- Mar 11, 2007
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So....My ideal order ships (or arrives...you never know with Ideal
on Wednesday
...As usual, I've procrastinated getting the brooder and shed ready.
This will be my only order of birds this year, so I REALLY want ALL of them to make it!
Tomorrow afternoon I have to go sweep out the hanta-virus (sp?) once-was rabbit shed, and get the brooder all set for the birds...I want to have it ready and waiting for them for once! Nothing like scrambling around at 6:00 in the morning trying to find a red heat lamp and brooder following an post office call. lol
ANYWAYS...I also would love to be thrifty this year. I have a waterer and can probably scrounge up a feeder from last year. I also have a whole bag of Start & Grow from January. I have a red bulb (I think) and heat lamps. NOW...BEDDING....I usually raise them on pine shavings but that would mean a trip to the feed store, and I'd really like to find something I already have. ANY BEDDING SUGGESTIONS? I was thinking maybe newspaper run through the paper shredder? ANYBODY USED THAT? BAD IDEA OR NOT?
ALSO...ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR INCREASING THEIR CHANCES? LIKE I WANT ALL OF THEM TO MAKE TO ADULTHOOD IF AT ALL POSSIBLE--ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR INCREASING THEIR CHANCES UPON ARRIVAL? I was stupid and didn't order grow-gel. I have used gator-aid in the past, but it seems like if you use it for too long the sugar or something in it makes them paste up
Tomorrow afternoon I have to go sweep out the hanta-virus (sp?) once-was rabbit shed, and get the brooder all set for the birds...I want to have it ready and waiting for them for once! Nothing like scrambling around at 6:00 in the morning trying to find a red heat lamp and brooder following an post office call. lol
ANYWAYS...I also would love to be thrifty this year. I have a waterer and can probably scrounge up a feeder from last year. I also have a whole bag of Start & Grow from January. I have a red bulb (I think) and heat lamps. NOW...BEDDING....I usually raise them on pine shavings but that would mean a trip to the feed store, and I'd really like to find something I already have. ANY BEDDING SUGGESTIONS? I was thinking maybe newspaper run through the paper shredder? ANYBODY USED THAT? BAD IDEA OR NOT?
ALSO...ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR INCREASING THEIR CHANCES? LIKE I WANT ALL OF THEM TO MAKE TO ADULTHOOD IF AT ALL POSSIBLE--ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR INCREASING THEIR CHANCES UPON ARRIVAL? I was stupid and didn't order grow-gel. I have used gator-aid in the past, but it seems like if you use it for too long the sugar or something in it makes them paste up
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