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post #11 of 14
4/19/12 at 9:29am

Chicken wire or hardware cloth either on a simple wood frame would work. No need to get elaborate with it. Unless there is some other way of getting ventilation in the tub I wouldn't use plastic or glass.

I'm not an expert,"ex" is a has been and a "spurt" is a drip under pressure!

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I'm not an expert,"ex" is a has been and a "spurt" is a drip under pressure!

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post #12 of 14
4/19/12 at 10:54am

I love reading these posts and seeing that all newbies are going through the same thing! Mine are 2 1/2 weeks old and their wings look huge compared to their body size! I have 3 GSL's and 2 bantams. And they can fly alright! I too expect to come home from work one day and find them on the floor because they flew out! They are in a big box right now and the sides are easily 18" but they can fly up about a foot. Won't be long!! Their feathers are starting to come in between their wings. If you want day by day changes, you should take pictures every day - I am fascinated that each morning they have more feathers!!

3 GSL pullets - Ariel, Belle and Goldilocks, one lemon cuckoo orpington roo - Mr. Big, 1 loveable kitty and one fabulous DH - all spoiled!!!

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3 GSL pullets - Ariel, Belle and Goldilocks, one lemon cuckoo orpington roo - Mr. Big, 1 loveable kitty and one fabulous DH - all spoiled!!!

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post #13 of 14
4/19/12 at 5:28pm
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Hi Delta2 23,

Love your pictures...my girls resemble yours. Are yours golden sex links? I'm a newbie, and can not yet easily identify types except some really obvious ones!

Yes, my chickens are sex-links. smile.png I think the one in the pictures is a golden - my others are red sex-links and a lot darker shade of feathers. She was always the 'different' one, quite lucky that we picked her up, because she's always been specially pretty!

23, westerly winds.

"You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky." - Amelia Earhart

 

4 years!!! So awesome... (I am keeping this account alive in OPS just for that. lol.)

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23, westerly winds.

"You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky." - Amelia Earhart

 

4 years!!! So awesome... (I am keeping this account alive in OPS just for that. lol.)

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post #14 of 14
4/19/12 at 5:48pm
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Originally Posted by PeepsAreForMe View Post

I love reading these posts and seeing that all newbies are going through the same thing! Mine are 2 1/2 weeks old and their wings look huge compared to their body size! I have 3 GSL's and 2 bantams. And they can fly alright! I too expect to come home from work one day and find them on the floor because they flew out! They are in a big box right now and the sides are easily 18" but they can fly up about a foot. Won't be long!! Their feathers are starting to come in between their wings. If you want day by day changes, you should take pictures every day - I am fascinated that each morning they have more feathers!!

I agree! I'm a newbie myself and find peace of mind being on the journey with others. : ) Mine are in a large bedded box w/ a lamp right now. No cover, but they are definitely working their wings lol.
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