French frogs

[OrganicFarmWife]

Oh no!  I'm so sorry to hear that.  I've never lost one that way, but it sure could be easy enough.

First time for me.
It is colder here (80s for a month then high 40s when i get birds) so i have kept the heating lamp low on them. So they needed good access to water, but then this....perhaps DH can be convinced to let me keep the tny ones in the house, at least until it warms.
I know some of you like heating pads for your chicks instead of lamps. Is there a specific pad you use? Or do you just use a regular one for humans? I have them on our regular one (with a towel) but it has a safety feature and turns off.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Strawberries. Maybe

Beautiful ducks, Dan...

 

[chicapee]

You can get a Provisional Patent that will cover you for a year and no one can see it. It is possible to sell your idea in that time, but most companies won't buy an idea unless it has "mass appeal". Did you come up with the computer and app yourselves? #Winning. Yes I was trying to catch up on the thread. Johnny be good!

Jay wrote the programming for the pictures and Android app. But the basic hardware is manufactured elsewhere.

 

[WalnutHill]

First time for me.
It is colder here (80s for a month then high 40s when i get birds) so i have kept the heating lamp low on them. So they needed good access to water, but then this....perhaps DH can be convinced to let me keep the tny ones in the house, at least until it warms.
I know some of you like heating pads for your chicks instead of lamps. Is there a specific pad you use? Or do you just use a regular one for humans? I have them on our regular one (with a towel) but it has a safety feature and turns off.

This time of year I keep mine in the house until 3 weeks. The first week is great...by week 2 they are pooping up a stinky storm...by week 3 they add fuzz clouds. I am going to have to pull everything out of the room and clean it when I am done for the season.

I use a 90 watt light bulb over a screen top tote the first week, then move them to a rabbit cage with a ceramic reptile emitter (it screws in like a light bulb, but lets off just heat, no light). It's unbreakable, and does not disturb their sleep.

Outside, since it's still cold (30s at night), the littles have a red heat lamp on 24 x 7. They spend very little time under it, but it's there when they need it. I use a red one so I can see it from the house to be sure it's on.

 

[abbevilleoz]

I missed this with K's dramatic entrance...

Where did you hear that?? And whatcha gonna help with? Building pens and feeding and watering everybody?

Moral support

 

[dan26552]

Beautiful ducks, Dan...

Thanks

 

[Ravynscroft]

Moral support

While I appreciate that, moral support doesn't get food and water hauled up and down the hill...

 

[abbevilleoz]

While I appreciate that, moral support doesn't get food and water hauled up and down the hill...

From what I can tell from your pics that's a mighty long hill, too! Well I tried. Planted the seed. Remember those old Coke commercials where they flashed an ice cold Coke on the screen and that was it. You had to have a Coke.

 

[abbevilleoz]

Goodnight everyone! Have a great weekend! My old Lab is snoring beside me on the floor. Think I'll see if I can snore a duet!

 

[FridayYet]

First time for me.
It is colder here (80s for a month then high 40s when i get birds) so i have kept the heating lamp low on them. So they needed good access to water, but then this....perhaps DH can be convinced to let me keep the tny ones in the house, at least until it warms.
I know some of you like heating pads for your chicks instead of lamps. Is there a specific pad you use? Or do you just use a regular one for humans? I have them on our regular one (with a towel) but it has a safety feature and turns off.

There is a whole 'mama heating pad' thread that has the best pad to buy. It's made by sunbeam, and doesn't have the auto off. I just use an ecoglow brooder plate. Might make something bigger though.