California - Northern

[capayvalleychick]

I'm just trying to avooid places where vermin could push the wire in where it hanging over the edge and get into the brooder. Maybe a peice of plywood could be cut with a jigsaw the shape of the tube and then cut again inside that leaving a few inches for the edge. Hardware cloth could them be attached to that

I was using a 100+ gallon round stock tank as a brooder. I had a design in mind for a cover. Plywood cut into half circles, with the center cut out .... like this: D
Wire covering the openings and hinges in the center, so you could open it like a lid.

That was my plan, anyway. My husband cut a circle of hardware cloth, a few inches wider than the top of the tank and shaped the wire to curve round the edge, so it kind of snapped onto the rim. he put a 2x2 board down the center for support. I didn't like it as much as I would have liked my design but it was functional enough.

Had to move the stock tank back out for feeding the cows cubes. So now I have brooders made of pallets and doors.

 

[capayvalleychick]

Does anyone have chicks hatching today?

I finished one hatch this morning and saw the first pipped Dorking egg this morning for the next hatch!

Are you getting tired of hatching? Or is it still fun for you? Sometimes I feel bad asking you to do so much hatching for me. I know you are doing even more for the farmer.

 

[capayvalleychick]

3 week old SDW phoenix, 99% sure I got a trio.

What good luck!

 

[OR4-hmom]

What good luck!

I was worried I got 3 boys, my usual luck.

 

[ronott1]

Fellow basque people, this is Hans. He is from Megan's line, amazing hackles and saddle on him. He insists on using the bantam door and is wearing out his tail feathers. I expect his chest to fill out more also.

He looks very nice!

the shape is good with the nice bump in the front like they are supposed to have and the tail does not have white feathers. We need to see pictures of Megan's Rooters--after the first molt, the Basque Rooster in the US get white feathers. If Megan's do not, then we will have a good thing going with them.

We do already though.

The boy I sent home with @CackleJoy if from Megan's line.

 

[ronott1]

Are you getting tired of hatching? Or is it still fun for you? Sometimes I feel bad asking you to do so much hatching for me. I know you are doing even more for the farmer.

I am not tired of it yet!

You have a bunch hatching today. The Dorkings are doing well and of course so are the Dels.

I have space for more eggs in the Brinsea when you pick these up.

 

[debs_flock]

Fellow basque people, this is Hans. He is from Megan's line, amazing hackles and saddle on him. He insists on using the bantam door and is wearing out his tail feathers. I expect his chest to fill out more also.

He is gorgeous, good luck with him. You slap crele coloring on anything and I'm happy.

Hehehe (rubs hands together), I have in mind a project bird to work on that I've been considering for a few days.

3 week old SDW phoenix, 99% sure I got a trio.

Good luck! I can't tell you how many times I've already stared at my two Cemani chicks. Willing one to have a slightly bigger comb or for the feathering to come in different. So far, nothing.

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You are joking with this one, right? True hatching addicts (of which I consider myself one too), are always jonesying for the thrill, LOL. I'm trying to cut back on birds, breeds, varieties and yet I just hatched two more batches of chicks. So there are around 50 more birds growing out at the moment. If I could just hatch and send away chicks, I'd be in heaven.

Every time Jason calls to ask if I have room in my incubator, I'm dressed and out the door in minutes to meet up at our roadside drug (erm, egg/chick exchange spot).

People discuss how much to charge for hatching eggs, I'm more like, "how much would I have to pay them to hatch their eggs?"

 

[CackleJoy]

Fellow basque people, this is Hans. He is from Megan's line, amazing hackles and saddle on him. He insists on using the bantam door and is wearing out his tail feathers. I expect his chest to fill out more also.

'He insists on using the Bantam door."

Lovely rooster with a sense of humor too

 

[casportpony]

3 week old SDW phoenix, 99% sure I got a trio.

Nice!

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Fellow basque people, this is Hans. He is from Megan's line, amazing hackles and saddle on him. He insists on using the bantam door and is wearing out his tail feathers. I expect his chest to fill out more also.

Handsome boy!

-Kathy