Colorado

[suncatcher]

Sounds like a big enough area for a large group, I am also considering adding six small (2' x 3') cages inside my rooster grow out pen for the older roosters, and trouble makers. I was thinking of stacking them two or three high to take up less space. I don't plan on holding any over though winter this next year.

 

[Pozees]

Percheron Chick, do you have a link for that auction?

 

[Percheron chick]

claauction.com I think. (Centennial Livestock in FC) It's long over. They do about 3 a year and there is a truss builder right next door to them that seems to send over production seconds or misorders for every sale. I don't remember what I paid it's been so long but mine are about 6 ft with about a 2ft rise. I know I have more than I could ever use but I have not figured out how I want to build my next set up. Getting inspired to do some different breeds and projects.

It seems like there are truss builders everywhere. I can think of about 5 on the N side of Denver. Find one and see what they do with their rejects. They are worth fire wood at some point.

 

[Pozees]

Okay, thanks

 

[samsr]

First chick out. Needed to take it out. It was acting a little lathargic. Put it in with a stuffed animal for company. There are 4 pips at the moment and i can hear them in there. Maybe we will have more by the morning.

 

[Pozees]

First chick out. Needed to take it out. It was acting a little lathargic. Put it in with a stuffed animal for company. There are 4 pips at the moment and i can hear them in there. Maybe we will have more by the morning.

 

[samsr]

8 total out of the shell at the moment. one more zipping that i can tell at this point. One leghorn chick is out at this point. I was thinking it would be white. Nope the color is black right now. Strange.

 

[trsturself]

I love all these hatching updates. We have basically been gone since we set our eggs, so today (day 9) was our first chance to candle. We have 8 good ones, 4 blood rings, and 5 hard to tell (shell too dark, etc). I'll be thrilled if 8 of those make it to hatch!

 

[Mtn Margie]

I love all of the hatching updates as well! It is snowing up here like crazy; a perfect snowman making type snow. Just came back in from snowshoeing 2.5 hrs and it is really starting to come down hard.

 

[wsmith]

Candled this morning. 88% viability! Only 3 that didn't start.