Recent content by Magilla

Yes, first time for everything. I got a batch of mail order chicks last week so I have been a chickener for 7 whole days now. I don't want to do mail order again so I'm going to see if I can hatch em myself.

Picking up the eggs for my first hatch tomorrow morning , might be Fri. morn before I join you. 12 Cream Legbar and 12 Easter Egger. Whatcha poppin?

Too much light from the window for a good pic with my crappy camera, sorry. Her name is Dixie, I guess I'm going to have to call them the Dixie Chicks, lol.

Well at least I know where my dog is at all times now. I moved a bench next to the brooder so she could see in. Now she is either sitting there watching them or laying down beside them. The weird thing is the chicks seem to gather where ever she is. Saw my first tail feathers this morning!

I have a 9 - 10 yr. old female pitbull that rescued me about 7 yrs ago now. She had a rough start, was tied to a post in a puppy mill and bred constantly for the first few years. A few chicks got out of the box on the way home and although I thought I retrieved them all one was still in the...

A rubber boot mat turned upside down, lol. Easy to clean, good traction and high contrast for finding feed. Seems to be working well, A note for those interested in Fermented Feed for chicks. I gave them both FF and reg. starter the first day, they definitely preferred the reg. starter. I...

Finally got the doors on. They over center a little bit and hold themselves open. Most of the bunch settling down for a sleep, weird how they all do it at once.

Congrats!

I have 5 EE's, 11 Cornish x Rock and 5 buff rock. Lost 50% of the order in shipping :( The good news is I picked up my incubator today and am receiving a dozen each Crested Creme Leg Bars and Ameraucana/EE next week.

In use! baby pics love the coloring one this one

The smallest of the whole batch were the black sex links, 1/2 the size of the meat birds.

Smallest of the survivors, yep. Much rounder than the others, like little wrecking balls running into the others.