Our chickens are growing. We put them outside in their new chicken house last week. The chicken coop is a round coop and all metal. Predators can't get our chickens. It is really nice inside, it has a wooden floor that we covered with wood shavings. It has windows to let in the light. My Dad covered the windows with chicken wire and then made wooden shutters to close at night. We have a heat light on them at night still. This week we are going to put the fencing up so they can start running around outside.
They are growing so fast. The first week they were tiny little chicks but now they are about 6 inches high.
I am going to do 4-H and show my chickens at the Allegany County Fair. My sister is going to also.
To tame a chicken so they are easy to show is by holding them a lot and petting them, giving them treats and talking to them. I give my chickens watermelon and they love it.
So far I have tamed 3 of the chickens. They come to me and let me pick them up and sit on my hand.
