I did a bad thing (chicken math!)

[SmallCityChicken]

At least I'm not alone I keep telling the husband we needed a bigger piece of land, maybe now he'll listen!

They are all huddled up in the cave for the night, I'm considering turning it from med to low so they dont get too warm? I've almost doubled the peeps in there.

 

[SmallCityChicken]

Update: my 6 kept coming back out of the cave in groups of 3-4 at a time. I was worried it might be too warm (as I didn't hear any scuffles to make me think they weren't getting along) since mine haven't been under a heat lamp & have been given no heat except the cave in over a week. So I lowered the temp to low & everyone is now happily nestled inside

 

[Mom of six hens]

Many many years ago I started out with 6 birds. Now I have so many I can't count them. I don't buy chicks I hatch them out. I started out with one styrofoam incubator. I still use the styrofoam incubators as hatchers. I bought a couple of cabinet incubators. I did sell one of the cabinets but I still use the other one. I admit I'm a hatch-a-holic.
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Now thats what a formal dining room is for.

 

[MROO]

I went to the co-op today because I'm a glutton for punishment I suppose) & ended up bringing home some new friends, 2 RIR & 2 EE. They look to be about the same age as my group so I tossed them in together & so far so good, they are kore worried about the oats than one another.
My husband has banned me from the co-op & the feed store

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I feel your pain! My children have banned me from entering TSC without an escort during Chick Days. Now that they have them twice a year, it does present a problem. I can sometimes get around the edict by taking our setter mix with us. She thinks birds are squeaky-toys, so I can't have both her and a box of chicks in the car at the same time. What my children have not figured out yet is that I know where they hid my incubator ...

 

[SmallCityChicken]

I feel your pain! My children have banned me from entering TSC without an escort during Chick Days. Now that they have them twice a year, it does present a problem. I can sometimes get around the edict by taking our setter mix with us. She thinks birds are squeaky-toys, so I can't have both her and a box of chicks in the car at the same time. What my children have not figured out yet is that I know where they hid my incubator ...

We don't have a TSC here so he's safe from that one at least

 

[Chickassan]

I actually just gasped!
I don't know if it was awe or jealousy.

Many many years ago I started out with 6 birds. Now I have so many I can't count them. I don't buy chicks I hatch them out. I started out with one styrofoam incubator. I still use the styrofoam incubators as hatchers. I bought a couple of cabinet incubators. I did sell one of the cabinets but I still use the other one. I admit I'm a hatch-a-holic.
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