Raising Peeps

In honor of the momentous occasion that our chickens actually started laying eggs, I'd like to share the story with you.  We are new to this whole chicken-raising thing, so it's been a real learning experience and a fun adventure.

The first thing we had to do was get their little house ready.  We had an old equipment shed on our property already, so all we needed were a few modifications.

The guys put up a wall to separate the coop from the junk side.

And then they built some spiffy nesting boxes.  Gotta love those hard workin' men!
We also built in a couple of roosts made from trees out of our back yard.

Meanwhile, we mail ordered our peeps.  We picked out the top selling Golden Buff layers, some Rhode Island Reds, because Graci liked those the best, and three Barred Plymouth Rocks because they were cheaper if I ordered 25 peeps all together.

We were so excited the day that they came in the mail. But first I had to find the post office, which was in my home town, which I didn't even know existed.  It was a very friendly post office, by the way.

So here they are...

Aren't they adorable?

We made their brooder out of a Rubbermaid bin.  We have a heat lamp hanging above them that can be adjusted to keep the temperature just right.  These babies like it hot!

To be continued...