Thursday, April 9, 2015

And so it begins again (Day 1)

Mob 5, a flock of 64 Freedom Ranger chicks, arrived this morning.  They are a healthy, spunky bunch who are currently inspecting their new digs and drinking their fill of water. 

As I've taken quite (an unplanned) hiatus from blogging, I will try and do a better job of chronicling this group's sojourn with us.  Our plan is to raise them to 10 weeks before butchering.  This is our first time with the Freedom Ranger breed which is advertised as a healthy, hearty bird that forages well and has good feed conversion, often achieving a dressed weight of 5 pounds or more at 9 - 11 weeks old. 





First peak at the new chicks

Introducing the babies to the nursery

Freedom Ranger, 2 days old