Within about 3 seconds of setting starts down in the greenhouse the chicks were trying to eat them. Ooo it made me mad. Since they were not going to be nice neighbors I decided it was time for eviction.
I fortified the chicken yard and blocked all the spots where there there is larger mesh fencing. I used the old door that was ripped off by the wind and some scrap lumber. It is trashy looking but works just fine.
Then I had the girls guard the greenhouse door while I chased chicks all over it. I had to catch them two at a time. It was a scene. I had to dodge my upside down tomato planters and I must have cracked my head 3 different times. I started them in the coop and they all seemed content to explore in there with the exception of one brave little Buff Orpington who thinks she is a big dog. What was odd was that the big birds sort of surrounded her. It may have been a coincidence but it looked a lot like a protective ring.
This morning all chicks were alive and hanging out in the yard. I came home for lunch and the big chickens were in the yard and chicks were back in the coop. I guess they are rotating. I am pleased that none of the stinkers has figured out how to get out of the fence and that so far they are all alive and kicking.
It is just a matter of time before we weed out a couple weak ones...
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