Australorps breed Thread

[getaclue]

ROFLOL

I assumed you had a top on it, silly me. I used my garage to quarantine a cockerel. I stacked big storage totes, and hay bales 3 high for the walls of his new residence. He was so happy in his new digs the first day, and night. The next day he was walking all around the top perimeter of the hay bales. He mostly stayed up there, but he had the run of the garage if, and when he wanted to. Just inside the door coming in from the garage is my laundry room, and then another door on the other side of the laundry room, which goes into the family room. When it would start getting dark, I would turn off the light in the garage, but leave the one on in the laundry room to simulate sunset, then close the door to the family room behind me. In a bit I would start shutting the other door, gradually letting the garage get dark. That booger knew I kept his bag of treats on top of the dryer. One evening, I turned off the garage light, turned on the laundry room light, walked in, and shut the door going into the family room behind me. After bit, I went to shut the door from the laundry room to the garage, to dim the light some more, and he was on top of the dryer, eating away at the treats. I picked him up, put him back out, and moved his treats.

 

[DesertChic]

...... And then I come home to THIS!

MrsB

Uh oh! LOL! I can totally empathize. My NNs started perching on the edge of the brooder at 2 weeks old and my favorite one, Pippen, started touring the house in search of me...leaving poop in her path. Not good! The hubby was NOT happy. So...out to the garage they went and I put the whole brooder into an X-Large dog kennel. The only problem now is that every time I open the top of the kennel to give them fresh food and water I wind up with chicks perched on both shoulders and my head. Those little buggers are determined!

 

[orumpoultry]

My guys are roosting like big birds now. It's adorable watching them.

 

[MrsBrooke]

ROFLOL   I assumed you had a top on it, silly me.  I used my garage to quarantine a cockerel.  I stacked big storage totes, and hay bales 3 high for the walls of his new residence.  He was so happy in his new digs the first day, and night.  The next day he was walking all around the top perimeter of the hay bales.  He mostly stayed up there, but he had the run of the garage if, and when he wanted to.  Just inside the door coming in from the garage is my laundry room, and then another door on the other side of the laundry room, which goes into the family room.  When it would start getting dark, I would turn off the light in the garage, but leave the one on in the laundry room to simulate sunset, then close the door to the family room behind me.  In a bit I would start shutting the other door, gradually letting the garage get dark.  That booger knew I kept his bag of treats on top of the dryer.  One evening, I turned off the garage light, turned on the laundry room light, walked in, and shut the door going into the family room behind me.  After bit, I went to shut the door from the laundry room to the garage, to dim the light some more, and he was on top of the dryer, eating away at the treats.  I picked him up, put him back out, and moved his treats. 

Sounds very similar to our lighting program over here.

MrsB

 

[Gramma Chick]

...... And then I come home to THIS!

MrsB

The babies are growing up ~

 

[hellbender]

brogue

...... And then I come home to THIS!

MrsB

...... And then I come home to THIS!

MrsB

Didn't anyone tell you they had wings??

EDIT: If they're going to be there for a while longer, I'd put a roost bar up, perhaps two feet off the ground. I have roost bars in my brooders, beginning at 12 inches from the time they are 12 to 14 days of age and they begin using them ...the very night it goes in. Excellent training for them...they learn a lot, starting from the day they hatch and they are sponging up information all the time. It's you who must teach them proper attitude from the day you get the 'babs'. babs ...think Irish brogue.

 

[BayBay Peepers]

I'm loving all the pictures!

 

[getaclue]

When mine hit about 2 weeks, I took a 1 x 2, and nailed it to a couple blocks of 4 x 4 on each end, so they had a mini roost. When they got over their initial fear of it, which didn't last long, they began using it. Every once in awhile during the night you would hear a little thud, then a little scuffle. That meant one had fallen off the roost, and was clamoring to get back up, and into position again. Soooo funny!

 

[orumpoultry]

When mine hit about 2 weeks, I took a 1 x 2, and nailed it to a couple blocks of 4 x 4 on each end, so they had a mini roost. When they got over their initial fear of it, which didn't last long, they began using it. Every once in awhile during the night you would hear a little thud, then a little scuffle. That meant one had fallen off the roost, and was clamoring to get back up, and into position again. Soooo funny!

That's about how old mine are when I start training them.

 

[MrsBrooke]

Didn't anyone tell you they had wings??

Oh. You're hilarious. Are you sure you aren't a poultry enthusiasts AND a comedian?

By the bye, I haven't seen Turk around lately. Wonder what ever became of him?

MrsB