Poultry keeping

 

The German unit is happy to present several new members in our unit!

Our poultry community consists of 20 hens, four cocks, two ducks…

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…and four quails:

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They are happy to roam in our garden (… and save us the lawn-mower)

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At the moment we have 15 to 20 chicken eggs per day and 3 to 4 quail eggs

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Karen, Jens, Anastasia, Corinna und Antje built an outdoor rain shelter  – sometimes better for German weather.

 

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The community grows…  on May 28 and 29, nine chicks hatched out of their eggs. On these photos, they are 4 days old and already quite active. Mother hen is relaxed, but takes good care of them:

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