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  1. Ian Clelland

    Brooder Temp.

    Thank you! This is very helpful. We have laying chickens but we got them at 8 months old so did not have to do this last year. Our layers have brooded their chicks this year so again did not need to do the brooding. Our layers have been a joy to watch but we had to stop free ranging them...
  2. Ian Clelland

    Brooder Temp.

    Hello all, I set up my brooder for our meat chick that arrive this week. It says to have 4" of shavings and a brooding light 2" from shavings and put the thermometer under the light. I did this and the thermometer went of the charts this is a normal house hold thermometer for mounting to the...
  3. Ian Clelland

    Chick Mortality!

    There were holes in the body and some of the fluff was missing, this is why I'm things it was attached. We have moved the brooding hen into the coop with our 4 Silkies just to be on the safe side. The Silkies are very passive so I don't think they will bother any chicks and keep a good distance...
  4. Ian Clelland

    Chick Mortality!

    This morning I found a newly hatched chick dead in the run, is it possible that one of our hens killed it? We have Chanteclers and two hens hatched 7 chick between them two weeks ago and they are protecting them from all harm including ravens. There were 8 more eggs that another hen that has...
  5. Ian Clelland

    Brooding hens

    Hello all, Got another question. My Hen that has been sitting on the eggs has now left the nest and is outside with the chicks has been off for about 1/2 hour. How long can she be off of the eggs before they are not viable any longer? The eggs were cold to the touch and it's only about 50 or...
  6. Ian Clelland

    Brooding hens

    Thank you all for your great advise. We have 7 Chicks to date and one hen still sitting on 8 eggs. Not sure when these will hatch since the sneeky hens laid more eggs in the nest that we did not know about or date so we have 8 eggs that could hatch anytime in the next two weeks. We noticed the...
  7. Ian Clelland

    Brooding hens

    Thank you all for your advise! I think we will leave them in the coop with the rest of the flock. Since there are two hens brooding I'm not sure how well putting the dog carrier in for nesting and feeding will work I think I will set the chick feed and water stations up under the nesting boxes...
  8. Ian Clelland

    Brooding hens

    Our nesting boxes are up off the floor and are covered now with fabric for privacy. We could put a large dog carrier on the floor for the hen and chicks by the roosting area. Do we keep the hen and chicks locked into it or open for free movement?
  9. Ian Clelland

    Brooding hens

    We have two hens sitting on 5 eggs each, these should hatch in about a week we hope. Once the chicks hatch should we move the hens and chicks to a new coop and run or can they be left with the rest of the flock? Also we have 4 Silkies can these be integrated into our flock of Chanticlairs or...
  10. Ian Clelland

    Help! Injured Hen

    I hope everything went well with the reintroduction, keep us informed.
  11. Ian Clelland

    Instruction manual for Brower Incubator 846

    Thank you for the info but someone has already sent it to me.
  12. Ian Clelland

    Help! Injured Hen

    Thank you for the reply... it's good to know that she will survive. I didn't think it would be a good idea to return her to her abuser.
  13. Ian Clelland

    Help! Injured Hen

    Hello All, I need some help with regards to an injured hen. We have 10 Chanticleer Hens and one Rooster we noticed today the the Rooster has pulled all the feathers off the top of one hens head and pecked a hole to her skull. We have put Hibitane Veterinary ointment on it and bandaged it and...
  14. Ian Clelland

    Instruction manual for Brower Incubator 846

    I've recently acquired a Brower 846 Incubator and although the instructions were inside it, the section on chicken eggs has been eaten by mice...Would someone please be willing to email a copy of the manual to me...thank you very much...am looking forward to getting incubator running and...
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