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

[Wolfwoman]

Oh yeah, the food was a complete no brainer for em...lol

I am doing a thread on them, just started it in the meat bird section.

 

[Ban seabhag]

I will look in there then. You have Pics I suppose

 

[Wolfwoman]

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Of course!

 

[AK-Bird-brain]

Mrs. Here

Just got off the water in Homer after a day of fishing.

. Caught our limit in about an hour!
WW, that's great about the chicks and the waterers! I've been wanting to switch over to them. What brand did you get, and how do you like them?

 

[Wolfwoman]

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I bought them thru Randall Burkey Co. online. They are the ones you have to drill a hole for with the separate rubber stopper. I have them in with the girls, outside with the meat birds - both of those are three nipples in the bottom of a 5 gallon bucket and this last one I used a Wesson Oil container... about 1.5gallons I'd say. So far they are working great, no leaking.

 

[Ban seabhag]

WW is that the nipple waterer? I'm looking at the page to decide what to get.

 

[Wolfwoman]

http://www.randallburkey.com/NIPPLE-DRINKER/productinfo/WC1045/

That's the one I got - seems to be working ok so far, we'll see what happens with lower temps. I may use some aquarium sealer around them to make sure.

 

[Ban seabhag]

Got it. I am going to order some of these. I want a better system in place. How are the chicks?

 

[Alaska animal lover]

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Yeah, this one and I came face to face as he was coming out the door of the coop with my Marans in his claws. Needless to say everyone is locked up tight tonight.
I spent a better part of today digging 2ft. holes with the post hole digger so I could make the run secure. I got 11 holes dug, and 11 posts set in them with concrete. This run will be as secure as I can get it.

 

[Wolfwoman]

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Last nite at 10pm they were fine, I haven't been to see them yet this morning.

However, Sam just informed me that one of the Favorelle girls didn't go in the coop last nite!!

She fine, but DANG!! Spent the night in the run, good thing it's enclosed!