INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[Finnie]

My daughter needs jazz shoes. Went to the dance store by my house. Didn't find the shoes she needs but they had a fine welcoming committee!

This gentleman was doing a fine job protecting his woman and babies!

Amazing, some of their choices of nests.

 

[sdunmoyer]

Good morning Indiana. It poured buckets of rain yesterday. I fell coming in the back door last night after shutting off the chicken light. Too old to be doing that. But anyway did someone say breakfast is ready?

 

[tmarsh83]

Pleasant surprise last night.

Over the weekend I had moved the four five-week old chicks, and the adopted three week old chick to the coop. They were in a wire dog crate. I expected integration to take a couple weeks.

The last couple days, I open the door enough so they could explore the coop, but the big girls couldn't get into the crate. Last night, I got busy with some writing, and forgot I had opened it up, until after the time I lock the coop up at night. I went out to the coop and all five were roosted with the big girls, in close proximity, the youngest even cuddled up with the NH hen.

This morning, I expected there to be some commotion as they all woke up and got the day started. No such issues. Everybody seems to be doing well.

 

[sdunmoyer]

@tmarsh83
That is awesome. Currently working on it with 2 month olds. Also were in cages. Let them together once and chaos. First time and kinda freaked me out a little. Haven't tried again. I wanted them out of the cages so I barricaded them a corner and my bully barred rock keeps trying to figure out ways to bust in.

 

[Faraday40]

Doing some chick integrations here too!

I made a huddle house out of a plastic tub, then used 2 pieces of a play-yard fence to corner off a chick safety zone.



The hens were only interested in them the 1st day. I also brought the chicks out to the grass a few times - when it wasn't raining. They loved the chicken tractor! I've seen the chicks get through a crack to explore the run when the hens are not around, then dart back inside when one walk by. Mine are only about 5 weeks old, but I'm thinking of taking the fence away soon. The hens cannot fit inside the opening of the huddle house, so the chicks will still have a safety zone. Then it will be time to start training them to walk to the tractor by themselves.

Remember this?

 

[Leahs Mom]

I can't watch that video without

Your use of music is so appropriate and makes it so fun!

 

[Dayrel]

Finally made the jump and got my first chicks at Agrarian- an Australorp, a Rhode Island Red, and a Barred Rock. Introduced them to the water and they went back a couple of times, so they have the idea. The Rock is a week older than the others, so I was afraid it might pick on them, but no signs of it early on. They've all settled in pretty quickly in the brooder with the Australorp cheeping for a while, but eventually settling down. They are all asleep now.

Edit: Everyone is checking out the thermometer after I turned off the red heat lamp for a better picture.

 

[Finnie]

Finally made the jump and got my first chicks at Agrarian- an Australorp, a Rhode Island Red, and a Barred Rock.  Introduced them to the water and they went back a couple of times, so they have the idea.  The Rock is a week older than the others, so I was afraid it might pick on them, but no signs of it early on.  They've all settled in pretty quickly in the brooder with the Australorp cheeping for a while, but eventually settling down.  They are all asleep now.

How fun! You will have a nice little flock. Those are all good egg layers.

 

[Dayrel]

Yup. That was the idea. I live in Indy, so I wanted good egg layers, newbie-friendly, that shouldn't be too aggressive or noisy. Hopefully, I've chosen wisely.

 

[redchicken25]

I got these assorted Bantam chicks yesterday, any idea on breeds? I'm still new to this