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Wh
where can I find that stuff? Thanks for the info

Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, just about any drug store

 

[raisinemright]

Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, just about any drug store

Thanks will do

 

[leslea]

It feels like we will never get our run built!!!

We had nice weather yesterday, but hubby and I spent a lot of time making sure we had the proper plan for how much wood we needed. It took about an hour, and even after that, we had some confusion about the door. I was expecting to buy wood yesterday or today and start treating/painting it in the garage, but NOPE. Next weekend.

So frustrated. The chicks will be here in 7 weeks, so I know we have something like 12 weeks to get the run set up, but I know it'll just evaporate like all time does.

If I really pestered him, he would go and get the wood today, but I don't want to irritate him on his day off. So I'll just sit here and be bummed that we made no progress, I guess.

I hate when we make a plan and it doesn't actually happen.

</whine moan>

Off to look at your pretty chick pics.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

It feels like we will never get our run built!!!

We had nice weather yesterday, but hubby and I spent a lot of time making sure we had the proper plan for how much wood we needed. It took about an hour, and even after that, we had some confusion about the door. I was expecting to buy wood yesterday or today and start treating/painting it in the garage, but NOPE. Next weekend.

So frustrated. The chicks will be here in 7 weeks, so I know we have something like 12 weeks to get the run set up, but I know it'll just evaporate like all time does.

If I really pestered him, he would go and get the wood today, but I don't want to irritate him on his day off. So I'll just sit here and be bummed that we made no progress, I guess.

I hate when we make a plan and it doesn't actually happen.

</whine moan>

Off to look at your pretty chick pics.

we made multiple trips to get supplies yesterday for our run. But other than getting some of the supplies, not much got done.

 

[goatluver20]

My mom finally reserved some chicks for me at akers hatchery. So excited! They say they will be able to have them ready by the beginning of April. I am getting 1 barred Plymouth rock, 1 frizzle buff orpington (if it turns out as a hen I want to breed it with my friend's bantam buff orpington rooster, If it turns out as rooster I can breed it with my buff orp hen), 1 lavender orpington, 1 welsummer, and 1 blue laced red Wyandotte. I am going to borrow a spare dog crate from my grandma. How do you guys with crates hang the light? Should I use pine shavings as the bedding?
My buff orpington who had not layed in a while finally laid a tiny egg yesterday will post picture sometime later.

 

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The same white rock layed her second egg today

From left to right: OEGB, Ameraucana bantam, White Plymouth Rock LF

 

[kabhyper1]

Wh
where can I find that stuff? Thanks for the info

Our walmart has it. It's in the pharmacy section. Get it without iron. Very important. I give all of my chicks poly in their water for the first month.

 

[kabhyper1]

So DH and I have only been finding 5 or so eggs a day from our girls. We were gone yesterday, so we didn't gather all of them until today. After a good hunt around the barn, we found 22.

We have 11 girls of laying age, so apparently they are all laying. I have about 8 dozen in the fridge now. They decided that the nesting boxes aren't sufficient. 2 in the loft, 1 in a random dog crate, 10 in the corner of the indoor coop covered in poop, thanks girls, 4 in the nest boxes, and 5 in either the alpacas hay crates, or the floor. GRRRRR

I don't have time for an egg hunt every day. Little turds. Here is our bounty from today, we broke one. It goes from left to right, top row, two of each.....Australorp, RIR, RIR. Second row, Cochin, EE x wyandotte, EE. Third row, all SL/Wyandotte. Last row Minorca, SL/W minorca.(we broke one of hers) When our 7 EE's in the house mature, we are going to be drowning in eggs lol!


Our ducks are growing like crazy! 2 and a half weeks now.
Skittles and Scrappy

 

[lajohnston]

Hi All, I've been wondering about something and thought I'd get some opinions from anyone who wants to share. I brought home chicks last Tuesday, so they're maybe 2 weeks old. I'd like to get a couple of Orpington chicks too. Is there any harm adding them to ones I already have? Right now I have 2 RIR, 2 BR and 1 SLW. I'm using an old Pack-n-Play for my brooder and I think room-wise I'm ok, just now sure if it's a good idea to add new chicks with older ones. Any thoughts?

 

[ChickCrazed]

I think I have an egg eater in my midst

I pulled my eggs out today (4/5 girls yay!) and noticed that one of the eggs was coated in something shiny. Further inspection showed a puddle of yolk in that next box, and neither egg was cracked or leaking. So it looks like my 5th egg got eaten. I really hope it was a fluke!!!

I was outside finishing some work on the coop yesterday and 3 chickens started singing the egg song. There was one really deep gravelly voice and I went outside to see who it was. It was my Cochin roo Chewie!!! Hilarious! Today I heard him singing again! Do most roosters sing the egg song or is he gender confused? It sure is cute to hear him singing along with his ladies!!! Such character!

My 3 Marans went out to the coop last week because i came home to find two of them had escaped the brooder and were loose! Yikes! So I put them in the newly built pen and built a hasty temporary run for them (divided off a section of the egg flock run for now). After two days they had not ventured out, so I booted them out the pop door yesterday, then had to boot them back in. LOL I'm hoping they catch on eventually! I didn't even open the pop door today, it is so gross out.

My two new pens - I will be adding windows to the back of the shed for additional light. One set of external nest boxes on the right hand side. Right now it is one giant pen until I separate the Bielefelders and Isbars in a few months.



Another shot, at this angle you can see the egg layers section and next boxes.


Bielefelder Girl!


Bielefelder girl from the top so you can see the feather pattern


Another shot of the pretty girl with her eyeliner! She flew out to say hello.


Bielefelder boy


Bielefelder boy from the top, this picture still doesn't do his color justice, but man are they cool looking!