Moving the Coronation Sussex

There are many types of chickens at the Dancing Goat Farm but Pam's prized chickens are her Coronation Sussex. The Coronation Sussex is a popular backyard chicken in many countries and they originated in England around 43AD. There are many colors of Coronation Sussex some being buff, red, speckled and white which is the most rare. At the farm there are two roosters and eight hens and they are all white. These Coronation Sussex have won many awards for Pam at shows and fairs so when three new babies which were also all white were born it was a big thing. Watching the babies grow up was a lot of fun the Coronation Sussex are very cute. But after a few months the babies grew into chicks and it was time to introduce them to their flock. The enclosure that the Coronation Sussex live in is large and is about one hundred square feet. When I am in the enclosure I can stand straight up which makes it easier when cleaning and gather their eggs. Now that it was time to introduce the three new chicks to their new home I decided to take all of them in at once and stay in the enclosure with them for awhile to make sure everything was going to work out. I went and put the three chicks in a small crate and brought them into the enclosure and let them come out when they were ready. After a few moments all three chicks came dashing out of the crate and ran into the corner were they were meet with curious stares as well as a few loud crows from the roosters. But after about twenty minutes the chicks were eating next to the chickens so I left them alone in the enclosure. When I left for the day I noticed the three chicks were quietly nesting together they were now part of the Coronation Sussex flock. Some interesting information it takes about six months to tell the gender of a chick so please cross your fingers that the three chicks are hens. Well I will be at the farm again Thursday so check back soon for more pictures and stories from the City Boy on the Farm.