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  1. Ponypoor

    Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

    Unfortunately it wouldn’t do to have them imprint on her. She wants to have them bond with Tassles, the less she interacts with them the better. I’m fact I wouldn’t spend too much time with them if I were bonding them with a mama. Plenty of time to have them hopping up on you once they get out...
  2. K

    Are they eating the dirt?

    All birds are different and a small group of bantam chicks will probably need heat for longer, but you also have warmer indoor temperatures. Getting them off heat and outdoors full-time is a priority for me, so you might not want to bother if it isn't so important for you but here's how I do it...
  3. TOMTE

    Wyrd Sisters (the Discworld chickens)

    I've been thinking about the bed sheet thing. We have so many old sheets, I might be able to find something that I can use. Thank you for the tip! As long as the current coop stays sturdy enough, that's exactly my plan for it. If we don't just end up burning it or something LOL. It'll still...
  4. J

    Help rats are eating my chickens!

    Thanks, I will definitely keep a light on all night. Today we are cleaning all the bedding out of the coop (in the frozen rain) to get a good look for any places where they might be getting in. It truly is amazing how they can fit through the smallest hole. After that, we're doing smoke bombs...
  5. Ridgerunner

    Help with designing a walk in coop/shed

    A 4x8 is the largest I'd build that was not a walk-in. You need to be able to reach everywhere inside so build access doors, probably from inside that shed. I would for lighting. You should get quite a bit of light from that venting but I'd probably put one on the back wall. It won't hurt...
  6. ChibaPet

    Need help - terrible experience incubating

    Hi all. I've kept chickens for years - not well when I was a kid, but with great care and success over the last decade. Our hens are supervised free range girls. We don't have roosters at present as we've not had good experiences, but we want to try them again. We were going to buy more chicks...
  7. TwoCrows

    New to the group “Newbirdies”

    Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow Congratulations on your hatch! Here is a good article on raising the chicks the first 6 weeks of life ... https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/brooding-chicks-the-first-6-weeks.74640/ You might brood them outside in a draftless, steady temp building so...
  8. E

    “Jelly Egger”

    Okay, so i have 13 hens. 21 weeks old! they have been some laying eggs for about 4 weeks now. i am now getting on average 7 eggs a day. but the last 3 days i get my usual 7 but on the floor of the coop under the roosting bar is a busted shell-less egg (or Jelly Egg as i used to call it growing...
  9. Minanora

    What did you do in the garden today?

    Dust. Your space looks fine to me! 😂 The only clean places in my house are the kitchen and the bathrooms. I think there's still dust from the chicks being in the brooder inside on every light fixture in the house.
  10. Noraaaaa

    Anything to add to brooder?

    I love your breeds! Perfect! That should be about good! You can keep it 68-72 (that's what I do). Your set up looks spectacular!
  11. DancesWithRoosters

    Non. Stop. Peeping.

    Hello! I have used a hearing scope that drs use to check his lungs etc, he has no congestion or issues there! He has a full, warm red heat lamp. He is not cold. Even under the heat lamp, he screams. (Unless were just..standing in the room) We seperated WeteyesMcGee into his own private area so...
  12. Becstasy94

    Can't sleep!

    You should get yourself a brooder plate if you’re talking about a heat lamp. They still need heat and if you’re worried about the light disturbing them, then a brooder plate takes care of that!
  13. gtaus

    Review by 'gtaus' in article 'Common Hazards In The Poultry Yard'

    Excellent article. I do have one concern that you did not mention. I use two heat lamps in my brooder setup because I can see if the light is on and warming the chicks. I know many people are now using the "safer" mama pad heaters and tents for their brooders. But if you read some negative...
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  14. wrathsfarm

    Wrath's Marans

    Yesterday was a busy day and forgot I grabbed some crappy pics of the little's move day to King's coop... Weather isn't nice today but I'll let them run around the coop for a bit today under close watch if they want to come out of their new space. When I carried out the clear plastic tote they...
  15. SplendidDogFeet

    Well, I redid the brooder area and added the sandbox.

    Somehow, even though I doubled the size, it doesn't look any bigger because of the sand box. And they refuse to use the helpful, gentle stairs and keep throwing themselves off the sides, which is making me super nervous because that's a 6.5" drop. They are around 11 days old at this point. I...
  16. D

    Incubator babies now what?

    Thanks so much for the info. Yes the light is a heat lamp. Appreciate the advise. How much space will the babies need? We have built a containment area for them when they small and have a fenced off area next to my other chickens when they bigger and will put the box and heat lamp in there. A...
  17. BigBlueHen53

    Transitioning to Coop

    At 8 weeks they've been fully feathered for a couple of weeks and should be fine. Congratulations on your first flock! No you don't need to dip their beaks. They'll find the water by smell. They may or may not, at first. I don't worry about it. It's okay for them to sleep on the floor, as long...
  18. HybridChickenMama

    Shipped Quail Eggs-Arrived Ice Cold

    I’m aware of the differences. The temps on top of the 2 pads is reading at 85-90 degrees which is probably a bit cool and the brooder is right at 93 degree since the cool side has screen. The lamp is solely for light so they can see. I don’t use heating lamps with my quail or chicks. I live in a...
  19. Casperhem

    Peachicks imprinted on Furbo camera

    Hello all, I'm open to some criticism and also just need a space to tear my hair out a bit. This is my second year having peafowl, but my first time raising peachicks from the egg. I had two hatch on 5/11. Both struggled to hatch- no external pip on both after internal pip for 20 hrs- then...
  20. Debbie292d

    no heat no light brooder

    The best part is 2:15 as the kitten dives in. It stays and shows up occasionally. Cute! I'm not sure what he's using in those sacks, but day-old chicks need heat, so there's something unless the temp there is in the low 90s. 100% on the no brooder light at night!! They vaccinate for a...
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