Well, the new Babcock chicks are 15 days old today, and I took a couple of photographs of them and gave them a weigh-in!  Their average weight is now 105 gms each, which isn't bad as when I tried to weigh them last week, they only seemed to be just over 42gms.  So they must have been smaller than the Amberlinks at the same age. 

They still look really dinky though!  Had to take one out today as she was being pecked.  I sprayed her with purple spray, but the others still kept pecking her.  Then I tried the vaseline and liquid paraffin.  Okay, it sort of worked as when each one pecked her, they got a nasty taste and didn't do it anymore, but they were all having a peck,  so I took her out and put her in a big box in the dining room.  I've put another with her for company, and I'll keep them in there for a couple of days until her tail heals a bit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then when I weighed some of the meat chicks!!!!!  2 of the White ones weighed in at 1.75kgs, and the brown and grey ones came in at  1.45 kgs as they are slower growing!    Hubby thought the grey ones looked bigger though!

They are very funny to watch though when they are out in the run.  they run around like maniacs, then suddenly sit down as if it's all too much!  Although they are getting heavier, they do have strong legs to hold them, unlike the poor little things kept in broiler sheds who haven't got the strength to stand up, let alone fly around!  They use their wings to help them get along.  Along 2 sides of the big house, there is a concrete ledge about 1ft wide and it very quickly warms up in the sunshine.  They love sitting on it sunbathing!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh and I forgot to tell you, that when we went to pick up the new chicks, we also ordered another 250 Amberlink day olds.  They will be hatched the week of 16 June, so there will be some more babies to look after!!  They'll reach point of lay mid October!