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Aren't they pretty! Moved mine to the big brooder today....in the garage....the youngest are a week old today. Brooder is huge. Put a log in there and a big rock for 'playground equipment' and two containers of sand. Two feeders and a big waterer. They seem happy. Watching them try to fly across the brooder is funny. The extras I bought, the Aracanas, they are the most active and can fly further. Good think I put tops on all my runs!!!
Did you set another batch? I have 41 in the incubator due to hatch May 8th. Was only going to set the cochins and the EE's. DH said fill her up! I told DH to be ready to build another coop and run when he gets home. In the meantime I am deciding what I need to do in the flocks I have....going to rehome my BR roo I think....he hates my guts. Then will slowly intergrate the BR hens into the 'MOB'. That will leave me a cochin pen.
Oh....and I have a broody hen....who knew???
Thanks. I still wish I knew what they are, both breed and sex, but I will find out soon enough I guess. I wish I had another place to put ours. They are about to outgrow the 50 gal. tote. We have a large dog crate in the basement that I bought a few months back at Goodwill just because and boy am I glad I did. Had no idea why I was buying at the time, thought we would use it for our rabbit, but he is getting a new hutch on the back side of the coop, so I think I will use it for a brooder for a while, still have to find a place to 'park' it.
No, we didn't set anymore, one batch a year is good for us. We don't have a lot of room and getting these guys a coop done in the short time we have will be like pulling teeth. I have finally decided on a coop but still not sure if it is going to be big enough. Depends on if any of our babies are roos or not. All we can do is a small flock, if I knew anyone would want chicks of their own to raise, then I would incubate some more, just for fun.
So are you going to let your hen do the work now or what??
