Documenting staggered hatch, NOW COMPLETE; PICTURES added 12-30.

[kathyinmo]

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Shoot, Janie, I have so many brooders right now! I will be happy to get all these babies grown out! My current brooder for the youngest is in the attached garage, which is heated. It is 6' x 8' or more. I first keep them on paper towels in the rubbermaid totes for 5 days or so, before the transfer to the shavings in the big brooder.

The Halloween Hatch (42) babies are outside; inside a 13' x 30' building. They occupy 8' x 13' on a concrete pad with pine shavings, with 3 different heat light areas. They are doing great! They are rarely under the lights.

Let's see .... hmmm, what is next?

 

[speckledhen]

Well, whenever Dusty and Smoky both start laying again, you'll have some eggs from them, if you still want them.

 

[kathyinmo]

Absolutely! I want those eggs so much!

 

[Germaine_11.20]

LOL Kathy. And i thought my feed bill was bad... course I now live by the "don't ask, don't tell" rule! Congratulations of your staggered hatches.
So what is next????

 

[Mahonri]

I'm still looking for pics of the little WFB Spanish chicks.

 

[kathyinmo]

Here are a couple of the Spanish ..

Here are my Spanish that are 25 days old:

This is one of my brooders: 6ft x 8 ft

Here are all the new chicks, "a chick rug!" This lasted about 5 minutes!

A Delaware hoggin' the food ...

Who is this? Can it be Holly, Ms. Fern's baby?

Here is Suede's and Meg's baby, next to a Delaware ..

Of course I have tons of pictures of this hatch ...
http://s847.photobucket.com/albums/ab31/kathyinmo/12-20-09 hatch BCMarans/

 

[joletabey]

Too cute!!!! Fern's baby is a hoot - gonna get right in there and eat!!!!

 

[kathyinmo]

A few pictures of the hatchmates ...

 

[The Chicken People]

I am so gonna love hatching baby chicks! Wow you have alot going on! I found an incubator or two

and cant wait to get this party started!

 

[speckledhen]

That is a handsome bunch of babies, Kathy!