Alaska hatchers..How is everyone doing? Baby pics !!!!!!

[AkTomboy]

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Awesome!!

Okay on my news front my lil momma serama hatched out some babies!!!

And still waitin on yalls eager shoves

towards picking a mini horse or dwarf goats lol ......dang the cuties!

 

[MissDeb]

Oh so far the estimate at 2am this morning was 6'11 but we think once he's laying flat and skinned he'll be well over 7 feet. He
has about a 20 inch skull. Once the official measurements come back I'll post. But it was all hubby and two other men could do
to get it out of the truck.

Mine a few years ago taken in the same area was 6'11, 20 inch skull and about 25 years old....so it sounds
like he passed on some good genetics. This guy was only about 5 years old, if that.

And to think....this is a "local" bear.....

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

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Our super local bear was 7 foot. Dropped it in our driveway.
Good eats, and I got 3 gallons of fabukous lard off of her.

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

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Awesome!!

Okay on my news front my lil momma serama hatched out some babies!!!

And still waitin on yalls eager shoves

towards picking a mini horse or dwarf goats lol ......dang the cuties!

Goats all the way. They earn their keep

 

[Wolfwoman]

Congrats on the bear!! Need someone to clean the skull for ya?? lol

 

[Wolfwoman]

What's the Alaskans thoughts on sand for the floor of a coop? Too cold in the winter or not?

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

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I would not do it.
Even though it can be a bit hard to clean up come spring, hay is the best.
We practice deep litter with the hay throughout the winter, because it provides a bit extra warmth and gets the birds up higher, away from where the cold settles.
Come spring, we used a garden fork to lift it all out, and into the pallet composter.

 

[Wolfwoman]

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I would not do it.
Even though it can be a bit hard to clean up come spring, hay is the best.
We practice deep litter with the hay throughout the winter, because it provides a bit extra warmth and gets the birds up higher, away from where the cold settles.
Come spring, we used a garden fork to lift it all out, and into the pallet composter.

That's what I did with my geese this past winter, just kept piling on the hay and they were fine... a foot off the ground come Spring, but fine

The chicks will be in the enclosed coop and it's already a good 12-18" off the ground, wooden floor - so yeah, will go with the hay or straw. We get it bagged at Animal Food Warehouse for $5 a bag and oftentimes it's more than a bale of hay! Lots of times comes with Alfalfa in it. I think thru the rest of summer I'll use shavings as they won't be in except at night.

I need a composter *sigh* Something else to build.

 

[Ban seabhag]

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And congratulations on your hatch!

 

[Ban seabhag]

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That sounds like a nice bear Deb! The guys say it sounds like a big one