INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[PeacefulWalls]

Big hugs to you Goodb. Sorry to hear you lost a special one.

M2H, yes she is a LF blue English ORP and she is setting LF EO eggs. Definitely some black and blue, possibly some splashes will hatch out as well. Are you wanting some chicks?

I would love some of those chicks, but we're at opposite ends of the state!

 

[bradselig]

So I have 2 broody silkies that won't break. I thought about giving them each 2 eggs to hatch. I am going to be overrun with silkies pretty soon lol. I hope some of my indiana friends on here might help me with that problem .... You all know you want some. hehehe

now don't be cheap! Only 2 eggs? I think the minimal number allowed to be given is 10 per chicken.

Since the thread is a bit slow and I haven't posted any updated pics of the flock...
The Judge has gotten really big. He is two arm fulls of bird. Thankfully he is super docile. Sorry if I already posted this picture.

Beautiful birds!

 

[Leahs Mom]

Wanted to show my secondary waterer in case it would give anyone some inspiration. Had to have a second waterer for the 16 week olds for various reasons.

This is a 1 quart heated dog waterer. I DON'T LIKE OPEN WATERERS IN THE WINTER due to concern of frostbite...mistakenly stepping in a bowl of water and wattles hanging into the water in the olders - so I always offer "restricted opening" waterers in the winter. Therefore I won't use a heated dog bowl just open.

This 1 quart bowl is filled with grit to make a base for the jar waterer to set securely on. Then I put water into the bowl full of grit then set the jar waterer on top of the grit. The water conducts the heat to the jar waterer. It has been working well. That is a 5 lb. honey jar rather than a quart. Holds quite a bit more water.

Even though these are chick watering bases, my adults will drink from them also.





The main waterer is my glass waterer on the heater base I made from the larger dog bowl heater. I put some red electrical tape on the glass bowl so that it was more of a visible cue for the girls. It's a half-gallon canning jar. (I posted how I made both the base and the waterer earlier in the thread.)

 

[Kiniska]

Thanks Brad. I am kinda partial to them.
Wow Leahs Mom. Very neat idea with the gravel. I might be changing my set up tomorrow to mimic yours.

 

[kabhyper1]

now don't be cheap! Only 2 eggs? I think the minimal number allowed to be given is 10 per chicken.
Beautiful birds!

Ahhh no! My coop isn't big enough. I'm thinking of selling our two coops we built this year for more hobby type people, and building a breeding barn for the silkies. Im out of control.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Ahhh no! My coop isn't big enough. I'm thinking of selling our two coops we built this year for more hobby type people, and building a breeding barn for the silkies. Im out of control.

There's therapy for that.

 

[kabhyper1]

There's therapy for that.

I don't want it. I like being chicken nutz lol

 

[kabhyper1]

Btw I looked in the coop today and Cricket has grown a ton in a few days. He is as big as my hens and his mother at 11 weeks old!!! Should I be worried? Will he be the size of a german shepherd when he grows up????

This was last week. He is much bigger now.

 

[kabhyper1]

Kiniska, your birds are adorable! Leahsmom, good idea on the waterers!

 

[Leahs Mom]

Quote: There's therapy for THAT too!