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5/23/13 at 4:47pm

Are there any Heritage RIR breeders in the Southwest Michigan/Northern Indiana area?

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post #3912 of 3917
5/23/13 at 5:14pm

It is going to get into the 40's tonight and tomorrow.  Should I get a light on my 7 week olds?  I'm thinking no but want to be sure.
 

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post #3913 of 3917
5/23/13 at 5:16pm

Heading down to 29 up here tonight.  I turned on the lamp this evening.  I've still got some of these chicks with bare backs and slow feathering.  I wouldn't do it for 40, but for 29?  Yeah.  It's just a 90 watt, but it will take the chill off. 

 

 

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post #3914 of 3917
5/23/13 at 5:32pm

Ohh I'm putting a light on the little ones, the ones that still need a third or more of their feathers.  It is the 7 week ones, I was unsure of.   I don't have enough lights to go around, but would get one if it was needed.  I just did not plan well for this spring's weather.
 

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post #3915 of 3917
5/23/13 at 5:35pm
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Ohh I'm putting a light on the little ones, the ones that still need a third or more of their feathers.  It is the 7 week ones, I was unsure of.   I don't have enough lights to go around, but would get one if it was needed.  I just did not plan well for this spring's weather.
 


Not if they are fully feathered.

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post #3916 of 3917
5/23/13 at 5:48pm
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Are there any Heritage RIR breeders in the Southwest Michigan/Northern Indiana area?


I did not find any HRIR breeders in Indiana when I was looking early this year.

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post #3917 of 3917
5/24/13 at 3:15am
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Hey Ron, good to see you here.

 

Got a question for you.  Have you notice the cockerels at 7 weeks still need feathering on the backs, while the pullets feather in quite good bit earlier?  I'm sure on the sexes, so it isn't a question about that, but about feathering speed difference between males and females.  


I noticed that from my chicks. I was correct all along. I had 2 roos and 8 hens. Both roos had less feathers on there back and short tails. But I notice this on a few of my different breeds.

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To me, death is a spiritual thing. Everything in life must die. Everything in life, must take life in some form to live. Life begets life. We can't get around it. What we can do is respect that life. Take care of what takes care of us. Treat your food like it will soon become part of you, it will.

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