Well, it doesn't seem possible that the chicks are now 2 weeks old. I weighed some of them yesterday. According to my record sheets, they should weigh between 125 and 135 gms. A few are a bit smaller, 120gms, but the majority weigh up to 150gms! Greedy little things! But according to the hatchery, I still have to feed them ad lib. They have eaten an amazing 80 kgs of chick crumbs in the past 2 weeks!

I'm still giving them their lettuces or sweetcorn each day. It helps keep them occupied. I have a garden cane stretched across the brooder shed at a height of 2ft with the lettuce hanging down from it. Well, they love jumping up and catching bits of lettuce, but several of them also fly up and perch on the cane! Can you believe, so small still, but they can fly to a height of 2ft and more!

They look funny trying to dust bathe in the shavings and straw! I was watching one of them tonight, and she was nearly covered in shavings, so much so, that the other chicks were just walking over the top of her as if they couldn't see her!

The brooder sheds look like something out of Great Expectations! The chicks produce an amazing amount of white dust, and it sticks to the cobwebs on the walls and ceilings of the sheds!

At least, I can turn the heat down a touch now, goodness knows what the next electricity bill will be!!!!

Still, its 10.30pm now, so I'd better go and check on them all to make sure they are warm enough and still have plenty of food and water in their sheds.