He's a real slow maturer. Doesn't even crow yet. He's hatchery stock, so he has pointed hackle and saddle feathers, and curled tail feathers. I'll go take pics of him and then post them in a sec.Are you sure that's a cockerel? At 19 weeks mine looked like: Party Popper:ETA: Sparkle, pullet:
Glitter:
Unless your boy is just taking his time...
yeah i thin you need more of an angled lower pipe for the feed to flow easier, like this connector instead of a 90 degree*chippy- I have the same sign!! Too cool
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*Lisa- Your birds are very pretty.I totally agree with the DOTTES!!!more-more-more..and yes, I see "a little" difference in your "little red hen".
*Stake- WOW!! ..sausage...I can not let the DH see this....we were just at "harbor freight"..I told him.."merry christmas"!....
*Wing- Chocolate peanut butter BEER??...I don't know about that one....let us know how that goes..
Finally finished the "pipe-feeder"...well, we have learned a GREAT deal today...it is working, doesn't look as aesthetically pleasing as I had planned. There is some things you learn..like, angles and the larger the pipe-maybe the better, and this thing called gravity that sometimes needs help...so, it is done, it works.. but I see a new plan in the future..next spring. I am really hoping the waterer goes better...biggest lesson learned today..."dry-run" everything first before you commit to putting holes in the roof of your coop or anything else for that matter. I have alot of pics, but I am going to make an "album" so as not to thread-hog...at some point..not tonight. Don't really want to think about feeders any more....it really was a great lesson though. I have honed my dremel skills!!
..a little peek...
How it was SUPPOSED to look like ..
How it ENDED UP looking like...
I guess THIS is most important thing for now...they are diggin' it.
Hope everyone had a good day and a great night...
Party Popper was hatchery, too. But your boy is a boy.
So, here's the damage from today.
First the turkey pen - I moved it every 2 days and there was a dog-loo in there.
Ignore the crap hole is is my house. It's a work in progress... 2yrs worth of work in progress.
And them my car...
They plywood flew from around the pile of chicken feed. That was the crippled girls temp pen until they go for processing this week. I put the plywood up to help hold it in place, but didn't get time to put the 2nd sheet on before I had to go potty. In just 2 short minutes, all heck broke loose and everything was destroyed. Literally - all that damage happened in that short period of time. I am glad I didn't. I could have had dead birds instead of wet birds.
Lisa..these are my two girls I got from Peaky Beaky. She has beautiful birds! The partridge (babs) had real nice yellow legs and her size is great. Can't beat the partridge pattern! Both girls have great attitudes and are extremely curious....The columbians are very nice too. Good luck with your search and choices....so many birds, so little time...
Lisa..these are my two girls I got from Peaky Beaky. She has beautiful birds! The partridge (babs) had real nice yellow legs and her size is great. Can't beat the partridge pattern! Both girls have great attitudes and are extremely curious....The columbians are very nice too. Good luck with your search and choices....so many birds, so little time...
yeah i thin you need more of an angled lower pipe for the feed to flow easier, like this connector instead of a 90 degree. I saw some that are just 4" pipes with a sewer connection pipe on it..like this one from https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/706556/simple-pvc-feeder-pics
