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post #19691 of 36944
10/14/11 at 12:17pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Critter Place 

My Quail are hatching today!  ya   celebrate  wee 

Tiny, tiny, fuzzy butts!  love

Pics later. ;-)

More in the next few days, and chickens due to hatch, around Thursday!


weeyawootweeyawoot

My hubby is my chicken enabler...1 sassy white leghorn, 1 bossy GSL, 2 shy Ameraucanas, 4 ugly red chickens (molting?), 2 handsome CM roosters, 3 sweet Japanese Bantams, 2 adorable Seramas, 2 Pekin ducks, 2 peahens, and 2 pygmy goats.

**Tamara**
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My hubby is my chicken enabler...1 sassy white leghorn, 1 bossy GSL, 2 shy Ameraucanas, 4 ugly red chickens (molting?), 2 handsome CM roosters, 3 sweet Japanese Bantams, 2 adorable Seramas, 2 Pekin ducks, 2 peahens, and 2 pygmy goats.

**Tamara**
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post #19692 of 36944
10/14/11 at 12:34pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikey D 
Quote:
Originally Posted by tball chicky 

OK, so building an incubator...in theory - great, in actuality - not great. HAHA - I got this far at least lau

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/82226_un-incubator.jpg

Guess it's time to just buy one...? hide


Don't stop!  Don't stop!

What do you need help on?


Question: How would I go about wiring a double-pole t-stat into this contraption instead of a single-pole? Didn't even think about it when I got the stat.

My hubby is my chicken enabler...1 sassy white leghorn, 1 bossy GSL, 2 shy Ameraucanas, 4 ugly red chickens (molting?), 2 handsome CM roosters, 3 sweet Japanese Bantams, 2 adorable Seramas, 2 Pekin ducks, 2 peahens, and 2 pygmy goats.

**Tamara**
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My hubby is my chicken enabler...1 sassy white leghorn, 1 bossy GSL, 2 shy Ameraucanas, 4 ugly red chickens (molting?), 2 handsome CM roosters, 3 sweet Japanese Bantams, 2 adorable Seramas, 2 Pekin ducks, 2 peahens, and 2 pygmy goats.

**Tamara**
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post #19693 of 36944
10/14/11 at 12:46pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikey D 

I got the auto water-er installed.

I took the previous 40 oz brooder nipple water-er out, but they didn't seem to want to go anywhere near the giant orange Homer bucket...
... so I waited a bit & took one of the fat over-fed Cornish and rubbed her beak against the nipple.  The others saw that and thought
the Cornish was gitt'n something they weren't, wink rushed over and figured out how to take a drink.  lol

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/99626_img_32471.jpg

Now I have to steal Gallo's Award Winning Treadle Feeder and adapt it so I can feed 12 hours on and 12 hours off.  Tracy sent me a link from
the meaties page (cause I'm too lazy to go there) which convinced me (easily done) that I am over feeding the fatties.

...off to hack another one of Gallo's ideas!


I hate to rain on your parade...
but is the homer bucket food grade plastic?hide

(You can usually get food grade icing buckets from grocery store bakeries free or cheap)

Do you have extra nipples I can buy from you?  The ones I have leak because they knock the weight out of the top and then the water just runs out.

1 BSL, 2 Ideal 236 leghorns, 2 BA, 2 PR + 4 pullets(2 EEs and 2 Ideal leghorns)
(RIP Arianna, Phoebe, Ursula, Estelle, Eva, Peach, Ruby and What's her face)


**Funny chicken video by my daughter**  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV-FYmQ5Fio

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1 BSL, 2 Ideal 236 leghorns, 2 BA, 2 PR + 4 pullets(2 EEs and 2 Ideal leghorns)
(RIP Arianna, Phoebe, Ursula, Estelle, Eva, Peach, Ruby and What's her face)


**Funny chicken video by my daughter**  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV-FYmQ5Fio

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post #19694 of 36944
10/14/11 at 12:57pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by tball chicky 
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Critter Place 

My Quail are hatching today!  ya   celebrate  wee 

Tiny, tiny, fuzzy butts!  love

Pics later. ;-)

More in the next few days, and chickens due to hatch, around Thursday!


weeyawootweeyawoot


jumpy

1 BSL, 2 Ideal 236 leghorns, 2 BA, 2 PR + 4 pullets(2 EEs and 2 Ideal leghorns)
(RIP Arianna, Phoebe, Ursula, Estelle, Eva, Peach, Ruby and What's her face)


**Funny chicken video by my daughter**  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV-FYmQ5Fio

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1 BSL, 2 Ideal 236 leghorns, 2 BA, 2 PR + 4 pullets(2 EEs and 2 Ideal leghorns)
(RIP Arianna, Phoebe, Ursula, Estelle, Eva, Peach, Ruby and What's her face)


**Funny chicken video by my daughter**  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV-FYmQ5Fio

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post #19695 of 36944
10/14/11 at 1:26pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikey D 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mama Hen Chris 

These are great....better than shavings in the nest box. Less mess on the floor.
I clean the floor every day but wanted to see how the floor looked at a week out.

http://www.eggcartons.com/13-x-13-Excelsior-Nesting-Pads/productinfo/EP1313/

6 days after putting these in their boxes ( pic taken this am):
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/66234_img_4045.jpg


http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/66234_img_4041.jpg

Close up of the nesting material:
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/66234_img_4042.jpg


ARRGGGGG!  Excelsior was the only question I got wrong on my college woodworking final! hesomadrant

Anyway, Swamp cooler pads are made of excelsior & can be had locally if you need.  Great idea!


I like this idea.  My first thought was that they sell excelsior basket filling at Michael's but the swamp cooler pads have gotta be cheaper.  Just cut them to size.  I bet you could wash them out a few times before having to change them.  Would they be compostable?

2 EE, 2 LB, 1 Partridge Rock, 2 Production Reds, & 1 New Hampshire Red

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2 EE, 2 LB, 1 Partridge Rock, 2 Production Reds, & 1 New Hampshire Red

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post #19696 of 36944
10/14/11 at 1:31pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Critter Place 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikey D 

I got the auto water-er installed.

I took the previous 40 oz brooder nipple water-er out, but they didn't seem to want to go anywhere near the giant orange Homer bucket...
... so I waited a bit & took one of the fat over-fed Cornish and rubbed her beak against the nipple.  The others saw that and thought
the Cornish was gitt'n something they weren't, wink rushed over and figured out how to take a drink.  lol

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/99626_img_32471.jpg

Now I have to steal Gallo's Award Winning Treadle Feeder and adapt it so I can feed 12 hours on and 12 hours off.  Tracy sent me a link from
the meaties page (cause I'm too lazy to go there) which convinced me (easily done) that I am over feeding the fatties.

...off to hack another one of Gallo's ideas!


Cool!
Look at the cute fuzzies!


I think I need to switch over to a nipple waterer so I can use apple cider vinegar.

2 EE, 2 LB, 1 Partridge Rock, 2 Production Reds, & 1 New Hampshire Red

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2 EE, 2 LB, 1 Partridge Rock, 2 Production Reds, & 1 New Hampshire Red

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post #19697 of 36944
10/14/11 at 1:34pm

I was so happy to see all the chat about bathing chickens. This weekend I am going to rake out my coop, put down the pine chips and get those dirty fuzzy birds a bath.smile
I got my mini dome incubator. Was surprised on how flimsy it is. I sure hope it works! Seems to go up and down temperature wise but got it regulated the best I could. I put 3 silky eggs in this morning. Looks like I can put in up the 5 eggs. My girls are laying but not broody. Anyone here have luck with the mini dome?
I am happy that I found out that Stock Shop will have some silky chicks in a few weeks and they will call me when they are in. I rather have some hens. I know I hope to hatch my own but can I keep hens to breed with there father? Does that make a differance in hens? I have bred dogs most my adult life but not chickens. I need education with hens.D

CHICKEN POWER!

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CHICKEN POWER!

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post #19698 of 36944
10/14/11 at 1:37pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by tball chicky 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikey D 
Quote:
Originally Posted by tball chicky 

OK, so building an incubator...in theory - great, in actuality - not great. HAHA - I got this far at least lau

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/82226_un-incubator.jpg

Guess it's time to just buy one...? hide


Don't stop!  Don't stop!

What do you need help on?


Wanna come over & help me find the hole saw? THAT would be great big_smile    I'm trying to get a hole in the side of this fridge in which to put the t-stat (so I can operate from the outside)...and Jason left me with very little tools to work with today.  Apparently he thinks he has to WORK or something silly like that. hide

So I'm just pouting right now...I can't quit or I'll never hear the end of it (from myself).  Just gotta find that hole saw...


If you were at Val Vista instead of Sierra Vista I'd be there no problem!  Sierra Vista is another matter entirely. 

On the bright side a hole saw is a great choice!

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post #19699 of 36944
10/14/11 at 1:49pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikey D 
Quote:
Originally Posted by tball chicky 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikey D 

Don't stop!  Don't stop!

What do you need help on?


Wanna come over & help me find the hole saw? THAT would be great big_smile    I'm trying to get a hole in the side of this fridge in which to put the t-stat (so I can operate from the outside)...and Jason left me with very little tools to work with today.  Apparently he thinks he has to WORK or something silly like that. hide

So I'm just pouting right now...I can't quit or I'll never hear the end of it (from myself).  Just gotta find that hole saw...


If you were at Val Vista instead of Sierra Vista I'd be there no problem!  Sierra Vista is another matter entirely. 

On the bright side a hole saw is a great choice!


Sierra Vista is far from EVERYTHING ep  And, I agree, hole saw is a great option...and the only option that I can come up with to make a nice, neat hole in this box idunno

My hubby is my chicken enabler...1 sassy white leghorn, 1 bossy GSL, 2 shy Ameraucanas, 4 ugly red chickens (molting?), 2 handsome CM roosters, 3 sweet Japanese Bantams, 2 adorable Seramas, 2 Pekin ducks, 2 peahens, and 2 pygmy goats.

**Tamara**
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My hubby is my chicken enabler...1 sassy white leghorn, 1 bossy GSL, 2 shy Ameraucanas, 4 ugly red chickens (molting?), 2 handsome CM roosters, 3 sweet Japanese Bantams, 2 adorable Seramas, 2 Pekin ducks, 2 peahens, and 2 pygmy goats.

**Tamara**
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post #19700 of 36944
10/14/11 at 2:00pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Beckyhsinglsc 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikey D 

I got the auto water-er installed.

I took the previous 40 oz brooder nipple water-er out, but they didn't seem to want to go anywhere near the giant orange Homer bucket...
... so I waited a bit & took one of the fat over-fed Cornish and rubbed her beak against the nipple.  The others saw that and thought
the Cornish was gitt'n something they weren't, wink rushed over and figured out how to take a drink.  lol

http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/99626_img_32471.jpg

Now I have to steal Gallo's Award Winning Treadle Feeder and adapt it so I can feed 12 hours on and 12 hours off.  Tracy sent me a link from
the meaties page (cause I'm too lazy to go there) which convinced me (easily done) that I am over feeding the fatties.

...off to hack another one of Gallo's ideas!


I hate to rain on your parade...
but is the homer bucket food grade plastic?hide

(You can usually get food grade icing buckets from grocery store bakeries free or cheap)

Do you have extra nipples I can buy from you?  The ones I have leak because they knock the weight out of the top and then the water just runs out.


I asked my resident chemist (AKA the Control Tower) and she said it would be fine if I scrubbed it.  I scrubbed it.

Thanks for the lookout!

Pappa's Peepers - back in business!!!

Mikey's Welding School, Chicken Accouterments Fabrication Shop, Cheese Press Development Site & Non-Chicken Related Activities Get-A-Way!

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Pappa's Peepers - back in business!!!

Mikey's Welding School, Chicken Accouterments Fabrication Shop, Cheese Press Development Site & Non-Chicken Related Activities Get-A-Way!

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