HERE WE GO AGAIN Anyone SETTING Aug 30th - Sept 8th join me!!

[Brookhavens]

Ha Ha... that is one of my biggest problems at the moment.... have no adult coop/ pens.... have them all planned in my head but life took a crazy turn the last 5 weeks and I have not got it done yet. My 6 week olds are going crazy right now. I have 8-10 in both the top and bottom of that brooder. Working on renovating an old 10x10 shed right now so that I can get them moved. Hope to get it done by Sunday. I get all my ideas from this site because I am a novice.

I can easily sketch you out a "how to" drawing for the brooder and postal mail it to you, just pm me. I am not a techy... so my hand drawn sketch will have to suffice.

Why not sketch them out and then scan them into your computer and send them as an attachment in an email. Much faster that way. I built a simple run out of 2x4's for the base and then attached 10' pvc as arches. Laid the wire over the pvc and nailed it in. The run itself is 6' x 15' and I am able to move it all over the place.Very simple and easy to make. It is great as a grow out pen. My 7 week old chicks love it.

 

[kays chicks]

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............. Ha ha ha ha ha (this is me reading this thread and coming up to lockdown)

all that is me now waiting for them to hatch lol

 

[kays chicks]

Well took little chicky out to put in the brooder and there's alot of chirping coming from the number 2 egg so I quickly took number 1 chicky out and shut the incubator still lots of noise coming from inside so finngers crossed for number 2 chicky

lets hope its quick kel !!

 

[kays chicks]

Here is one of two brooders that I built this summer after being inspired by another post. I made them big enough so that I could also use them to separate out adults if ever needed (if they were empty).


Two Americauna chicks out this morning. No pips on the other two yet.

Here is one of my black copper marans just coming out. 3 out so far and 5 more pipped. Worried about the lack of space in there. I want to take them out now, but the eco glows don't emit much heat... and it is cold here in Michigan. I am afraid they are going to freeze.

good idea that top picture , im going to make some for same reason so you can seporate adults too thanks for the pic

 

[dennarahl]

Do 7 wk old cocks really start to crow that young ?

My meat birds (which are maturing about twice as fast as the same age regular chicks) started crowing at 3 weeks. My first batch of chickens had 10 males for warmth and I didn't hear a crow out of the for at least 10-12 weeks. I think the difference is that the meaties have an example from the older roosters and that they mature faster.

 

[Kel35]

How's urs doing Kay

And you learn something new everyday on here

 

[kays chicks]

How's urs doing Kay
And you learn something new everyday on here

you do kel im always asking questions because im new to it all as well , no sign as yet but im going to go look again now and see if i can hear anything , back in a min

 

[kays chicks]

not a pip kel

 

[Roxannemc]

was due on 19th another chick hatched then and this egg was rocking , yesterday i candled and sure i saw movement but had a look this morning and i dont think there is movement now

Thats too bad. not moving now. HATE that.

 

[Roxannemc]

DAY 21......of 18 eggs...3 locked down 2 were iffy. Today....none hatched or pipped. HATE to end the hatching year on this note....makes me want to buy more to end it right!!!
NOOOOO!!! CANNNTTT!!