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perchie.girl : LOL.... I have a Hovabator 1588 still in the box.... With egg turner..... Bought it before I started on this adventure.... PERFECT!!! You're all set and ready to go then (You better start building brooders now, lmao)

I like the solid wood wall, part way up idea, that should definitely help with predator issues (plus your aviary panels are just about BEAR proof too I think, lol). A little electric fence wire here and there never hurt either Ouch, down to 23, dang predators anyway... but don't worry, come...

That brooder cage rawks deb, you go woman! Happy happy keets! Excellent auto-waterer set up too, you need to send me instructions for making those, I need about 6 of em! And I can personally attest to brooder, cage and coop supplies being ridiculously expensive... I took one for the team tho...

Quote: A face only a Mother could love huh WMR? Just wait till they start talking to ya (and never shut UP!) Congrats on your cute lil keetsies You need to keep up with Deb, and get 30 more

perchie.girl : I learned from PeepsCA that they handle livestock shipments differently. From insulated vehicles to special handling in the post office itself. So the vehicle doesnt wait till its full. Probably why the shipment comes quicker than regular priority shipments. That's just what...

Man how they have grown! Nice cage!!! They are loving the space, the sun and fresh air I bet! Check the other thread, I labeled some of the keets in the last pic.

Didn't get diddly squat done this weekend as far as Guinea projects go, because I spent my time watching smoke and flames from a nearby 350+ acre wildfire burning out of control... ack! It's finally contained, but MANNNNNNNN is there a lot of stinky smoke lingering in my little valley, ugh...

Whew, mission accomplished, good job! Now on to the next project huh? I feel your pain, it never ends around here either, lol. Supposed to cool down to the high 80s here this weekend (it's been 105-109 consistently for over a week now, UGH!!!), so I'll be bustin' butt again to get as much done...

Oh lordy ... my lil wire/panel/stud placement issues all pale in comparison to what you have been dealin' with, yikes! All I'm dealin' with is over-cramped brooders that need extra cleaning 'til Sat/Sun.... I'm coping just fine tho and I just keep tellin' myself it's only a temporary glitch...

perchie.girl : Oh and PeepsCA. I counted Keets when I cleaned yesterday and there are 33. They love their red feeder when I put it in its like Belly up to the Bar Boys. I will get pictures of that too. And every single one has wing feathers.... Too cute. LOL too cute They grow like weeds...

perchie.girl : this has been my plan all along. I have a huge backyard which was devoted to goats.... Goats will be moved to the horse corral which is bigger and will give my horse more company. Then the back yard will get converted to Seven runs eventually. with the largest space for the...

perchie.girl : I am still going to have to keep a very strict eye on them and be diligent about making them come in at night. The predator load up at my house is very heavy. I am afraid the light birds will be quicker to fall prey. Oh dear, there went my stress level!!! I think I sent you...

Quote: Pearl Grey is the dominant color (and pearling/markings) over all the Guinea colors, so most of the keets that hatched from who ever paired up with your Pearl will be Pearls, and a few of whatever recessive genes the pair are carrying will show up in the hatches from THAT pair... but...

perchie.girl : The good part about all this is PeepsCA's hatch came from two flocks with different bloodlines and coupled with the ones I got down here I will be able to close my flock an not worry about inbreeding. I have decided to wait on Chickens till I can be in a situation where I can...

perchie.girl : And as promised pix of my teenagers. OMG! Since when is it legal to raise pterodactyls in So Cal? They got HUGE fast, seems like you just got them a week ago, lol.

perchie.girl : OK here are the PIX First documentation of today's activity.... news alert the strange hands came in and pulled the ground out from underneath.... Oh the Horror the Inhumanity. Then the hands put in new ground and all was well..... Whew time for a nap. first one end of the...

Yep, fly predators are on the to-do list too, but I think you need to start with them earlier in the season if I remember correctly, so... add them to next year's list. My free rangers usually take care of the fly populations that the horses and goats create, but this area where the brooder is...

Excellent ideas for the poop clean out issue, Thanks! Today (before I read your post of suggestions) I just slid a few empty feed sacks under that area (definitely have plenty of those around here, ugh!) that will catch the majority of the mess, (and I can either hose them off, add the poop to...

Nice!!! Really good idea I built a big brooder Friday and Saturday.... in my plans it seemed small, but it's huge now that it's all put together, lol (only 4'x8'x2'), and it just about killed me in the heat lol (I kinda cheated tho, I had my contractor cut all the plywood into specific sizes...

LOL love your play by play updates Yep, 30+ keets in one bin is messy times ten, lol. I use these feeders to minimize the food scattering mess in the brooders, but I usually need to refill them (and their water) 3 times a day...