Moving to pastures new ( part 2)

So the chicks are growing . And we ended up with 10 of them
And they have outgrown their first run where they were moved to on the 21st 

 As its still cold and windy and they still need the warming plate to get under, the run is currently inside .

And we put the chick in . At first they are a bit reluctant to explore their new environment , preferrinv to stay in the warm and dark. ( picture taken with a flash)

  But give them an hour or so and curiosity , and probably hunger, gets them out and about

The Pied Piper of.........

Or how to move sheep ( part 2)

A clutch of ewes  all with twins need to be moved to fresh grazing.  Sheep, at times, arent that  bright  and they are relatively easy to train to follow  a bucket of feed.

So you start with your sheep all gathered at the top of the field.

 And then you walk them down the field

And then you walk them across the field

And you keep going , and they arrive at their destination

To pastures new ( part 1)

So one of the young rams  need to rejoin the crowd we have.  And they aren't always the most  cooperative hen it comes to moving them .

 So the one on the left (Aragon) is the one that needs to be  moved.

And get him to be caught ( food is a good attraction)

And then catch ram and load into trailer

And deliver.

unwanted intruders

i think we have some unwanted intruders in the shed.

  A pile of grain leaking from one of the sacks.

And moving the pile there is  a whole lot more.

So 2 problems.

How to clear up the mess.

That is easy. Just let in the hoover-uppers

 And viola

And the holes in the sacks are small so I think its mice that have been at the sacks .

9am update

So we have 7 chicks that are active enough and dry enough to be moved on .

And we've got a little run  with a warming plate - an artificial motherhen - for them to hide under

Stepping up

As we are selling eggs, and there is a bit of a run on eggs , we need to increase production.

Over the last couple of weeks we have been getting 8-12 a day.
But we need more  at this time of crisis

So I went and had a stern word with the hens.

And today

















21  in total .

Long may it continue.

6pm update

And a short video