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[CluckAcres]

I have been busy working on my new pallet coop. Some of you have seen some of the progress pics already. that i posted before. For the ones that havnt seen them you can find them in the photos section on this thread. Made alot of progress today so here is a few pics of what i accomplished today. i took these photos tonight as i was packing it up and called it quits for the night. This has been only long project glad we had a nice day so i can finally work on it.

 

[CluckAcres]

Cluck- is that how you did yours too?

brad- I wish I could find faverolles!!!

Yes mine is the same way. I believe there is a pic of mine in the photos section on this thread as well.

 

[teach1rusl]

Ok so once again I can nooooooo longer go in any place that has chicks!! Got 6 mixed Bantys , all with feathered feet. 1 is a silky, Oh and 2 guinnies too.

All adorable! What feed store sells guineas?? I've been thinking about getting just a few keets, but wasn't sure where to look...

 

[bradselig]

Ok, so the last set of 5 silkie eggs had a horrible hatch rate. They were all alive prior to putting in the hatching LG. Only one hatched. It is a forced air LG (computer fan blowing up). Temps were between 99 and 100. Humidity was 65%. I cracked open the remaining 4 eggs to find 4 fully developed chicks. Most had absorbed their yolk sack, but one did not. They were not shrink wrapped. Maybe drowned? humidity too high? Can anyone help with what went wrong? I'm having horrible luck with silkie eggs. I'm going to recalibrate my hygrometers to make sure they didn't change prior to hatching. It seems this new designed LG does not work for me. I'm pretty happy with my older LG and the hatch rates I'm getting with shipped eggs.

 

[danand]

RK at Columbus had them. 2 big tubs full. 2 different ages. And I'm thinking they were$3 ea. I bought 2 last fall at a swap meet, about a month old for 15!!! I'll be getting more of them at $3!! And the older ones hadnt been handles at all and were super wild.

 

[Crafty chick]

I can't stand wild acting chicken, the skiddish ones that run as far away as possible and look at you like the enemy.

 

[danand]

Brad- so sorry

 

[teach1rusl]

RK at Columbus had them. 2 big tubs full. 2 different ages. And I'm thinking they were$3 ea. I bought 2 last fall at a swap meet, about a month old for 15!!! I'll be getting more of them at $3!! And the older ones hadnt been handles at all and were super wild.

Thanks! Do you know what RK's minimum is?? If they're like TS with their chicks, six is just too many guineas for me....

 

[danand]

Teach- I was buying bantams too so I don't ask. You can mix. Maybe you can resale or give them?

 

[teach1rusl]

Teach- I was buying bantams too so I don't ask. You can mix. Maybe you can resale or give them?

Maybe I'll check out my local Rural King and see if someone else is buying chicks...ask if they'll throw two keets into the mix and pay them...cause chances are what I bring home will stay home...lol.
I appreciate the info!