100 Broilers and Fermented Feed Project

[kuntrygirl]

They will be here tomorrow. e

 

[aoxa]

They will be here tomorrow.

Gosh I sure hope it's much warmer there than it is here.....

-39 this morning. I could hardly breathe outside. I drove the car to the barn. It would be really hard to rear chicks that grow so fast this time of year here!

 

[foreverlearning]

Gosh I sure hope it's much warmer there than it is here.....

-39 this morning. I could hardly breathe outside. I drove the car to the barn. It would be really hard to rear chicks that grow so fast this time of year here!

It is the best time of year down here to raise them, we can always add heat. You have the winter cold that can kill, we have the summer heat.

 

[aoxa]

It is the best time of year down here to raise them, we can always add heat. You have the winter cold that can kill, we have the summer heat.

True! Much harder to cool it down.

I'd take the cold over the insane heat any day.

Our summers are bliss. It's the thought of them that helps me through these long cold winters.

 

[BCMaraniac]

Gosh I sure hope it's much warmer there than it is here.....

-39 this morning. I could hardly breathe outside. I drove the car to the barn. It would be really hard to rear chicks that grow so fast this time of year here!

We've got a winter storm coming through here in NE TN....Temps here in the low teens tonight, high tomorrow around 20, and lows tomorrow night in single digits.....Brrrrrrr! I feel back enough for my chickens......if I had chicks, I would probably want to bring them into the house....LOL

 

[kuntrygirl]

They will be here tomorrow. e

Gosh I sure hope it's much warmer there than it is here.....

-39 this morning. I could hardly breathe outside. I drove the car to the barn. It would be really hard to rear chicks that grow so fast this time of year here!

This kinda gives you an idea of our weather this way. Here is the 14 day forecast. I bought a lot of heat lamps, so I"m ready for those colder days and nights.

 

[kuntrygirl]

 


Gosh I sure hope it's much warmer there than it is here.....

-39 this morning. I could hardly breathe outside. I drove the car to the barn. It would be really hard to rear chicks that grow so fast this time of year here!

It is the best time of year down here to raise them, we can always add heat. You have the winter cold that can kill, we have the summer heat.

x2

 

[kuntrygirl]

This will be their brooder, for the 1st week. We used shelves from in the garage and turned them in to a brooder. The size of this brooder is 8 ft long x 2.2 ft wide by 2.2 ft tall. I will put them in to see if they will have enough room. If so, they will be in there for a week or so. If not, some will be taken out and placed in my kiddie pools. I have 4 kiddie pools set up with heat lamps hanging down. I will get a call tomorrow (who knows what time) telling me to go and pick up my 100 broilers. I'm nervous and scared. I"m thinking about placing the liner down on the floor along with a little bit of hay. I"m not looking forward to all of the poop.

Here are pics of the inside brooder/shelf. I have 3 heat lamps in it. I have tested out the temps and it's holding a steady 99 degrees. I will put the feeders and waterers in this evening. Everything was from recycled stuff. The doors were from a wooden cabinet that an old fish tank sat on.

I have also started their fermented feed. Will have to add more water to this batch. I will start another batch of FF tonight.

If anyone has any suggestions or comments throughout this 8 week process of me posting pics and stories, PLEASE feel free to chime in and comment. You won't hurt my feelings either way good or bad. This will be my first time, so I'm really learning as I go. Any meat bird experts are welcome to give input on any changes you see I need to make.

 

[Angelicisi]

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[aoxa]

This will be their brooder, for the 1st week. We used shelves from in the garage and turned them in to a brooder. The size of this brooder is 8 ft long x 2.2 ft wide by 2.2 ft tall. I will put them in to see if they will have enough room. If so, they will be in there for a week or so. If not, some will be taken out and placed in my kiddie pools. I have 4 kiddie pools set up with heat lamps hanging down. I will get a call tomorrow (who knows what time) telling me to go and pick up my 100 broilers. I'm nervous and scared. I"m thinking about placing the liner down on the floor along with a little bit of hay. I"m not looking forward to all of the poop.

Here are pics of the inside brooder/shelf. I have 3 heat lamps in it. I have tested out the temps and it's holding a steady 99 degrees. I will put the feeders and waterers in this evening. Everything was from recycled stuff. The doors were from a wooden cabinet that an old fish tank sat on.







I have also started their fermented feed. Will have to add more water to this batch. I will start another batch of FF tonight.



If anyone has any suggestions or comments throughout this 8 week process of me posting pics and stories, PLEASE feel free to chime in and comment. You won't hurt my feelings either way good or bad. This will be my first time, so I'm really learning as I go. Any meat bird experts are welcome to give input on any changes you see I need to make.

For what it's worth, I would NOT add more water to that. You'll have to drain it if you do, and that's time consuming. It is the perfect consistency by looking at the picture.

That brooder might be too small after a few days. Time will tell, and I'm glad you have backup They grow so fast!!