Sat, 18 Sep 2004

Batch # 2

Two hundred and ten baby chicks arrived this morning at 6 am, via Priority Mail. Of course, it was pouring down rain, and by the time I had them safely ensconsed in the brooder, I'd changed clothes twice. The only clean jeans I've got left are, well, slightly small, so not only am I soaking wet, I'm being squeezed around the middle. It's not gonna be a comfortable day.

The picture at left is from the McMurray Hatchery site, and shows the full grown bird. And it's a good picture, too, in the sense that the real birds are alot uglier than the picture...

I hope this batch goes well: it's later in the year than I've ever done meat birds before, and I'm a little worried about early frosts.

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