building paradise for the birds

[birdman55]

honas are doing great...very spunky birds....they are under a red light right now....i tried to change it to white...and thats a no go....they go crazy and start fighting each other as soon as i plug in the white light...not really sure what is going on...but ....learning with these birds for sure...building there hoop coop right now...the gff shipment of cemani and honas should come in next week...so by thursday it should be here....unless something changes..and they dont produce enough birds...which is the case right now as of last week y i didnt get the shipment....

 

[birdman55]

wow today was a beautiful day...so had to move the little ones back to the garage...they just were getting picked on....so there once again back into the garage....that was a good thing tho...got time to clean out that brooder....well got some stuff done on the hoop coop not as much as i would have liked to get done....but cant beat myself up for not getting it done...gotta bunch of yard work done as well...cleaning time as the ground is finally not frozen...but boy is it sure muddy....boots are covered in mud...well here are some pics from today

so the front is just a 2x4 at 101 inches...the sides are 12'7"..and there is 3 cattle panels there...stapled every other one





this coop is going to be for the white crested black polish....

 

[uzisuzuki]

honas are doing great...very spunky birds....they are under a red light right now....i tried to change it to white...and thats a no go....they go crazy and start fighting each other as soon as i plug in the white light...not really sure what is going on...but ....learning with these birds for sure...building there hoop coop right now...the gff shipment of cemani and honas should come in next week...so by thursday it should be here....unless something changes..and they dont produce enough birds...which is the case right now as of last week y i didnt get the shipment....

I appreciate you sharing your experiences with the Honas. They're a breed on my wish list that I'd like to be able to get in the future, so it's nice to hear a 1st hand experience with/about them. Thank you.

 

[Trexroo]

Back when I was still driving otr they called me "day late".

Ya we were later than planned.

The new kids settled in very well.
They are in a temporary coup. Me and misfit finished the ribs for hoop coup number 2 right about dark tonight.
You must have handled the ring neck, they are the most docile I've ever had around(pheasant that is).

Two eggs already. I'll get some pictures soon.

 

[Purpletie3]

honas are doing great...very spunky birds....they are under a red light right now....i tried to change it to white...and thats a no go....they go crazy and start fighting each other as soon as i plug in the white light...not really sure what is going on...but ....learning with these birds for sure...building there hoop coop right now...the gff shipment of cemani and honas should come in next week...so by thursday it should be here....unless something changes..and they dont produce enough birds...which is the case right now as of last week y i didnt get the shipment....

If you have the chance to invest in the brinsea ecobrooder you should consider it. I have my hona's under it and they are very docile. I found that the red light is more calming than white. But, the chicks were up ALL night even with the red light. It messed with their sleep cycles. The brinsea...not so much. The eco20 is great for small group of chicks...they say 20...however, they ourgrow 20 very quickly. I have the 50 for a large chick batch which is very large. I am so satisfied with this product that I did buy 3. Two 20's and the 50.

I just received my GFF hona's and they are perfect. No gray and solid black feet. I am very pleased. All of my hona's are friendly and pretty cool birds. The eggs I hatched from KYT gave me some nice birds. A little pink on a couple toes and smidge of grey. But, the birds are so friendly and pleasant! Just lovely! But, man, they can fly!!!!!

Good luck with them!
Christina

 

[birdman55]

Back when I was still driving otr they called me "day late".

Ya we were later than planned.

The new kids settled in very well.
They are in a temporary coup. Me and misfit finished the ribs for hoop coup number 2 right about dark tonight.
You must have handled the ring neck, they are the most docile I've ever had around(pheasant that is).

Two eggs already. I'll get some pictures soon.

im glad they are doing good....you should be able to feed them out of your hands even the male....i guess better late then never right...they would have made freezer camp if you guys didnt pick them up..the eggs are fertile...we cracked four of them open and every one was...cant wait for this weekend are we still on ...if so what day do you think.....how long does that normally take.

 

[Trexroo]

Under normal circumstances, perhaps an hour. Working around structures may take longer.

 

[birdman55]

lol...that was a great place for me to put those coops huh...hahaha...well get it done...it will be fun and a learning experience for me thats for sure.

 

[Trexroo]

We're

lol...that was a great place for me to put those coops huh...hahaha...well get it done...it will be fun and a learning experience for me thats for sure.

were on.

 

[birdman55]

so just setting the first set of eggs today from the ornimentals...boy i cant wait....the tek trol disinfectant came in today...just cleaned the eggs and now putting them into the incubator...wow who would have thought it is this time already....also got another set of materials for one more hoop coops.....so up to four hoop coops now....and still building...got the post whole digger for the peacock pens...and hoping the ground will be thawed next weekend....well here is the pic of the pheasant eggs about to go in...

that cleaner works great for eggs...i will be using this for every batch of eggs i put into the incubator...