The Great Chicken Adventure: Three Weeks Old

Its hard to believe that my chickens are already three weeks old. Although I do feel like Ive had them forever. The birds will stay inside the coop for several more weeks until they can handle a cooler temperature and have grown a bit more (plus their outdoor pen isn't built yet..). In one week their growth rate is incredible! When I pick up a chick now, I can feel the strength in their feet. Their wings have grown and they are quite capable of flying out of your hands if you try to hold one. They run their exercises in the coop and they can jump up over a foot high. They eat a lot - we're up to about 7 cups of feed a day. This morning was sunny and clear (and still bug free) so I painted the first coat on the outside of the coop. Im not sure what colour Ill do, I was thinking red with white trim - classic. The thing with farming is you cant spend time sitting around - theirs always work to be done and critters that depend on you, but its oh so fulfilling!