This was originally posted in January 2016. Please note I have learned a lot since then and I no longer feed my chickens "old" food.
The chicks are growing so fast! They're eating me out of house and home. A 50lb bag of feed lasts about 1 1/2 weeks. I've started asking the folks at work if they have any old food they want to get rid of. I don't think I have very good breeding stock for my Marans, but if they lay darker eggs than the ones they came out of, that'd be fine with me.
Here is a photo of my babies! These chicks were hatched at my parents' place in late September before my large coop was built that spring. I did have a couple of barred rocks at home during this time.
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