Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[youngchooklover]

Hi

 

[rexy]

That's a beautiful egg, Chookpatch. Hope all your new layers have beautiful ones like that.

Yaaaay Lucas!!!!!!!!!!! e

That's hilarious Bens-Hens.. Wish I could train mine to do that to the scrub turkeys.

I like that size Ash. Been thinking 3mx3m might be the go, or 3x2.4 if that is a more convenient size for timber etc. It is just doing it that is the problem, as I am not a great builder, and the ground is rock hard at the moment.

Syd, do you have a reason that you are keeping them in until 9 weeks? Mine would be going stir crazy by then, and so would I. You judge whether they need the heat by their behaviour. Since they are getting far away from it, they obviously don't need it. It is sure not healthy for them to be too hot. I put mine out a bit quicker than Fancy. I have small guinea pig cage on grass, and they go out there during the day after a few days, with heat, if necessary.

Man it is hot here, and supposed to be hotter tomorrow. I hope all yours are ok out there Satay, as it is a lot hotter at your place.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

When a chick is pipping.
Do I have vents open or closed??
My humidity is at 65% and is hard to get it down without open vents.

 

[TheChookPatch]

Vents open

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Vents open

All the way?
Also whats the min time fresh hatched chicks have to stay in the bator?
Last time the chicks ran riot and kept knocking the other eggs

 

[youngchooklover]

Hi

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Hi Chook.
Hows it going?
Hows your rooster and hen?

 

[youngchooklover]

Hen bad and roo gone i am looking for him a minute ago.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Hen bad and roo gone i am looking for him a minute ago.

That's really not good!
Gone as in dead?...or?

 

[SydneyChickens]

I just always thought they couldn't go out until that age, was worried of cocci being in the dirt, mind you they are eating the medicated food. They are 2 weeks and not feathered obviously haha they have some and the Barne's believe it or not are almost feathered!.. When they sleep and the lights not on they all sleep touching each other, does that mean they are cold? I have 1000s of little hutches and grass runs for them to be in, ill put them out tomorrow see how they like it

Fancy I got more hooks to move the light higher, the house i have them in was hard to work to move the light but i worked out a way!

Thanks for the help guys! As always hahaha

Ben and anyone looking for a new bator, i have to say, mine IS A DREAM! It was so so easy to regulate and straight forward LOVE IT, I can't talk it up enough