to move the chicks in the cage that dh made for them and put them in the garage. I
They're getting so big but they still chirp like little chicks. So cute. I still can't tell if we have chicks or roosters.

Here they are after we moved them into the garage.
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Last week we had them outside, getting some sunshine for those few days that the weather was nice. They enjoyed some chopped up cabbage.

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They are getting so big they're outgrowing the cage but it's so cold outside, I don't think they're ready to go out. For one thing, I don't know how the rest of the flock will react to new residents in the coop. For another thing, we are out in the country where there are many predators... as long as they are chirping, it seems to me they might sound like a meal!

It's my first time raising chicks so this is all new!
May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb

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