Going to my first auction **UPDATE WITH PICS**

[Guinea Goonie]

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Do I need to separate the hen and the babies?
Can the babies eat layer food till i am able to get chick starter crumbles from the farm supply store?
Also If I can keep babies in with mom do I still need a heat lamp?

Last edited by mjsdhs (Yesterday 10:09 pm)

Let mama take care of her babies. Put some starter in there and let mom eat this too. It will not hurt her. Keep the layer crumble up away from the chicks until they are older. Not because it is bad for them, but they need the starter.

If you have mom, you will not need a heat lamp. I put an 150 watt infrared lamp in with my mama and babies. This really calms them down and it does not disturb the sleep cycle for the babies.

Mom likes the lamp too on cold nights. I turn the lamp off during the day as mom can take care of her babies.

Mom will decide when her babies need to be weaned.

 

[Dar]

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"Momma" and babies are in the diningroom for their quarantine and "Dharma and Greg" are in mt brooder in my basement...lol

 

[Mahonri]

Wish you'd have gotten some EEs.

 

[Dar]

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me too
but from what I have been told after speaking with friends of DH that were there yesterday they are scarce right now no one is selling or they all sold at other auctions. ther is one guy that has offered to sell me some eggs and DH's friend has his bator running already and has hatched before so i can throw them in with his, or I am on a trip to performance poultry

 

[breconbcs]

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me too
but from what I have been told after speaking with friends of DH that were there yesterday they are scarce right now no one is selling or they all sold at other auctions. ther is one guy that has offered to sell me some eggs and DH's friend has his bator running already and has hatched before so i can throw them in with his, or I am on a trip to performance poultry

If you can wait till the end of April, I've been told you can find nearly everything at the Mount Forest Fur & Feather sale. I'm going to get more hands on information of the heritage/rare breeds that will be there. But I've been told that they have a little of everything, last year someone even brought a pony to sell.

 

[Dar]

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me too
but from what I have been told after speaking with friends of DH that were there yesterday they are scarce right now no one is selling or they all sold at other auctions. ther is one guy that has offered to sell me some eggs and DH's friend has his bator running already and has hatched before so i can throw them in with his, or I am on a trip to performance poultry

If you can wait till the end of April, I've been told you can find nearly everything at the Mount Forest Fur & Feather sale. I'm going to get more hands on information of the heritage/rare breeds that will be there. But I've been told that they have a little of everything, last year someone even brought a pony to sell.

I did not realize that mount forest was so close to me I may end up going there too! also I just found this too
Oxford Poultry & Pet Stock Association’s Box Auction

And Small Animal Sale - Poultry Building - 8:00 AM

Woodstock Ontario (woodstock fair grounds)