The Middle Tennessee Thread

[jennshrews]

Thanks! They did get in more of the French pearls, but I was wanting to get some whites, coral, or lavenders for variety. They don't know if or when they will get any more in.

 

[2MooreChicks]

So my mama had promised to bring me a dozen Bielefelder eggs from a breeder in Louisiana when she comes to visit tomorrow, and she just told me he gave her 3 dozen. I have Marans eggs that are going in the bator as well. Not sure if I have room for all these in my LG!

 

[Ravynscroft]

So my mama had promised to bring me a dozen Bielefelder eggs from a breeder in Louisiana when she comes to visit tomorrow, and she just told me he gave her 3 dozen. I have Marans eggs that are going in the bator as well. Not sure if I have room for all these in my LG!

If you need help with bator space, give me a holler if you want...

 

[Njtotn2017]

Cute!!!

I just put Silkie eggs in my bator... chicks could be blue, black or splash... and one of my Paint pullets just started laying, so collecting those now...

 

[2MooreChicks]

If you need help with bator space, give me a holler if you want...

I may do that. Trying to convince the old man to buy me a new one for my b-day, then I could run them both. What model did you tell me to look for? I remember it was a HovaBator that's all.

 

[Ravynscroft]

I may do that. Trying to convince the old man to buy me a new one for my b-day, then I could run them both. What model did you tell me to look for? I remember it was a HovaBator that's all.

Hovabator Genesis is the best, comes with fan and digital controls... the 1602N I had good luck with too, but it's a still air...

 

[DMRippy]

I am going to head to Bonnies Wednesday. If anyone is looking for anything message me. I some ads on CL for pullets but I have eggs too!

 

[jas humbert]

Was at Clarksville Rural King yesterday evening. They have embden geese, lots of silkies and polish. and lot more but i hadn't seen embdens may places.

 

[2MooreChicks]

So I'm getting started on my new breeding pens and have a question for my fellow Mid Tennesseans. I'm building a 24' x 10' structure and dividing it into 6 units of 4' x 10'. I'm using plain old 1" poultry wire around the top, but the bottom 24" will be done in 1/2" hardware cloth. So here's my question: I want to use hardware cloth to separate the units, but I already have two 'proud' Roos and will likely have a few more before the end of the summer. Do you all think a barrier of hardware cloth 2 feet high, and another 4 feet of chicken wire above that, will be enough to deter them from fighting or being stressed out by one another? Or should I use plywood on the lower half of the dividing walls to completely block them off from one another? I want to keep as much air flow as possible going through there which is why I want your opinions. Given our crazy weather, do you think hardware cloth is worth a try or would a solid barrier between Roos be worth the decreased ventilation?

 

[Ravynscroft]

So I'm getting started on my new breeding pens and have a question for my fellow Mid Tennesseans. I'm building a 24' x 10' structure and dividing it into 6 units of 4' x 10'. I'm using plain old 1" poultry wire around the top, but the bottom 24" will be done in 1/2" hardware cloth. So here's my question: I want to use hardware cloth to separate the units, but I already have two 'proud' Roos and will likely have a few more before the end of the summer. Do you all think a barrier of hardware cloth 2 feet high, and another 4 feet of chicken wire above that, will be enough to deter them from fighting or being stressed out by one another? Or should I use plywood on the lower half of the dividing walls to completely block them off from one another? I want to keep as much air flow as possible going through there which is why I want your opinions. Given our crazy weather, do you think hardware cloth is worth a try or would a solid barrier between Roos be worth the decreased ventilation?

I would skip the hardware cloth in the dividers, use poultry wire and run something like shade cloth/weed barrier/tarp/heavy plastic across the bottom 3 feet... most times if they can't see each other once they get close to each other, they stop... just my opinion though...