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Originally Posted by stonykill 

 

 

  I'm practicing birth control with my broodys. Limiting the number of eggs they have 

 

   there are 7 lil fuzzy butts with 3 mama's. About 2 weeks old. Another broody started her hatch today. I saw 1 black Sumatra chick. Yesterday a broody Sumatra on 2 eggs hatched 1. So there are at least 9 more in 2 weeks. And broody season has just started. 

      But the number will change as roo's go to freezer camp. I think with newborns, keeping mainly hens this year, the number will pretty much stay at 100. 

 

    Hard to count them all. You ever try to get chickens to stand still to count them? 

Originally Posted by vmdanielsen 

 

 

Yeah, I have tried to count them.  That is why one HAS to count their chickens before they hatch.  Can't count them after........... they won't stay still.......

Originally Posted by vmdanielsen 

 

 

Yeah, I have tried to count them.  That is why one HAS to count their chickens before they hatch.  Can't count them after........... they won't stay still.......

Originally Posted by Cass 

 

 

I just keep a running count in my head.  Forget sticking out one finger and saying "one, two, three....I mean four, wait, three, six, no, no, five..."   

 

I have 13 laying right now and 2 roos...that's 15 in the big side.   Then there are 10 Sumatras, 2 Chanelars (sp) and 4 Australorps for a total of 32 chickens on the property.   Some are scheduled for Freezer camp at age 18 weeks, 3 are going to visit Annie's daughter and not coming home with me.   Bruahahaha...  However she might have 6 for me to bring home.   I guess when all is said and done, more is said than done...I mean I should wind up with 28- 30 chickens....and that's about enough for me.  

 

Now if I could find a cheap coop, I might get ducks.   LOL

Originally Posted by Glasshen 

Lynzi, I needed temporary housing for my "teenagers" and got the TSC chicken coop which was on sale for $100. they had it set up in the store nee the chicks, and it had a little run which was also 100$. I only bought the coop. I set that up outside my real coop and made a run for them with some old chicken wire. Every so often they get carried away and fly out of their private pen into the general pen. Then the big girls chase them around and they wish they had their privacy. Kids. But for temporary that might work. I put it together myself, so you don't have to be a master carpenter. They had a rabbit hutch that looked about the same, but the coop has a roost bar and a little door that can be sort of a ramp, sort of...it's fine for temporary, has a tray underneath...

Originally Posted by Lynzi777 

 Everyone! Back up in Syrcause. I really wanted to get my chicks out this weekend but doesn't look like that's happening! My coop isn't due to come until Monday. And by then I'll be back in Albany so my DH will be taking care of the chicks for me for 3 days. Lets hope he can handle it.  I guess it's too cold anyway to put them out there, although I keep getting mixed reviews on that whole issue!

 

 

Went to TSC today - that totally ticked me off. Since it's still too cold to put the chicks outside permanently I was going to purchase this rabbit cage to put them in for the next week. Right now they're in a rubbermaid bin for a brooder and they're running out of room. I figured I would purchase this cage - http://www.tractorsupply.com/home-rig-house-trade-complete-hutch-kit-24-in--2179457 use it for a week or so and put it away because my son has been asking for a rabbit. So why not buy something that would be put to use later anyway? Well as you can see the price online for the "complete kit" is $44.99. Well I get to the store, just the cage sides, top and bottom was $24.99. Then you have the buy the "kit" if you don't want the cage resting on the floor that was $14.99. The drop pan? another 10 bucks or so, plus the cage clips to hold everything together, I think those were $3.99 and then their little "tool" which I would have bought because knowing my luck I would have gotten all the way home and wouldn't have been able to get this thing together with out them - those were $8.99. So that would have been a total of what? $63 bucks not including tax?? Where are they getting this $44.99 from? So I leave there buying a chicken magazine for my son and a rabbit magazine for my daughter. Who are 5 and 2 by the way. You can only imagine how the rest of my shopping adventures went today! 

 

Got home and brought the chicks outside for a good amount of time. They love it out there and I'm surprised at all the flying around they do to get away my from dog! LOL My dog loves to play mother hen out there and follows them around everywhere! 

 

So anyone have any suggestions for a larger brooder to get me thru the next week or so that won't cost a fortune? 

Originally Posted by Lynzi777 

 Everyone! Back up in Syrcause. I really wanted to get my chicks out this weekend but doesn't look like that's happening! My coop isn't due to come until Monday. And by then I'll be back in Albany so my DH will be taking care of the chicks for me for 3 days. Lets hope he can handle it.  I guess it's too cold anyway to put them out there, although I keep getting mixed reviews on that whole issue!

 

 

Went to TSC today - that totally ticked me off. Since it's still too cold to put the chicks outside permanently I was going to purchase this rabbit cage to put them in for the next week. Right now they're in a rubbermaid bin for a brooder and they're running out of room. I figured I would purchase this cage - http://www.tractorsupply.com/home-rig-house-trade-complete-hutch-kit-24-in--2179457 use it for a week or so and put it away because my son has been asking for a rabbit. So why not buy something that would be put to use later anyway? Well as you can see the price online for the "complete kit" is $44.99. Well I get to the store, just the cage sides, top and bottom was $24.99. Then you have the buy the "kit" if you don't want the cage resting on the floor that was $14.99. The drop pan? another 10 bucks or so, plus the cage clips to hold everything together, I think those were $3.99 and then their little "tool" which I would have bought because knowing my luck I would have gotten all the way home and wouldn't have been able to get this thing together with out them - those were $8.99. So that would have been a total of what? $63 bucks not including tax?? Where are they getting this $44.99 from? So I leave there buying a chicken magazine for my son and a rabbit magazine for my daughter. Who are 5 and 2 by the way. You can only imagine how the rest of my shopping adventures went today! 

 

Got home and brought the chicks outside for a good amount of time. They love it out there and I'm surprised at all the flying around they do to get away my from dog! LOL My dog loves to play mother hen out there and follows them around everywhere! 

 

So anyone have any suggestions for a larger brooder to get me thru the next week or so that won't cost a fortune? 

Originally Posted by happyhensny 

 

Go to the grocery store and get a big box, paper towels, tp, etc.  Line the bottom with lots of newspaper then your bedding.  When you are done have a campfire.  No cleaning, that's what I like best!

 

Originally Posted by vmdanielsen 

 

 

You want well ventilated, but not drafty.  Try going the first year w/o insulating and see how they do and decide in the meantime. 

 

PS more chickens means that it will be warmer in the winter.  Time  to start thinking....chicken math!!!!!