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[love laugh farm]

I like the curtains! I currently don't have them on my boxes, what do they help with? I'm curious if I should add them.

They give the ladies a more private place to lay. They like little secret hideaways, plus they make it cute!

 

[N F C]

I have to post this pic of my son and the chickens. This pic means alot to us even though it looks fairly mundane. My son has Down's Syndrome. He is terrified of the chickens. He will not pick up our 6 week olds and won't get close to these older ones. If I hold one he'll pet them but if they make ANY move he yells and jumps away.

So, enter this picture. He ASKED to feed them their scratch treat. I gave him the bowl expecting him to basically dump it, run and watch from a distance but that's not what he did. He grabbed hands full and spread it out in front of him and let them get close to him. They got within 2' before he started backing away but that's 6' closer than any other day.

I'm so proud of him working through his fear.

That's awesome! I can see why the picture means so much to you, that's a giant step for your son. You must be so proud of him

 

[poppycock1974]

I like the curtains! I currently don't have them on my boxes, what do they help with? I'm curious if I should add them.

Also, they can help stop the others from vent picking (something I read on a blog). I had leftover material so I used it but I'll probably get bored and do several different ones so they'll have it while I wash the other ones.

 

[cmom]

Chicks are starting to hatch. Not actually due to hatch until Thursday.

 

[N F C]

Chicks are starting to hatch. Not actually due to hatch until Thursday.

I guess you have that breed known as the Early Bird, lol.

Hope you'll share some pictures!

 

[caeti21]

I have a question the other some said they do dry hatches that they keep their humitidy around 30-35% now my question is when you put the eggs in lockdown do you raise the humitidy or keep it at 30-35% ?

 

[cmom]

I have a question the other some said they do dry hatches that they keep their humitidy around 30-35% now my question is when you put the eggs in lockdown do you raise the humitidy or keep it at 30-35% ?

30 to 40% during incubation andI raise the humidity to around 75% in lockdown.

 

[caeti21]

30 to 40% during incubation andI raise the humidity to around 75% in lockdown.

Hmmm i might have to try that

 

[chickrunfun]

couple things..

Welcome cage 10

You'll love it here, great bunch of people. Name's Will, South Tampa. Wife calls us cosmopolitan redneck, I just call us "stuck in the city" We currently have 2 teen terror RIRI's and a light sussex sitting on 6 cream legbar eggs due to show pip activity this friday (yay)

AlHawk, That is AWESOME about your kid! I always say...give a chicken enough time and it'll be sure to peck at your heart

Same goes to you, getaclue! Kids and chickens...best combo ever!

 

[cmom]

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That is where I have had my best hatches. I have had 100% but usually an egg or two doesn't hatch for whatever reason.