California - Northern

[Hangtown Farms]

Jason, lots of cuteness...looks like your incubator work just fine..

seems to be

 

[MonsterClucker]

Looks great. Can you PM me?

Thanks! I sent you a few pm's. I'm not sure if your getting them. My private messaging has been acting funn

 

[ronott1]

Quote:
There is a project here on BYC to update our smileys. I posted three that I got permission to nominate and the smiley catching the chicken is one that others seem to like.

If you want to let the Admins know you like it and it would be useful, Let them know: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/703446/time-for-some-new-smileys

Ron

 

[Papa Brooder]

well one of the most dangerous predators around my house strikes again... one of my children. This time the 3 year just couldn't wait to open the incubator to see the hatching chicks. He got two latches undone before the 5 year old apparently stopped him. However the latches never got redone and of course no one ever told papa. So, it wasn't until about 5-6 hours later during the most critical pipping and zipping time that I started to notice some chicks shrink wrapped, then I checked the humidity, then I saw the latches, then I found out what happened. so, far there are 5 chicks lost and at least 3-4 of the 12 I had to help out are likely not going to make it. granted i freaked out a bit and was moving too fast trying to help these chicks out of some serious crusties, the worse I had ever seen...humidity had dropped by almost 20% with the door partially opened and all the moisture just got cake on them. but there was no way they were making it on their own so helping was the only option. seems to mostly have impacted the silkes and the marans. after yet another long talk with my children regarding caring for chickens and considering putting a lock on the door where the incubator is.... i have calmed down and will only charge my 3 year old half price for those chicks! j/k. anyway, a sad morning but it gets a lot better when I look in the brooder and at least i checked it instead of avoiding the incubator as I usually do so I don't intervene when it's not necessary. had i done that I think i would have lost closer to 20 chicks. I'll go take a few chick pics and then I'll feel better!

 

[debs_flock]

Jeff,

I'm glad you were able to discover the problem and intervene where necessary.

Deb

 

[Papa Brooder]

alright here are some of the babies. due to an earlier than expected removal the brooder box was not quite ready hence the beach towel. some happy healthy and fluffy chicks!

 

[Papa Brooder]

Jeff,

I'm glad you were able to discover the problem and intervene where necessary.

Deb

thanks, wish I could have slowed myself down just a bit but oh well.

 

[HighNDryFarm]

alright here are some of the babies. due to an earlier than expected removal the brooder box was not quite ready hence the beach towel. some happy healthy and fluffy chicks!

So cute! I didn't know you had Polish.

 

[Papa Brooder]

Quote: So cute! I didn't know you had Polish.
those are silkies. i did have polish but let my neighbor have them in his coop and they all get eaten by a predator. I have about 24 eggs though that I will put in the incubator as soon as this hatch is done and will start over.

 

[chiqita]

I have helped too soon too papa, I get freaked out easily.
becuse I posted these on the so cal thread, here are some pictures of silkieland, the coop and chicken wire fence , not really a run we built last week. the area is all under trees so I can leave the silkeis and baby chicks there and not be afraid of the hawks, our no 1 preditar. These are just off the phone camera, and its kinda tree full.


Its a pigeon coop we got on the cheap ( 20 bucks) with the bottom covered in wood stuck onto an upright fruit box. We put a shelf with open laying boxes inside, and sand on the floor and lots of nest boxes on the side for broodies. My girls like to lay a week or 2 before starting a batch of new chicks, not much more!
It requires something to cut hard wire cloth, a saw, and hammer and nails, that's it. well, and paint and the creative touch, but it gets those later, ha.
From the side. We will be keeping quails in the top coop.
from inside silkieland




outside:



The back flips up so you can get eggs, clean the coop and move broody hens. to REALLY clean the coop you take off 4 screws and it becomes 2 pieces.





I'm looking for a sliding glass window to put in the front to get more light in and be a bit more soundproof. So if anyone sees a 2x4 glass sliding window on CL, let me know!