Nah... you do really good, CC!Nope. Fahrenheit. I tend to use Fahrenheit when I post here, Celsius can be confusing to those who don't use it every day. Heck, I get the conversion wrong a lot of the time too !
Nah... you do really good, CC!
And your English translation is superb!!!
I don't even bother trying to hide it anymore...Can't fake that southern twang though! Stuck with the northern nasal tone!
Hope everyone is having a good start to their Saturday!
Good morning, J&T!!!Hope everyone is having a good start to their Saturday!
Got a couple new EE mix peeps from the HAL so far... (Some experimental crosses for the mixed layer pen) Looks like I should have 2 walnut comb birds here with the slw X EE cross.
I still have 5 shipped eggs in lockdown on day 19, and 2 test eggs in the Brinsea from the splash Marans roo in my avy on day 15.
Good morning, J&T!!!
Cute chicks you have there! Will be very interesting to see how they feather out! Good luck on the remaining eggs!!!
I used a large heating pad (12' x 24") for the cave, and moved my 3 week old chicks to the other side of the brooder so the newborn chicks could use the Sweeter Heater. Newborns adapt to the SH immediately. The older chicks were a little leery of the HPC, but went to it as soon as the lights went out. I eased down there about 30 minutes after lights out, and all 15 were snuggled down beneath it. It appears to be working perfectly! I think I've found the perfect solution for staggered hatches (or should I say different aged chicks?).Good morning, Ur! Thanks
How's your new barred rock babies doing in their heating pad cave? That's a pretty cool duplex brooder you have going.
I used a large heating pad (12' x 24") for the cave, and moved my 3 week old chicks to the other side of the brooder so the newborn chicks could use the Sweeter Heater. Newborns adapt to the SH immediately. The older chicks were a little leery of the HPC, but went to it as soon as the lights went out. I eased down there about 30 minutes after lights out, and all 15 were snuggled down beneath it. It appears to be working perfectly! I think I've found the perfect solution for staggered hatches (or should I say different aged chicks?).
All the chicks looked happy and healthy this morning!
Thanks for the compliment, and thanks for asking!!!
Chicks are very quiet with the heat plate... that's for sure. They love it, and I love it! I may have to purchase a larger heat plate or two in the spring when my operation expands. At least that's the plan.Glad your babies are doing well
I have 2 premier heat plates and yes the chicks take right to them and are SO quiet and content! But I really like that heater cave idea for the older chicks too so I can use the heat plates for the youngest ones.
How do you keep your heat pad cave cleaned? I'm guessing they sit on them and poop all over 'em like they do the heat plates. I'm thinking no way I want to dismantle it every few days to wash it.
