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[kwhites634]

Quote: JW Red, on the rocks. Who's tending bar?

 

[BullChick]

I used to have hamsters. They were kept in a glass tank with a screen lid. Now it is "animal cruelty" (though pet stores still do it!) because there is not enough air circulation. Ditto for the plastic dog crates.

 

[BullChick]

My quotes aren't working. Oh well!
I need to stop drinking already. It's messing with my emotions.

 

[lindalouly]

My quotes aren't working. Oh well!
I need to stop drinking already. It's messing with my emotions.

I've been battling that all day. Deep breathes. You already counted your blessings.

 

[kwhites634]

I used to have hamsters. They were kept in a glass tank with a screen lid. Now it is "animal cruelty" (though pet stores still do it!) because there is not enough air circulation. Ditto for the plastic dog crates.

When I used to ship or receive dogs by air, the plastic crates were the only one that were "airline approved". What is required these days?

 

[BullChick]

So, I think I know my male from female ducklings. I am thinking I will rehome them soon (or process them in two weeks with the cockerels). I just wish I had a second opinion. I would hate to get rid of the wrong sex!

 

[lindalouly]

I used to have hamsters. They were kept in a glass tank with a screen lid. Now it is "animal cruelty" (though pet stores still do it!) because there is not enough air circulation. Ditto for the plastic dog crates.

Why is it cruel.. O have had them and used the same thing. They are rodents and escape to die if you dont

 

[ChickenCanoe]

He's a kid. You gotta pull it out of them. I have lots of practice with mumbling teanagers. Lol

It's not just this one. It is adults too. Worse yet is when someone doesn't want to accept the answer you give. It's like you didn't give the answer they wanted to hear.

Sound a tad familiar?

Seems to be.

Oh I very much agree. I'm going to post a photo of my brooder set up, cheap, easy to put together and lots of cool space and ventilation. I also don't know if it will be of any help hehe. clearly they love dumping their food but this has worked perfectly and I have t moved a thing in ages, dozens of chicks have gone through here, at 2-3 weeks the move to one on the ground that 2x the size. This keeps going to the cool side a bit. These guys are 2 days old. And I rarely move the heat lamp- they move further away if they're hot and it's cool over there. Temperature regulation can be really hard and those of us that have raised a lot of birds can usually look back on stories like this and their own and remember a lot of lessons learned. I'm glad you mentioned the tote maybe over heating! Those things don't have good ventilation :-/

I built these 2 back when I was raising many more chicks at once.
Warm underneath and cool around the outside. Each one will brood over 100 chicks.
I've used these when the building temperature was in the 30s,

Inside of building.




Outside of building same day.

Shiner

Here you go MC
This is when I was taking pictures of my duck today.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

My quotes aren't working. Oh well!
I need to stop drinking already. It's messing with my emotions.

Fifteen minutes until sundown - it's down to 91F so I'm going to go back out and watch my chickens for a little bit, then lock them up for the night when they roost. One or two seem to always escape the paddock right before it gets dark, having me chase them and daylight at the same time. It's usually the little olive egger.

BRB.

- Ant Farm

 

[lindalouly]

Fifteen minutes until sundown - it's down to 91F so I'm going to go back out and watch my chickens for a little bit, then lock them up for the night when they roost. One or two seem to always escape the paddock right before it gets dark, having me chase them and daylight at the same time. It's usually the little olive egger. 

BRB.

- Ant Farm  

Ouch. I'm outside in the wind and maybe 60ish degrees. Good luck!!