We had the chance to care for some wonderful backyard chickens recently. Our job was to come once a day and make sure that they were tucked in for the night, that they had plenty of food and water, fed them their special treats (including meal worms – yum!), and collected their eggs. We had to make sure that the babies and older ladies didn’t mix as they don’t get along!
We brought some bok choy from home to share with the chickens and the loved it. One of the chickens decided my bracelet was tasty! My brother spent some time petting the chicks as the owners are getting them used to people.
Our aunt and uncle live in Alberta and they have chickens so we had some experience before taking care of these chickens. We went over to get some training and then went over five times to care for them. We even got to help show the next family how to care for them! It was really fun. If you want some help with your backyard chickens, fill in our intake form.
