The meat birds have exploded.  We have 30 of them and they have gone through a 40 pound bag of organic feed in two weeks.  They are pretty much eating machines!

If they keep this up they will need to go out into the coop next weekend.  They will get way too big for the brooder.

We let Basil sniff one yesterday.  So cute, she wanted more than anything to play with it like a dog toy.  After the picture below, she tried to gently mouth it from my hand.  I am not thinking this lab will ever be a flock guardian…. too much bird dog in her.