June Hatch-A-Long

[SnapdragonQ]

MROO has a little smashed near term egg. Can anyone offer some ideas?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...hirping-and-struggling.1386682/#post-22770410

 

[Knighstar679]

My broody Duck that has been on her eggs about 20 days or so is doing really well. I candled all her eggs tonight all of them show good growth. Momma duck still is very protective of her eggs and I got bit several times in looking at the eggs today. Should be less than 6 days or so before ducklings.

 

[FortCluck]

MROO has a little smashed near term egg. Can anyone offer some ideas?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...hirping-and-struggling.1386682/#post-22770410

I got her on the covid thread just waiting for a response

 

[Oldhallchicks]

Brooder question:

will the chicks be ok in a plastic tub as a brooder without a lid (and non slip flooring etc) for the first few days?

we’ve got a brooder set up in the garage but I want to be able to keep a closer eye on them (make sure they’re eating/drinking/getting along) and transfer them easily as they hatch for the first 3-4 days.

Just wondering if they’ll be alright without a lid without having to drill holes into the lid of my perfectly good storage bin! It is about 18” high on the sides.

thanks for any insight!

 

[jolenesdad]

Brooder question:

will the chicks be ok in a plastic tub as a brooder without a lid (and non slip flooring etc) for the first few days?

we’ve got a brooder set up in the garage but I want to be able to keep a closer eye on them (make sure they’re eating/drinking/getting along) and transfer them easily as they hatch for the first 3-4 days.

Just wondering if they’ll be alright without a lid without having to drill holes into the lid of my perfectly good storage bin! It is about 18” high on the sides.

thanks for any insight!

Absolutely!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Brooder question:

will the chicks be ok in a plastic tub as a brooder without a lid (and non slip flooring etc) for the first few days?

we’ve got a brooder set up in the garage but I want to be able to keep a closer eye on them (make sure they’re eating/drinking/getting along) and transfer them easily as they hatch for the first 3-4 days.

Just wondering if they’ll be alright without a lid without having to drill holes into the lid of my perfectly good storage bin! It is about 18” high on the sides.

thanks for any insight!

Yep! I've been using Rubbermaid brooders with no lid for the first 2-3 weeks of my chicks life since I first started started hatching. Once they start to fly up to the lip of the brooder after a few weeks, that's my sign they're ready for outdoor brooding. Lol

 

[FortCluck]

Brooder question:

will the chicks be ok in a plastic tub as a brooder without a lid (and non slip flooring etc) for the first few days?

we’ve got a brooder set up in the garage but I want to be able to keep a closer eye on them (make sure they’re eating/drinking/getting along) and transfer them easily as they hatch for the first 3-4 days.

Just wondering if they’ll be alright without a lid without having to drill holes into the lid of my perfectly good storage bin! It is about 18” high on the sides.

thanks for any insight!

Yes that’s what I have. I keep them in there for a week then I move them to the bigger brooder.

 

[Oldhallchicks]

Thanks guys. My husband is opposed to them being in the house at all. But I just don’t feel comfortable not having them in sight for the first few days.

 

[kelseyk]

Lavender Orpingtons are on lockdown. Pretty sure I had another late quitter - somewhere between day 14 and day 17. I put it in the hatcher just in case though.

 

[FortCluck]

Lavender Orpingtons are on lockdown. Pretty sure I had another late quitter - somewhere between day 14 and day 17. I put it in the hatcher just in case though.

LO's are my faves!!!! @KDOGG331 has one that I want to steal