carolbiggs1965
In the Brooder
- Jan 15, 2017
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Hi from southern illinois. My chicks are 3 to 4 weeks old now. Our wagon coop is coming along. I need ideas for feeder and waterer.
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Welcome @carolbiggs1965 , cute babies!!!! During the summer I use the large metal feeders and when the chicks were smaller I also had a metal waterer. Metal is not good to use in the winter, combs and wattles get frozen stuck to the metal. I use the large plastic bowls now but have had an accident of a baby chick drowning last summer. The nipple waterers seem to work well. @Faraday40 could probably help you out with waterers, love her ideas! Out cleaning today and figure I would post some pics of my runs I put up last fall. They both worked out well, but I will need to replace the roof on the pvc run, its just too light for snow and was worried about the wind taking it off. That will be a job for this summer. The conduit shelter/run worked out nicely. Plus the conduit was just laying in the garage, just had to by connectors and wire. Need to enclose the front and add a door. And I am not taking the plastic off as of yet, figure we might have another cold spell since its only February. Sun Bathing. Everybody enjoying the old broccoli and brussel sprout scraps The guys enjoying the sun Conduit run for Bantam Cochins Conduit run/shelter PVC run below for my LF
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Really nice pics. Is that black boy split to mottled or is that just a reflection from the sunlight? Your SL are really nice!
I love love your siver laced orps! Do you have BBS orps as well? Your mottled girl is beautiful! I have two black split to chocolate and mottled cockerals from @Junibutt perhaps we can all work together on some mottled orps? I'm also curious about this expo you guys are talking about would you guys mind telling me about it?Yes they are my Silver Laced Orpingtons @Faraday40 and they are lovely. Can't wait to hatch some babies! @Junibutt He is a pure black from Heirloom. I only have the 1 mottled girl. But planning on making some splits. I am kind of excited about both of my roos this year.
Its a small expo at the Chicago Agricultural School every year to raise awareness about Urban Livestock. Here is the facebook link:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1804942886438292/