June Hatch a Long

[mallory2013]

Jeez guys 109 unread posts??? I wasn't on for a day!! lol just kidding I'm so happy for everyone who has pips, zips, and babies!! I have some gorgeous veining going on in the 7 or 8 day four eggs I candled today so I'm pretty happy about that Keep the baby pics coming!!

 

[ceocka]

I have two bannies and a quail! But as I type two more polish have just popped out! And then I have two more to go!

 

[dolfi]

when do you change your chicks from indoors to outdoors. I dont want to loose any of my four but too much work inside. they all have their fethers and ar about weeks old

 

[chickydee64]

HI Dolfi,
It did not show how many weeks old???
About 6 weeks should be OK if it is not to cold at night.
I put mine out but my garage is my coop.
Just check to be sure they do not pig pile on one another for heat......
The ones on the bottom can smother...................
I make certain there is deep bedding .
Good Luck.....and yes, there for sure comes a time when inside is not fun........
And the odor becomes a problem.
Good Luck.............

 

[el pollo rey]

when do you change your chicks from indoors to outdoors.  I dont want to loose any of my four but too much work inside.  they all have their fethers and ar about  weeks old

. By 8 weeks mine no longer need any type of heat and I move them to a 45x48 grow out pen outside and turn them out with my flock during the day to range they take their licks and move into the pecking order by ten week I move the pullets into the hen house and the boys go into the cockerel pen and range during the day also I keep the Roos till I make a selection of the ones I want to keep to breed and sell the rest at about 15 weeks hope this helps

 

[el pollo rey]

[COLOR=008080]Hi everyone,[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008080]Lots of babies....................  e [/COLOR]

[COLOR=008080]With luck, I will have some this week.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008080]I am concerned that my air cell are small...lock down tomorrow..............[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008080]Anything I can do??????????????added water last night........[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008080]Really do not want to lose this hatch..................9 SLW's in the inc.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008080]12 with a broody...........[/COLOR]

[COLOR=008080]love the pictures.  makes me impatient for mine.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=008080]This is off topic but .here I go.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008080]Went on CL to check it out.....have some pullets I want to sell soon.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008080]A guy in my area advertised 3 month old pullets .red sex links.......$5.00 each.grrrrrrrrrrrrrr[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008080]He has 250 and 300 more right behind them.....good grief.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008080]I'll bet everyone around here hates him.............. [/COLOR]
[COLOR=008080]If I can only get $5.00.I'll be building another coop and have lots of eggs for the food bank.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008080]Well, off to check broodies and hand out treats.................[/COLOR]

. To small ? Less water at this point you might want to stay dry till the first pip and try to get them to grow a lil might be your best bet you don't have much time are the chicks filling out the shell ?

 

[el pollo rey]

[COLOR=800080]Spoke with DH and nothing has pipped, zipped or hatched from our 22 eggs.  Today is 21 1/2 days.  I am afraid we may have a complete bust on this hatch which is very disappointing.  We are going to keep them in the incubator until tomorrow to see if there is a delay but I do not believe so.  I have heard that Maran have a tendency to take longer but that is not what is hatching.  The Ameraucana's are local and the SFH were shipped, of which two eggs were broken in shipping.   I am a little bummed right now.  I am afraid that something happened with temps/humidity when he was not around and we were not aware.  [/COLOR]

. Don't toss um give them another 24 hrs then investigate !!

 

[dolfi]

. By 8 weeks mine no longer need any type of heat and I move them to a 45x48 grow out pen outside and turn them out with my flock during the day to range they take their licks and move into the pecking order by ten week I move the pullets into the hen house and the boys go into the cockerel pen and range during the day also I keep the Roos till I make a selection of the ones I want to keep to breed and sell the rest at about 15 weeks hope this helps

ok mine are about 6 weeks old but when i put them in the 18 months old peck on them

 

[mikkles]

i start putting my babies in a "playpen" when they're about 3-4 weeks and mostly feathered... they go out for the day. i have shelter of a dog crate or rubbermaid tub on it's side and an expen set up around them. then around 5 weeks they go in the little coop and i block off a section of the run just for them. by about 8 weeks i open the run and they get to free range with everyone but they go back to separate coops at night..getting them all into the main coop happens when i need the little coop for more babies!

there is some pecking but i watch and it's minimal..no one gets beat up too much..just reminded that they're low on the pole!

 

[dolfi]

i start putting my babies in a "playpen" when they're about 3-4 weeks and mostly feathered... they go out for the day. i have shelter of a dog crate or rubbermaid tub on it's side and an expen set up around them. then around 5 weeks they go in the little coop and i block off a section of the run just for them. by about 8 weeks i open the run and they get to free range with everyone but they go back to separate coops at night..getting them all into the main coop happens when i need the little coop for more babies!

there is some pecking but i watch and it's minimal..no one gets beat up too much..just reminded that they're low on the pole!

today i tryed to let my four week old get a little of sun. forgot them for about two hours, temp. was only 90 and two died. the other two were wet of sweat.

. they were my favorite and only black i had. but experiace learned