EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[Lazy Farmer]

Have any of you ever tried growing like really short grass, sprouts and stuff for your chickens like I've seen some people do for winter time?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/growing-grass-in-the-run.1205850/

 

[Pensmaster]

What a wonderful way to pass your time!

It’s a rare vacation trip I’ll bet few have taken. Evening Benny.

 

[Akrnaf2]

It’s a rare vacation trip I’ll bet few have taken. Evening Benny.

A man have to do what a man have to do!

 

[Pensmaster]

A man have to do what a man have to do!

Sometimes you need to be there to make sure you’re not getting taken to the cleaners

 

[daxigait]

Hi!
I hope you can get some relief from the crazy work schedule you have

Thanks, I am working on building done reserves so. I can change. I am going to have to cut my animal numbers too.

 

[daxigait]

Did, haven’t in awhile. Planning on doing it soon though.

What did you do? Seed type?

 

[daxigait]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/growing-grass-in-the-run.1205850/

I appreciate it I did a bunch of reading on this stuff A couple of years ago, but I don't have time to care anymore.

 

[dan26552]

Had a little

What did you do? Seed type?

used wheat and sunflower seeds, sunflowers held water better than wheat. I have a 20’ rack I had them on and two buckets, first day they sat in water, the second day the moved to the second bucket which had holes to drain, on the third day they moved to flats. The flats that come under nine or six pack plant pots work really well for that, they’re sectioned and have holes already. We’d water the seeds three times a day (or more depending on the weather.) the pigs got them at 7 days and the chickens at about 5 Days. As I added more flats I’d push the older ones down so that the oldest were at one end and Althea newest at the other end. It worked pretty well

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Had a little

used wheat and sunflower seeds, sunflowers held water better than wheat. I have a 20’ rack I had them on and two buckets, first day they sat in water, the second day the moved to the second bucket which had holes to drain, on the third day they moved to flats. The flats that come under nine or six pack plant pots work really well for that, they’re sectioned and have holes already. We’d water the seeds three times a day (or more depending on the weather.) the pigs got them at 7 days and the chickens at about 5 Days. As I added more flats I’d push the older ones down so that the oldest were at one end and Althea newest at the other end. It worked pretty well

you had pictures on the pond

 

[dan26552]

you had pictures on the pond

Deleted them ages ago.