Princess Aurora and Mermaid saying hi to each other - 14 Weeks
So, the chickens are now 14 weeks old. About 8 weeks or less and we should have eggs! Its been a fun summer with the chickens. I let them free range as often in the grass as possible and have even gotten to the point where I can open the coop door to let them out, then after a couple hours, they meander and walk themselves back into the coop. It is nice to see them learning and keeps me from looking like a fool running around trying to catch 3 chickens.
So, my previous theory of not having to worry about predators for the chickens was debunked this past weekend. While watching movies in the back yard, two little raccoons came out and said hi. Here is a photo of them on top of the garage, only a few feet from the chicken cage. I hope that the chickens are safe in their coop and cage!
I came across this film on Netflix Instant Que about chickens. It is produced by PBS in 2001 and is a fun collection of stories of people all over the US who have chickens in their lives. Like the lady who swims with her rooster 'Cotton' and uses a blow dryer to dry him. I'll let her tell you how she takes care of the chicken poop...
Another guy raised 25 fighting roosters and boy were his neighbors mad. They counted 20,000 'crows' in a day!
The video footage of the high production chicken farms was astounding too! Speaking of high production, another interesting fact was that when the video was made, the US slaughters 8 billion chickens per year for meat!
My favorite story is of a chicken from our own Fruita, CO named Mike. I wont spoil the surprise... Enjoy the documentary!
