BYC Café

[pennyJo1960]

Only thing going on here is care of critters or inside tasks of cleaning..
Be safe @aart

 

[sourland]

I have brewed an afternoon pot.

 

[Sally PB]

My chicks are three weeks old. I bought the TSC Producer's Pride heater plate to use instead of a heat lamp. The legs have three positions, and it's on the tallest one now. The chicks usually gather under the edge of it, so I'm thinking of propping it up higher yet on some chunks of 2x4. The ambient temperature in the room is in the 70s, but fluctuates.

This is from this morning. I think the Jubilee Orpington might be a few days older than the Blue Australorps. Under the fluff there are real feathers trying to grow in. They look like porcupine quills. Sooo... a couple more weeks with the heater plate? It only has one temperature for brooder and one for coop heater.

 

[aart]

The chicks usually gather under the edge of it,

Is it because they can't get under it anymore?

so I'm thinking of propping it up higher yet on some chunks of 2x4.

You could, make sure it's secure,
mine were lifting the pad rack up and moving it

...or turn it off and see if they squeak.

 

[Sally PB]

Is it because they can't get under it anymore?

They can still fit under. I haven't looked in the middle of the night to see where they are. When they take a warm up break, they're sitting under the edge of the plate, peeking out. They also spend a lot of time on top of the plate; it's warm to the touch, but just warm. Ok, it's warm enough that a cecal poop on it really stinks.

or turn it off and see if they squeak.

They squeak a lot most of the time anyway!

 

[aart]

They can still fit under. I haven't looked in the middle of the night to see where they are. When they take a warm up break, they're sitting under the edge of the plate, peeking out. They also spend a lot of time on top of the plate; it's warm to the touch, but just warm. Ok, it's warm enough that a cecal poop on it really stinks.

I'd just leave it as is then.

They squeak a lot most of the time anyway!

Ha!! I mean distress squeaking.

 

[DobieLover]

I finally scrounged together enough scrap lumber to make a temporary floor over the stairwell so I could hang the drywall.
Tape and mud tomorrow.
It was not easy wrestling sheets of drywall in there and getting them upright and on the walls. I'm glad the worst is over.

 

[aart]

Storms are over, fairly mild stuff.
We got a total of almost 2" of rain, luckily spread out so no flooding here.

All the chicks were on the main roost tonight....and stayed perfectly calm when I came in for head count.

Cockerels aren't crowing yet, but one was trying to mount this morning....
....not the first it's happened, I'm sure. Freezer camp soon.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I finally scrounged together enough scrap lumber to make a temporary floor over the stairwell so I could hang the drywall.
Tape and mud tomorrow.
It was not easy wrestling sheets of drywall in there and getting them upright and on the walls. I'm glad the worst is over.
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Floor a bit wonky there ?

 

[cheepteach]

good morning cafe'. Going with DD and grandkids to get ducklings!