5th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2014 Hatch-A-Long

[Wisher1000]

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...should i get medicated starter or un medicated? and do i need to get a starter, and then a starter grower? or just a starter grower?

I would get medicated starter. Keep them on that until you see the first egg, then change to layer and provide free choice crushed oyster shell.

 

[JLaw]

~~kimberlyk0509 egg pic entry looks like 7 eggs here : )

 

[JLaw]

thank you for the suggestions!!!! im thinking ill use an old large rabbit cage since its something we have in the garage. and on the food, should i get medicated starter or un medicated? and do i need to get a starter, and then a starter grower? or just a starter grower?


these are great ideas! thank you! i have a cat carriers laying around but since we have 4 cats i dont think i can cut the tops off... i do have a wire dog crate tho that i can use since i dont lock my puppy up anymore
thank you for such great ideas!! is it necessary to have a red light? or will a yellow light or white work just as good...
i have a local feed store that is like that also, whenever i buy dog food i have to check the dates because i went home with an expired bag once and im a bit worried that its going to be like that with the chick food. I have a feeling though that they may not stock it this time of year and they can order me a bag which may be safer than TSC which i dont think keeps up on discounting expired things

The wire dog cage would work but make sure you can take or clean the top off. I know they are normaly painted black. The dog crate I used was a plastic one. I had a board over hanging the front by like a foot then I hung the light on that faceing into the silver front door bars. The wife set it up one time for me and when I got home from work she was melting the plastic above the door cause she set the light in wrong spot.

Heat lights are dangerous so be safe and look at it and give your self about 5 min trying to make sure you thought of all that can go wrong with it. I use some metal wire and attach it to the back of heat lamps normaly if I have an anchor to attach it to.

 

[JLaw]

Got it!

no offence to you ron but I'm telling people I post pics for in a return mail to them

"I posted your pic post number ####. just to confirm its posted and counted incase ron misses it you have a post number to go back to"

Since I know these posts fly by can be a lot to go through on ya. Glad I don't have to keep track of all this lol.

Thanks JLaw for making sure my eggs got counted! And you're right, it is 35 eggs I forgot to tell you that in my email. *facepalm*

No problem glad to help. I know I've been having trouble with my phone on here lately not sure if it's my phone or site.

 

[Pozees]

JLaw excellent warning, these things get very hot and can start fires. ChickenCanoe's suggestion about ceramic heat emitters was a good one. Next time I go to the local pet supply store I'm going to see if they have them. I know thousands of chicks are brooded under 250 watt heat lamps every year, I use them myself, but I almost always hang them with chains above the brooders so the clamps can't foil my efforts to be safe. I love the idea of a hover brooder, or an Ecoglo, and may ultimately buy one - I have read they use far less electricity and are safer than bulbs.

 

[All Henned Up]

Come on Ron tell us the total
The suspense is killing me.

 

[MEMama3]

Taking advantage of all of you hatching out thousands of fluff balls, if you're located in western maine or eastern nh and you want to sell some chicks, let me know ;-)

 

[itsbob]

12 duck eggs.. 4 Pekins 8 Khaki Campbells... I'll be late to the dance but I'm on the way!

 

[chicken pickin]

Taking advantage of all of you hatching out thousands of fluff balls, if you're located in western maine or eastern nh and you want to sell some chicks, let me know ;-)

Im in SNH and I might have a few fuzzies left over after I chose the ones I plan to keep.

 

[ronott1]

thank you for the suggestions!!!! im thinking ill use an old large rabbit cage since its something we have in the garage. and on the food, should i get medicated starter or un medicated? and do i need to get a starter, and then a starter grower? or just a starter grower?


these are great ideas! thank you! i have a cat carriers laying around but since we have 4 cats i dont think i can cut the tops off... i do have a wire dog crate tho that i can use since i dont lock my puppy up anymore
thank you for such great ideas!! is it necessary to have a red light? or will a yellow light or white work just as good...
i have a local feed store that is like that also, whenever i buy dog food i have to check the dates because i went home with an expired bag once and im a bit worried that its going to be like that with the chick food. I have a feeling though that they may not stock it this time of year and they can order me a bag which may be safer than TSC which i dont think keeps up on discounting expired things

Starter and grower are often the same thing--grower sometimes a larger crumble. Srarter\grower is a medium crumble that works for them until they are grown. Medicated helps chicks build an immunity to Coccidiosis. It is not necessary if your place does not have cocci. If you do not know, then medicated might be a good idea.

I treat for Cocci if necessary and give them a GMO Free starter\grower.

no offence to you ron but I'm telling people I post pics for in a return mail to them

"I posted your pic post number ####. just to confirm its posted and counted incase ron misses it you have a post number to go back to"

Since I know these posts fly by can be a lot to go through on ya. Glad I don't have to keep track of all this lol.
No problem glad to help. I know I've been having trouble with my phone on here lately not sure if it's my phone or site.

Thank you for helping them.

I got it meant that I had copied the picture into my Word Document.