Recent content by mypolitedog

  1. mypolitedog

    Chickens and compost

    I've been adding used coffee grounds to my compost bin because my plants love them, but should I be giving access to them in the chicken compost?
  2. mypolitedog

    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    I'm still trying to find out the best setting for my girls who are now 12 days old. Does it make sense to turn it down during the hot day temps (96+) and up overnight (65+)? Last night I left it on 3.
  3. mypolitedog

    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    I turned down to 3 this morning, and when I walked in just now, every one of the chicks were on top of the brooder! Thanks!
  4. mypolitedog

    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    The chicks are now 11 days old. Temps are in the mid to high 90's during the day and upper 60's overnight. I've been keeping MHP turned on all the time (currently at 4). There is poop on the top towel so at least one chick has been up there at some point. Last night, I didn't get out to the...
  5. mypolitedog

    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    They have chick grit available at all times and their coop has a sand floor. Is this sufficient?
  6. mypolitedog

    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    Not a heating pad report but I did give the girls 20 live crickets that I bought at Petsmart today. They loved them! I want to fed them live prey as much as possible so they learn to hunt once they get the courage to master the steps I built into the pop door ramp. I've been bribing them with...
  7. mypolitedog

    FERMENTED FEEDS...anyone using them?

    I make my own water kefir and am wondering if anyone has given the water kefir grain to their chicken? I feed them to my dogs for added gut support.
  8. mypolitedog

    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    Thanks for the reminder! :-D
  9. mypolitedog

    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    Yes...the beauty of this shelf is that each shelf is easy to move. As soon as the girls can fly up, I plan to enclose the second shelf. Just too many other priorities at the moment.
  10. mypolitedog

    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    I left the MPH on at 3 and here they are at 8:00 am...
  11. mypolitedog

    You know you love your chickens when...

    I have no clue what they are, except the two with hair on their feet (light brahmas) and the one without hair on the neck (Turken)...brown egg assortment from McMurry Hatchery. ;-)
  12. mypolitedog

    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    Okay, will do. Thanks for the suggestions, being that I really am a new egg when it comes to raising chickens...;-). Gotta say that I LOVE the heating pad over the heat lamp, and am VERY appreciative for all the great input in this very long thread. I read pages 1-120!
  13. mypolitedog

    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    Mainly because it is hot here and the temp inside the coop is 95 degrees during the day...should I leave it on anyway?
  14. mypolitedog

    Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE

    Tonight (the second night using the Mama Heating Pad): around 7:30 pm a big thunder/lightening/rain storm came through and the chicks were nervously squeezing themselves between the feeders and the wall of the coop, chirping loudly. I turned on the heating pad, picked up each one and put them in...
  15. mypolitedog

    FERMENTED FEEDS...anyone using them?

    Thank you @lazy gardener! I'm still a sponge!
See more
Back
Top Bottom