Today we picked up our second batch of broilers from the county 4-H office. They are just such cute little yellow cotton balls when so young. Alas, they grow out of all the cuteness in about 4 days when they start putting on the meat. We are shooting for a good showing at the market sale this year, which will give the children a nice bit of spending money. They will have earned it after all the feeding, watering, feeding, pen-moving, and feeding. So some of these chickens will have to wait until after the fair to become someone's Sunday dinner. They seem to be adjusting just fine to the new brooder. The next few days will determine if it is a keeper design. Now on to the next project--turkey poults are arriving Friday, so stay tuned.
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