First Night Out!

The chicks spent their first night in the tractor. They seemed fine. In the morning they reminded me of people who had been camping, walking around on the grass, waking up, drinking water. The way they dring is so cute - they scoop the water up in their beaks then tilt their heads back to get it to go down since they can't swallow. We left some music on outside to scare away predators, as well as a lantern next to the coop. We tried to leave Clarra out as a watchdog, but at 2:30 she was whining to come in and it was keeping me up. Even though she abandoned her duties, the chicks were safe. We know there are coyotes very close, right behind the house in the woods, so we need to be aware and make sure they are secure. We want to build something with some of the features of a Henspa, but without the $1300 price tag. Check this out: http://www.henspa.com/Henspa%20Features.htm.