Jersey Giant Enthusiast

[CyndieRauls]

Hi Cyndie and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

Loved your video

Thank you, my friend!

 

[DobieLover]

Thank you! I have a small sampling of my art posted on my website (which is also a work in progress) https://wanderbrookglen.com I’ll also be writing about my newbie chicken journey

I took a look at your brooder setup on your web page. I would suggest you remove the red heat lamp as you already have the most excellent brooder plate in there and they will appreciate not cooking with the additional heat of the lamp. The most important thing chicks need other than food, water and heat is fresh clean air and dry bedding.
You will also want screen material to clip over the top of the brooder as they will be flying out of there at about 7-10 days old.
The brooder is also very small. How many babies are you getting? They will out grow that space very quickly.
Do you already have your coop and run built? If so, I also strongly suggest you move them out to the the coop at around 2 weeks old with their brooder plate. They will do much better out there.
If you don't already have it, get a bottle of Corid, a small bottle of Poultry Nutri-drench, some Save-A-Chick or other chick electrolytes and a bag of chick grit. I like to give my chicks a plug of sod from the ground that they will live on when they are about three days old. This early controlled exposure helps them build up their immunity.
Good luck with the new chicks!

 

[sourland]

Good morning, Cyndie, and welcome to BYC.

 

[ValerieJ]

Hi! Welcome to BYC! Loved the artwork! Thanks for sharing that. I think you will love having chickens!!!

 

[CyndieRauls]

I took a look at your brooder setup on your web page. I would suggest you remove the red heat lamp as you already have the most excellent brooder plate in there and they will appreciate not cooking with the additional heat of the lamp. The most important thing chicks need other than food, water and heat is fresh clean air and dry bedding.
You will also want screen material to clip over the top of the brooder as they will be flying out of there at about 7-10 days old.
The brooder is also very small. How many babies are you getting? They will out grow that space very quickly.
Do you already have your coop and run built? If so, I also strongly suggest you move them out to the the coop at around 2 weeks old with their brooder plate. They will do much better out there.
If you don't already have it, get a bottle of Corid, a small bottle of Poultry Nutri-drench, some Save-A-Chick or other chick electrolytes and a bag of chick grit. I like to give my chicks a plug of sod from the ground that they will live on when they are about three days old. This early controlled exposure helps them build up their immunity.
Good luck with the new chicks!

Thank you so much! The light is an LED... no heat just full spectrum light. I plan to expand the brooder as they grow... that’s why I’m using the plastic panels connected with zip ties.... easily expanded. We live in Wisconsin so moving them outdoors won’t happen for a while. If we get bouts of warm weather during that time I will bring them outside for protected & supervised exploration. The pictures on my post tell only a partial story... the written blog fills in the blanks. I appreciate your willingness to help me along. Thanks again.

 

[CyndieRauls]

Hi! Welcome to BYC! Loved the artwork! Thanks for sharing that. I think you will love having chickens!!!

Yay thank you! I am super excited!

 

[CyndieRauls]

Good morning, Cyndie, and welcome to BYC.

Thank you so much! Happy to be here!

 

[hysop]

I’m not sure if this question was asked and/or answered, so here goes:

Are you getting Black Jersey Giants or White Jersey Giants or a mix of both?

 

[CyndieRauls]

I’m not sure if this question was asked and/or answered, so here goes:

Are you getting Black Jersey Giants or White Jersey Giants or a mix of both?

Hello! This hasn’t been asked I don’t think? I’m getting all black JGs...

 

[CyndieRauls]

Are you a working artist or hobby artist? Or both? I’m always amazed at people’s artistic gifts!

Thank you... both, I guess? The urge to create dominates my life... I’m a busy-body that way... if not physically creating art, I’m living a life aesthetic... always looking at things in terms of ‘how can I use this object/opportunity to express the way I wish the world to look.’ It’s hard to put into words...