Oh the chicks are growing up 11 weeks tomorrow. I put he ill one down this past week

. Not my finest moment when I had to do the do, but that's the way it goes when there's animals involved.
The roosters go out everyday and complain

, but space is limited to having the young ones run around all day. (eating machines they are)
Now that the days are shorter our egg production is slowing down with Pips, she was doing 5 a week for a many weeks in a row.
It's getting enough time to dedicate to the finishing insulating the ceiling of the barn, and I'll probably spend sometime in there again today.
3M 6000 dust mask required to be in there. Most folks don't notice the fine particulate that the chicks throw up-but I'm like I drank a cup of pure cream after being in there for any amount of time.
Just noticed the waters in the bay are still-skim of ice on it this morning.