Day 674: Babies all grown up so now in with the big girls!

That's it, decision made. I don't know why it was so sudden and unplanned but, this afternoon, we've moved the chicks (pah! Bigger than Angie now!) into the run with the big girls :o) They were just getting too big for the Eglu run and, also, Sandy's wattles and combs are big and red so it may not be long before she comes into lay! Just in time too as we don't get enough eggs from the other 5 now (1 a day - I'm going to have to start buying them again soon!).
So the day went like this. We dismantled the Eglu and run, dug over the soil that was compacted underneath, then put the balustrade panels in place to double the length of the playground (as per our original plan which fell by the wayside when the chicks arrived).

Wanna see photos? We just need to do a bit of tinkering with some turf (so you can see a spade and fork in the mud) and the tunnel but we're pretty much done.

"During" with the green lid of the Eglu removed as first step of the dismantling process

After - it's not every garden that has a staircase in it!!!

So that's it. I think these cuties will always be called the babies :o)

If you want to reminisce, visit them at Counting My Chicks :o)

PS Chickens 0; Hens 5; Pullets 3

(pullets are pre-lay... chickens are in their first year of lay... and they become hens after their first moult, which happens at about 18 months old)