dgardner72
In the Brooder
- Jun 9, 2019
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Thanks to our 12 year old daughter, we are new to the whole raising chickens bit. She loved helping out at my parents’ neighbour’s farm with their horses and chickens.
So when we moved to a home with a bit more yard and two full sheds not being used for anything else, she up and suggests we let her get some chickens. Linda and Bill set her up with an incubator and some fertilized eggs and we were off to the races...
We started off with 9 eggs and ended up with 6 Chandecler-Dorking chicks.
Chloe’s waiting to see their individual personalities before giving them their names. She has some in mind but too was worried she might name a rooster wrong (Betsy).
We had done a bit of work to get the shed converted before the chicks moved out of the brooder. First, it had to be moved to be at least 5 meters away from the property lines. It was no small feat with the soggy ground after all the rain. But with help from some friends we got it moved about 6 feet of the 80 we wanted but that puts it just over the (5m) 16 or so feet needed.
Then came the move in...
We haven’t had the warmest spring weather so we kept the red lamp plugged in until the nights get a bit warmer.
Next came the construction of their run. My father and his friend, Dave, worked hard to build it from the pallets and scrap wood we picked up along the way.
This will be our first real hobby we can share together. My husband and I have busy work lives and after a long day and commuting an hour home from work I look forward to unwinding with the chickens. This is my new hobby...
I’ve joined a Facebook group and am grateful for all of the generous advice people share and that questions from newbies are welcomed without judgement. One of the comments shared a link to BYC and so I clicked on it to check out where else I could learn all I need to in order to become literate in raising happy, healthy chickens.
We have other pets, two cats a dog, a rabbit and a hamster, but chickens are not your everyday pet that people are used to owning. I’m so glad that there are forums out there for us to reference. I’m looking forward to this experience. I have to say, my daughter introduced the idea and we acted on it because we moved away from where she could just walk to help at the farm. She’s not been as hands on since the move into the shed, but I have to say, I’m not the least bit disappointed because I’m enjoying them more than I ever expected. We will have to get rid of the roosters eventually because only hens are allowed where we are situated so that will leave us with four ladies.
And then come the eggs...
So when we moved to a home with a bit more yard and two full sheds not being used for anything else, she up and suggests we let her get some chickens. Linda and Bill set her up with an incubator and some fertilized eggs and we were off to the races...
We started off with 9 eggs and ended up with 6 Chandecler-Dorking chicks.
Chloe’s waiting to see their individual personalities before giving them their names. She has some in mind but too was worried she might name a rooster wrong (Betsy).
We had done a bit of work to get the shed converted before the chicks moved out of the brooder. First, it had to be moved to be at least 5 meters away from the property lines. It was no small feat with the soggy ground after all the rain. But with help from some friends we got it moved about 6 feet of the 80 we wanted but that puts it just over the (5m) 16 or so feet needed.
Then came the move in...
We haven’t had the warmest spring weather so we kept the red lamp plugged in until the nights get a bit warmer.
Next came the construction of their run. My father and his friend, Dave, worked hard to build it from the pallets and scrap wood we picked up along the way.
This will be our first real hobby we can share together. My husband and I have busy work lives and after a long day and commuting an hour home from work I look forward to unwinding with the chickens. This is my new hobby...
I’ve joined a Facebook group and am grateful for all of the generous advice people share and that questions from newbies are welcomed without judgement. One of the comments shared a link to BYC and so I clicked on it to check out where else I could learn all I need to in order to become literate in raising happy, healthy chickens.
We have other pets, two cats a dog, a rabbit and a hamster, but chickens are not your everyday pet that people are used to owning. I’m so glad that there are forums out there for us to reference. I’m looking forward to this experience. I have to say, my daughter introduced the idea and we acted on it because we moved away from where she could just walk to help at the farm. She’s not been as hands on since the move into the shed, but I have to say, I’m not the least bit disappointed because I’m enjoying them more than I ever expected. We will have to get rid of the roosters eventually because only hens are allowed where we are situated so that will leave us with four ladies.
And then come the eggs...
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