Madcap's 2 week old B-Welsummers

[Madcap621]

These are my B-Wellies that were 2 weeks old last Friday. They are growing so fast! Thanks gamebirdsonly for sharing!

They love their new roost

 

[EweSheep]

SOOOOO cute!!!!!!! Makes me want to hatch some more LOL!

 

[Red&Yellow]

I love you creative feeder. I made one for my cheeps, but they are going to need a new one soon!!

 

[Madcap621]

Thanks. When they go to the 'grow out' pen, I add the 2' tall 4" PVC pipe and cap and it continues to function -- only have to fill once every 1-3 weeks, depending on # chix. Right now they love standing on the rock holding the cover on, playing 'King of the Mountain" !!

 

[MareeZoCool]

Love how you set up that cage! I have one similar to it, now I have an idea how to set uo properly THANKS for posting the pict!

 

[Madcap621]

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Thanks. Now you've done it!

I used to raise and show toy dogs, so I have crates and pens in just about every size. They adapt very nicely. I really like nipple watering, so I start my babies on them straight from the hatcher. I feed a tube thru' the top wire into the bottle to fill from outside. If you look closely, you can see it. I can adjust the height of the nipple by shortening the chain hanging the bottle.

The reflective insulating wrap is the 'free from PetSmart" insulated aluminum/plastic bubble fish bags. Before I happened on to that I used 4 mil plastic. I have enough of the bags to fully insulate my coups, too.

[sometimes the fish come in styrofoam boxes - big ones - big enough to hold an auto turner. I love freebies!

Oh yes, I also mounted a porcelain light fixture inside of the crate and use the small halogen spots. I can fold back the wrap on top to add another lamp if I need more heat, or fold it back to vent for less. This 200 size crate will keep the six bantam chicks until feathered out at 4 to 5 weeks, when they will move to the "porch coops" -- converted puppy play pens