INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[chick rookie]

PICTURE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vivian got freaked by the flash Roxy and Beethoven, Silkies do perch !!!

Snow and Cleopatra, they aint real happy about taking pictures...

Vivian and Barb wanting to know whats all the fuss after Vivian's freak out...

the rest of the clan just don't care...

Julia She is named after my sister that I lost this year cause she acts like her... lol She is all that and a bag of chips, I think is how that goes...

Georgia wanted her camera time so she pecked my head...

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: they pip and zip pretty fast. You can look in, see nothing, come back an hour later and see a gob of them hatched! I had another 20 or so out this morning.
Going to leave the eggs in one more day to be sure they are done.

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(Borrowed [stolen] from Michigan thread )

Quote: Awesome! If you have a few minutes can you post the recipe?

I couldn't see anything, but I heard some tiny peeps from under my broody girl this morning

(please, no roos, only pullets!

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hatching vibes!

Quote: Cant beat that!

this is the smalleat of the bunch. Out of 27 three were DOA. So excited!!!

Aww

Wow thats great!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Five more days till lock down for 7-BPR and 7-RIR's!! After these hatch on the 15th its break time for a week then the Easter Hatch. Hope everyone is enjoying this nice weather this week

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hatching vibes to you both!

I have now moved my younger chicks into my older chicks (by 2-3 weeks older) Larger brooder. They seem to be getting along, no pecking or fighting yet anyway. The older chicks seem to shy away from the younger ones. And the younger ones just love being in the larger space. I hope there will be no issues because 1 brooder is a lot easier than dealing with two.
Back to my new Kids for a sec. The moms is a first timer and I don't think she has figured out the feeding thing yet. The kids were pretty weak this morning. I brought them in milked the mom (she is a pain in the butt milker) then bottle fed them. They were very hungry! But are now getting stronger and doing great!
Ok, ok I know enough about goats on the BYC! Sorry can't help myself exciting stuff!

LOL there's no problem sharing any of your critters, we even talk about our fish!

several of the eggs now have visible cracks in them. I even saw a small beak poke out a little hole in one egg.. I can hear a random peep every now and then... How long now til one comes out??

I rarely see it take very long after external pip, they hatch a lot different than chickens. I have had a few shrink wrap, but I wait 24 hours before I will assist.
With the new bator, no more shrink wrap issues!

I took pics of the clan by breed. (Except for the outside girls and Redman) they are going outside for th first time tomorrow. Are you ready...here goes:
this is Diamond...she's so bashful!
these are Diamonds adopted children, I can't believe how tiny they are!
here is Earl he tries t b so tough! Lol
these are Redman and Charlottes babies five week olds. RIR/Leghorn x.
here are the White Crested Polish. Their pompoms are so cute!
I think these are Welsummer pullets not sure about th breed though.
Buff Orpington pullets... One of my wish list breeds from day one!
these were sold as "Red" Pullets at TSC in Columbus Oh.
and last but not least the stinky two... Lol... Khaki- Armelia and Black Sweedish- Blinky.

Adorable babies! Great pics too!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

A picture of my GLW baby, I have 6, might be selling some.... aren't they cute though

They are precious little things! Usually they are super friendly chicks too.

I left my outdoor gang out of the pen t forage today. Left 14 out at 2:15 today, went out an hr ago t close em in...only 13 came back!!! One of my 7 mo old Isa Browns didn't come home. Grrrrrrr hunted everywhere I can think of and couldn't find her. She is one of my wonderers so she probably just walked away and can't find her way home. Hoping she's by th coop in the morning.

Hoping she turns up

My GLW Spike always is the last one to go in, I usually have to go get her, stinker.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Duckies are doing better tonight.

I just love when they are little! I have several pekin eggs developing, so glad the weather is improving.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

PICTURE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vivian got freaked by the flash Roxy and Beethoven, Silkies do perch !!!

Snow and Cleopatra, they aint real happy about taking pictures...

Vivian and Barb wanting to know whats all the fuss after Vivian's freak out...

the rest of the clan just don't care...

Julia She is named after my sister that I lost this year cause she acts like her... lol She is all that and a bag of chips, I think is how that goes...

Georgia wanted her camera time so she pecked my head...

Adorable

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Really enjoyed the warm weather today, I know the flocks sure did too!
Looks like we may see 70 next week, Ahhhh, spring!!!

Getting all my veggies started in the house, I will have a garden this year, somehow if I can get DH to plow it up for me

Hope they start selling the kiddie pools soon, My babies are getting too big for the brooder boxes.

 

[Mother2Hens]

Has anyone purchased "The Original Urban Coop" from Mark on Craigslist? If so, what's your opinion? I'm particularly wondering about it's strength, durability and size/capacity.

If not, any recommendations where I can get one for 4-6 chickens for about $500 or less? I'm not too impressed with what I see at RK or TSC, and I'm not convinced those will house 4-6 birds comfortably.

lajohnston ~ I just checked it out on Indianapolis CL. http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/grd/4352453174.html (for anyone who wants to look)
It looks like the same coop as the Nap Town Chickens group uses: a fresh egg on every plate - Nap Town Chickens

I noticed on the CL ad that the price is actually higher if you purchase it as pictured-- with wheels. I'm not sure how much land you have or if yours will free-range or if they will be in a run, but this type of chicken "tractor" is handy since you can move it around. The problem with using this type of design as the chickens' only home is that the run section is not covered with hardware cloth (wire), which keeps out predators especially when the bottom sections of hardware cloth are buried in the ground.

The coops that RK or TSC carry are fine for an extra quarantine or emergency coop, but they are basically small, cheap, and don't have hardware cloth. Newbies, like I was two years ago, are often surprised at how much coops cost and how long they take to build. Some members have concluded that buying a yard barn or shed that can be customized is easier and less expensive. The main thing to consider with those is that there is enough ventilation-- windows or openings that can be covered with hardware wire.

For anyone who needs a quarantine/emergency coop or small chicken tractor, I thought this looked like a good buy! It doesn't give the measurements, though. Although it's used, it could be sanitized and painted. http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/grd/4358778972.html

 

[HappyHappyHappy]

3 hatched between 11 pm and midnight.. 92 to go..

 

[ellymayRans]

3 hatched between 11 pm and midnight..   92 to go..

Congrats!