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[Duckies Girls]

Best birthday card ever! It wiggles!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Isn't it ironic how much we all worry about chicks being too cold, but rarely consider them being too hot in the coop?

I guess it is ironic. I think chickens, even chicks, handle cold much better than humans so that may have a lot to do with it.
Chickens don't suffer heat well. Most start panting at 85F, start suffering at 95F and start dying at 105.

Some humans are a little more tolerant of heat but I'm with chickens.

 

[BullChick]

Best birthday card ever! It wiggles!

Happy birthday!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Took photos of my twins today. Day 8. They are still moving/growing.






Wait, these are day 7.

best of luck with the little boogers, you sure need it for them babies!!!

Quote: oh Heather I am so very sorry.

way to young

Quote: I think thats a wonderful plan, you can free range and not worry about much with one breed. I am learning that quickly since I started letting them all free.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I was turning eggs and heard a few very faint peeps from eggs due to hatch in 20 hours.
I guess the newer eggs won't get turned for a day or two.

I need to set more eggs between now and noon Thursday for the Zodiac hatch.
I don't know if I have room for a dozen more eggs in there.

I just squeezed 14 more fresh eggs into the incubator.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

best of luck with the little boogers, you sure need it for them babies!!!

oh Heather I am so very sorry.

way to young

I think thats a wonderful plan, you can free range and not worry about much with one breed. I am learning that quickly since I started letting them all free.

They will at least breed true but there's no pedigree of sires with all flocks running together.

It depends on what one's purposes are. Most probably don't care. If one wants to improve the breed, knowing who both parent's are will make breed improvement happen years ahead of random selection.

 

[BullChick]

I just squeezed 14 more fresh eggs into the incubator.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: Liz!! Hello Beautiful!! no Sara had a fox eat all the goslings and stuff in her grow out area. I am sad but I guess its not ment to be.

Ms,@Sally Sunshine your back

Hi CH

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: There's a lot of good to be said for insulating coops; not for the cold, but for the heat

 

[ChickenCanoe]

There's a lot of good to be said for insulating coops; not for the cold, but for the heat

That and having them well shaded. I forgot, I have to get my fan installation done. Bye for now.