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[nuchickontheblock]

Just found your thread and read through the entire thing, laughing all the way and enjoying your wonderful coop building process. I'm subscribing so I can keep on watching. I'm not much for the cam thing, but am subscribing to your thread and would love to see some pictures as you go along.

Great coop. Enjoy your new little fluffybutts.

 

[The Lazy L]

Memorial weekend

Built the run people door. Use two pieces of 1/2" exterior grade plywood back to back to make a 1" thick door. Then used the scrap pieces for the raised decorated sections. Coat of primer and then a coat of gray.




Finished painting the coop's roof edge trim




Painted the windows gray and hung the run's people door.





Copied the latch the the Builder used on the coop for the run. It will keep out the predators and any two legged a padlock can be used.





Use screws and pan washers to secure the wire fabric at the roof's overhang




Flag is a flying.





Chicks are one week old today. They are big enough to fly to the top of the heater.





One of the chicks found a piece of colored wire insulation and is playing keep-a-way!




One of the chicks had poopy butt. About the size of a small Lima bean. Soak it's bun in warm water until I got it broken up and off of her/him. The other chicks started picking at her/his butt so I gave them some spinach leaves to distract them. It worked! They was afraid of the spinach!

 

[Jakoda]

looks great!! I just ordered the brinsea heater,,wondering how you like yours? Looks like the chicks like it !! Can you regulate the heat, or you do that by raising it??

 

[The Lazy L]

looks great!! I just ordered the brinsea heater,,wondering how you like yours? Looks like the chicks like it !! Can you regulate the heat, or you do that by raising it??

You will love the Brinsea!

No there isn't a heat regulator other then the adjustable legs.

When the chicks got cold they head right under the Brinsea without any help from me. Their first night temperature when down to 51 degrees F and they were happy and chipper they next morning.

At a week old they now have to duck to go under (legs are still at the lowest setting) but when they lay down they have room. I figure sometime this week I'll move the legs to the next setting.

AND it only draws 17 amps and no light all night long so the chicks can get some needed sleep.

 

[Jakoda]

sounds perfect ! can't wait to get mine,,should be coming today, and the chicks arrive next week! Thanks

 

[The Lazy L]

May 29

78 degrees F in the coop and the chicks are still periodically using the heater! Guess I'll wait a week before moving the legs on the EcoGlow up a notch.


I ordered 1 rooster and either they sexed wrong or I got a defective rooster. 8 days of age and still no crowing...

...and still no eggs either!


Seems like they been crappy at each other, so I gave them more elbow room (or should that be wing room?) in the coop and removed the paper towels. Got their minds (chickens have minds?) off of each other and onto the bedding.

 

[Jakoda]

can you imagine the size of eggs at this age? LOL jelly beans

 

[The Lazy L]

can you imagine the size of eggs at this age? LOL jelly beans

How dumb can I be! I was looking for adult eggs not 1 weekers eggs...anyone know where to get a baby chicken egg magnifying glass? Same place as wood board stretchers?

 

[bj taylor]

do you think this heater would suffice if the temp were lower like in the 30s?

 

[The Lazy L]

do you think this heater would suffice if the temp were lower like in the 30s?

Keep in mind I'm a Newbie and this is my second herd of chickens and my first herd was 50 years ago.

Yes I believe the this heater would work in the 20 and 30 F. Just like they would with their Mama then would just spend more time under it.