3rd Annual New Year's Day Hatch!!

[LeasureChix]

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I'm thinking of the same thing. I have 4 LG's, all with turners, 1 with a fan. I think they hold about 42 or so at a time. Early in the year I had them all full at the same time. Just recently I figured I could set eggs once a week! But, I think I'd rather move up to a bigger bator. With a cabinet bator, my LG's could be used for hatching.

My bigger problem is brooders and grow out pens. I went to Lowe's looking for more huge plastic tubs but they didn't have what I bought before.

Any suggestions?

 

[dadsdeercamp]

I brood all my chicks in old fish tanks and cardboard boxes.

 

[Melissa Rose]

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I have some of Mr. Heinz's Iowa Blues going for this hatch

Thanks for the chic pic

 

[Melissa Rose]

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You forgot St Patricks Day!

I don't even know when it is bit I know it's big over there.

I love Google: St. Patrick's Day is on Saturday, 17 March 2012 so there is your March one.

Edit: and I see someone beat me too it. Oh well.

It's not really a "Holiday", but in lieu of something better, aren't most State Fairs in August? Don't think anyone will cry "Fowl Foul".

We used to have a Festival down here in South Texas during August called the Folk Life Festival but they changed it to June because August was tooo hot

So now instead of being in August with 101* it's in a month of 100* days

Sooo much cooler

 

[Melissa Rose]

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I have a stock tank at the top of our hill we keep guppies and minnows in to breed so we can put them down in our pond to keep the mosquitos in check. My hubby loves to go feed them in the stock tank and every time he walks by the tank they flock and follow him around

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[LeasureChix]

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I have started a lot in cardboard boxes. I have some galvanized water troughs also. I wish they made the clear tubs in bigger sizes. I love being able to see them through the sides. I just have too many at a time for small containers.

 

[Melissa Rose]

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I have started a lot in cardboard boxes. I have some galvanized water troughs also. I wish they made the clear tubs in bigger sizes. I love being able to see them through the sides. I just have too many at a time for small containers.

Down here we have Walmart and at Christmas time you can get huge plastic bins to put Christmas trees in after the hoildays. They are like the plastic shoe boxes but big enough to hold a tree. I use them for my tortoises. They usually only have 15 or so and they are stored up high in the Christmas dept and not real visable. Usually if you ask they will tell you if they have any or not

 

[LeasureChix]

Thanks Melissa, I'll check that out!

 

[Peep_Show]

Ditto that on the Wal-Mart. A close second would be to check Michael's for craft storage boxes.

 

[anderson8505]

Yeah, ditto on the plastic totes! I just place a length of wire mesh of any kind on the top, depending on where you put the box and the predation levels. My cat sleeps on top of the wire and watches "chick tv" She doesn't want to eat them, just watch them.

Luckily I have a few extra totes so I switch them out to hose off.

Just moved 5 chicks outside because it's nice enough here to do so.