Mama Heating Pad in the Brooder (Picture Heavy) - UPDATE
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I just realized, i was gonna call those neighbors horrible (and I think I did? And they kinda are.... ) but then I realized, I feel bad because maybe something happened in their life to make them so dang bitter. Of course, some people are just nasty, but these 2 seem older? So it really makes me wonder. I know, I know, horrible nasty neighbors and I shouldn't feel bad. Well, I didn't at first but then I started thinking more about it and I can't help but wonder..
Sorry to rain on the parade lol
But anyways, maybe we are just lucky with our neighbors.
Ours have been good. The only issues we ever had were when we let our old dog roam and the neighbor behind us would tie him up on like a 1 foot long string in his yard because he hated dogs. We put that dog down in 2009 at 13 and we got him at 18 months so that was a loooong time ago. Another issue is with the new neighbor and new dog (got him in 2012 as a puppy this time) and while we realized how stupid is is to let dogs roam (I should clarify I was a kid with the old dog, my dad let him roam not us), our yard isn't fenced so if we weren't out there or turned away he would run off. He used to go to that neighbors and they got mad and would yell to us to come get our dog, etc. He was over there a lot since they're behind us. They have a dog but I don't think they did at first. But they do habe kids and maybe used to have a rabbit or something. So then we got long ropes. Well we used to have VERY long ropes that he culd still go into the woods with and still get to the neighbors and get tangled on trees. Needless to say, that was still annoying. Plus after a year or 2 of that, my dad thought he was behaving amd let him off leash. Well he took off again. Now the ropes are permanent and are MUCH shorter, he can no longer go in the woods and can't even go in the whole yard. We have a back rope and a front rope. We are hoping to fence the yard since he always gets his back leg caught up plus it's just not fair. He's not an outside dog I shoulf clarify, just when we let hom out he's on a long rope. One time a few months ago he broke free (slipped his collar) and they yelled over could you please come get your dog so we drove over and he was really good, sat down and let my mom walk right over and put his collar back on and they found a rope for us to use for him. They're pretty nice, I guess I wouldn't want a neighbors dog constantly in my yard either, especially with kids and a medium sized dog (he's a cockapoo or labradoodle or something I think). Ome tome over the summer though he got loose and they called animal control because they were scared of him. We were a little upset by that but I guess it's understandable. He's a big dog (half Black Lab, half Great Pyrenees, 130 pounds) and he was running circles around them, bowing down, snapping the air, and foaming at the mouth. They thought he was rabid. I guess I would too. My dad found out because we went to look for him and AC was going up and down the street calling for him too and pulled my dad over. Fortunately, the ACO was nice and my dad explained that's how he plays and she was like "no kidding?" And he was all no really and after that the thought it was pretty funny. And thank GOD he had his collar on and I had put all his tags on it a few days ago, including the beach license. We normally leave it in a binder but I put it on him amd his rabies tag and town license. Well, in order to get a beach dog license they have to have a rabies shot. So it proved he was up to date and NOT rabid. We know we got lucky and probably would have had to quarantine him or put him down. After that we made sure his ropes were extra secure.
So I guess our neighbors only really complain about stuff they SHOULD complain about. When I was a kid I thought I was supposed to hate the other neighbor but now I relaize he's not so bad, he has kids too. And the new neighbor is nice.
I guess I would have been scared if he wasn't my dog but that is genuinely how he plays, he snaps the air when he is being sassy. Sometimes it's when he doesn't wanna do something and he sasses you, which might be a bit of a problem, but usually it is when he really wants something or when he wants to play with you. OR. When you tell him he can't go somewhere with you. And the running around, well, he's really lazy but does get zoomies sometimes. And anyone who knows anything about dogs knows that dogs play bow and that's likely what that was. And the foaming, well, it was just a hot day and he was overexcited. He is NOT rabid. But like I said, if he wasn't my dog I probably would have been scared too so I don't blame them.
Plus we do need to work on his play behavior, he gets over rambunctious and jumps and mouths and runs straight for ya. Need to not accept that lol
But yeah, sorry for rambling
Sorry to rain on the parade lol
But anyways, maybe we are just lucky with our neighbors.
Ours have been good. The only issues we ever had were when we let our old dog roam and the neighbor behind us would tie him up on like a 1 foot long string in his yard because he hated dogs. We put that dog down in 2009 at 13 and we got him at 18 months so that was a loooong time ago. Another issue is with the new neighbor and new dog (got him in 2012 as a puppy this time) and while we realized how stupid is is to let dogs roam (I should clarify I was a kid with the old dog, my dad let him roam not us), our yard isn't fenced so if we weren't out there or turned away he would run off. He used to go to that neighbors and they got mad and would yell to us to come get our dog, etc. He was over there a lot since they're behind us. They have a dog but I don't think they did at first. But they do habe kids and maybe used to have a rabbit or something. So then we got long ropes. Well we used to have VERY long ropes that he culd still go into the woods with and still get to the neighbors and get tangled on trees. Needless to say, that was still annoying. Plus after a year or 2 of that, my dad thought he was behaving amd let him off leash. Well he took off again. Now the ropes are permanent and are MUCH shorter, he can no longer go in the woods and can't even go in the whole yard. We have a back rope and a front rope. We are hoping to fence the yard since he always gets his back leg caught up plus it's just not fair. He's not an outside dog I shoulf clarify, just when we let hom out he's on a long rope. One time a few months ago he broke free (slipped his collar) and they yelled over could you please come get your dog so we drove over and he was really good, sat down and let my mom walk right over and put his collar back on and they found a rope for us to use for him. They're pretty nice, I guess I wouldn't want a neighbors dog constantly in my yard either, especially with kids and a medium sized dog (he's a cockapoo or labradoodle or something I think). Ome tome over the summer though he got loose and they called animal control because they were scared of him. We were a little upset by that but I guess it's understandable. He's a big dog (half Black Lab, half Great Pyrenees, 130 pounds) and he was running circles around them, bowing down, snapping the air, and foaming at the mouth. They thought he was rabid. I guess I would too. My dad found out because we went to look for him and AC was going up and down the street calling for him too and pulled my dad over. Fortunately, the ACO was nice and my dad explained that's how he plays and she was like "no kidding?" And he was all no really and after that the thought it was pretty funny. And thank GOD he had his collar on and I had put all his tags on it a few days ago, including the beach license. We normally leave it in a binder but I put it on him amd his rabies tag and town license. Well, in order to get a beach dog license they have to have a rabies shot. So it proved he was up to date and NOT rabid. We know we got lucky and probably would have had to quarantine him or put him down. After that we made sure his ropes were extra secure.
So I guess our neighbors only really complain about stuff they SHOULD complain about. When I was a kid I thought I was supposed to hate the other neighbor but now I relaize he's not so bad, he has kids too. And the new neighbor is nice.
I guess I would have been scared if he wasn't my dog but that is genuinely how he plays, he snaps the air when he is being sassy. Sometimes it's when he doesn't wanna do something and he sasses you, which might be a bit of a problem, but usually it is when he really wants something or when he wants to play with you. OR. When you tell him he can't go somewhere with you. And the running around, well, he's really lazy but does get zoomies sometimes. And anyone who knows anything about dogs knows that dogs play bow and that's likely what that was. And the foaming, well, it was just a hot day and he was overexcited. He is NOT rabid. But like I said, if he wasn't my dog I probably would have been scared too so I don't blame them.
Plus we do need to work on his play behavior, he gets over rambunctious and jumps and mouths and runs straight for ya. Need to not accept that lol
But yeah, sorry for rambling
Thanks!! I'm going to order some nipples right now. ( I love overnight shipping.) I also watched a YouTube video on how to make a big 5 gal waterer for the run. Yay!
When the chicks get older I would recommend horizontal nipples on the sides of the bucket. They leak less, freeze less in winter, and plus you can put the bucket anywhere and not have to hang it since the nipples are not on the bottom. I made a 5 gallon bucket horizontal nipple waterer and love it. Mine caught on same day but they were pretty old and moved outside. I mention when they are older because sometimes for babies the horizontal ones are harder to press down on but others have no issues
I cheated the door open a little last night and stuck the camera in for some blind shots.
Hi guys! Mind if I join in?
I think I'm still on page three, reading from the beginning. It's very interesting, but I want to jump in without reading all 578 pages!
I am really on board with this method of brooding, and since I am also newly on board with a new hatching addiction (including lurking on Blooie's Blankie Fort), I will be needing to set up more than my usual 1 brooder. I ordered a king size heat pad which is due to arrive today. But since I was impatient, and since I have this dog crate that started looking like a really good, but small, brooder, and since I already owned a regular-size continuous heat pad.... I decided to make a modified, mini version.
I did speed read through the Photo gallery for this thread so I would know how to copy making it. You guys are all really creative! I wanted to post the photos of making mine, since these were the kinds of photos that were so helpful for me to learn from.
To make the frame for the smaller version, I looked around to see what I had literally hanging around, and I found these coco fiber baskets from last year's flowers:
After removing all the stuff, I cut away a section of the wire and smashed the rest into a shape I liked:
(That part sticking up got bent and snapped off.) Then I used the press n seal to basically tape the heat pad to the frame.
Here is my attempt to protect the controls from dust. We'll see whether that works or not.
(I put more on later.)
Then I was going to cover it all with a towel, but I looked in our bag of stuff for Goodwill and retrieved a soft scarf that fits quite nicely. I clipped that on with clothes pins.
But you can see that the clothes pins elevate the back of the cave. I didn't want that, so I removed the pins and sewed that part on with very minimal stitching. (I hate to sew.)
I was very careful to get the thread around the wires without hitting the heat pad. I also sewed the flap end of the scarf down because it was draping into the cave when I turned it over.
So now it forms a nice little cave for the chicks:
I guess we'll find out if the scarf stays in place or if the chicks peck it and dismantle it. At least the clothes pins ought to provide them with something to play with. I put a remote sensor underneath it to test how warm it gets. But today's not a good test day, because it's over 70F in my garage. I'll have to monitor how cool it gets overnight when the temperatures drop to see if this heat pad is good enough. It ought to be. I've been using it for years to warm my fish tank brooder that I hand raise baby parakeets in. It keeps that at a steady 90F, but that's with the tank sitting on top of the heat pad, and inside the warm house.
Here it is sitting next to my traditional brooder which currently has 5 one month old chicks in it. Heat lamp is turned off on such a warm day today.
Soooo, I think I am ready for the next 25 eggs to hatch. They are due tomorrow. No pips yet, but this morning I heard distinct chirping! I think I read that means there is internal pipping into the air cell. I can't wait. This is only my second hatch, and I'm still giddy about it! I need to go over and join the blankie fort. I can bring M&Ms. Is anyone allergic to peanuts? (Sorry Blooie, I know you hate chocolate...)
I think I'm still on page three, reading from the beginning. It's very interesting, but I want to jump in without reading all 578 pages!
I am really on board with this method of brooding, and since I am also newly on board with a new hatching addiction (including lurking on Blooie's Blankie Fort), I will be needing to set up more than my usual 1 brooder. I ordered a king size heat pad which is due to arrive today. But since I was impatient, and since I have this dog crate that started looking like a really good, but small, brooder, and since I already owned a regular-size continuous heat pad.... I decided to make a modified, mini version.
I did speed read through the Photo gallery for this thread so I would know how to copy making it. You guys are all really creative! I wanted to post the photos of making mine, since these were the kinds of photos that were so helpful for me to learn from.
To make the frame for the smaller version, I looked around to see what I had literally hanging around, and I found these coco fiber baskets from last year's flowers:
After removing all the stuff, I cut away a section of the wire and smashed the rest into a shape I liked:
(That part sticking up got bent and snapped off.) Then I used the press n seal to basically tape the heat pad to the frame.
Here is my attempt to protect the controls from dust. We'll see whether that works or not.
(I put more on later.)
Then I was going to cover it all with a towel, but I looked in our bag of stuff for Goodwill and retrieved a soft scarf that fits quite nicely. I clipped that on with clothes pins.
But you can see that the clothes pins elevate the back of the cave. I didn't want that, so I removed the pins and sewed that part on with very minimal stitching. (I hate to sew.)
I was very careful to get the thread around the wires without hitting the heat pad. I also sewed the flap end of the scarf down because it was draping into the cave when I turned it over.
So now it forms a nice little cave for the chicks:
I guess we'll find out if the scarf stays in place or if the chicks peck it and dismantle it. At least the clothes pins ought to provide them with something to play with. I put a remote sensor underneath it to test how warm it gets. But today's not a good test day, because it's over 70F in my garage. I'll have to monitor how cool it gets overnight when the temperatures drop to see if this heat pad is good enough. It ought to be. I've been using it for years to warm my fish tank brooder that I hand raise baby parakeets in. It keeps that at a steady 90F, but that's with the tank sitting on top of the heat pad, and inside the warm house.
Here it is sitting next to my traditional brooder which currently has 5 one month old chicks in it. Heat lamp is turned off on such a warm day today.
Soooo, I think I am ready for the next 25 eggs to hatch. They are due tomorrow. No pips yet, but this morning I heard distinct chirping! I think I read that means there is internal pipping into the air cell. I can't wait. This is only my second hatch, and I'm still giddy about it! I need to go over and join the blankie fort. I can bring M&Ms. Is anyone allergic to peanuts? (Sorry Blooie, I know you hate chocolate...)
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They look pretty doggone content, @AllynTal
Oh, my vertical water nipples are also on their way from Amazon. Love the free two day shipping with Prime!
This is pretty much unrelated to MHP's, but still about raisings chicks, so here goes.... I have a white picket fence around two sides of my garden which is where the chicks expanded run will be. My plan is to only have them in the garden when I'm home to supervise them (The run attached to the coop is roofed to protect from eagles and hawks, but the garden is open so I won't leave them unattended because we have an abundance of both where I live). I was going to line the picket fence with 24"H chicken wire to keep the chicks from sticking their heads (or bodies!) through when they're little, but now I'm thinking maybe I should go ahead and use 48"H right off the bat to help deter them from trying to fly over and out when they're older?? My question is about the spacing of the chicken wire.... 2" weave, or the smaller 1"? Or 1" on the bottom, and 2" on the top (which will complicate things by requiring two rolls of fencing)?? I don't anticipate putting them outside for another couple weeks because I need to scrub the coop clean and bleach it, which means they'll be at least 3-4 weeks old by then, assuming they're about 5-6 days old now (I just got them this morning from the feed store so I don't really "know" how old they are).
UGH!! I'm thinking that I think I'm overthinking my thinking!!
Anyways, here's a few pics of the garden/coop and the little darlings. They're so **** cute! My 15yr old daughter can't stop fawning over them. Lol. Are they old enough to get some hard-boiled egg as a treat tomorrow? I'm sure she'd love to feed them out of her hand.
Heather
I couldn't decide between the horizontal and the vertical.... I ordered BOTH! Lol. I figure I'll use them eventually, right? Ha ha ha.
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I edited out the photos, but it looks like a pretty good job to me! I wonder about the clothespins too, but you'll have to wait and see what happens with that. I don't know if you saw @Beekissed posts about the way she does hers. I took mine apart day before yesterday and did it her way. The chicks I hatched were so doggone small compared to those that are a few days old when I get them that a for the first time I worried about one getting hung in the wire frame! It's wonderful. Here's a link to that page for you:Hi guys! Mind if I join in?
I think I'm still on page three, reading from the beginning. It's very interesting, but I want to jump in without reading all 578 pages!
I am really on board with this method of brooding, and since I am also newly on board with a new hatching addiction (including lurking on Blooie's Blankie Fort), I will be needing to set up more than my usual 1 brooder. I ordered a king size heat pad which is due to arrive today. But since I was impatient, and since I have this dog crate that started looking like a really good, but small, brooder, and since I already owned a regular-size continuous heat pad.... I decided to make a modified, mini version.
I did speed read through the Photo gallery for this thread so I would know how to copy making it. You guys are all really creative! I wanted to post the photos of making mine, since these were the kinds of photos that were so helpful for me to learn from.
To make the frame for the smaller version, I looked around to see what I had literally hanging around, and I found these coco fiber baskets from last year's flowers:
After removing all the stuff, I cut away a section of the wire and smashed the rest into a shape I liked:
(That part sticking up got bent and snapped off.) Then I used the press n seal to basically tape the heat pad to the frame.
Here is my attempt to protect the controls from dust. We'll see whether that works or not.
(I put more on later.)
Then I was going to cover it all with a towel, but I looked in our bag of stuff for Goodwill and retrieved a soft scarf that fits quite nicely. I clipped that on with clothes pins.
But you can see that the clothes pins elevate the back of the cave. I didn't want that, so I removed the pins and sewed that part on with very minimal stitching. (I hate to sew.)
I was very careful to get the thread around the wires without hitting the heat pad. I also sewed the flap end of the scarf down because it was draping into the cave when I turned it over.
So now it forms a nice little cave for the chicks:
I guess we'll find out if the scarf stays in place or if the chicks peck it and dismantle it. At least the clothes pins ought to provide them with something to play with. I put a remote sensor underneath it to test how warm it gets. But today's not a good test day, because it's over 70F in my garage. I'll have to monitor how cool it gets overnight when the temperatures drop to see if this heat pad is good enough. It ought to be. I've been using it for years to warm my fish tank brooder that I hand raise baby parakeets in. It keeps that at a steady 90F, but that's with the tank sitting on top of the heat pad, and inside the warm house.
Here it is sitting next to my traditional brooder which currently has 5 one month old chicks in it. Heat lamp is turned off on such a warm day today.
Soooo, I think I am ready for the next 25 eggs to hatch. They are due tomorrow. No pips yet, but this morning I heard distinct chirping! I think I read that means there is internal pipping into the air cell. I can't wait. This is only my second hatch, and I'm still giddy about it! I need to go over and join the blankie fort. I can bring M&Ms. Is anyone allergic to peanuts? (Sorry Blooie, I know you hate chocolate...)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/956958/mama-heating-pad-in-the-brooder-picture-heavy-update/450
And you are most certainly welcome here, in my fort, and anywhere else on BYC you care to pop in. But remember that your dues here on MHP are pics of the Littles! Thanks for remembering about the chocolate..got a pork chop laying around not doing anything? THAT'S my idea of a bedtime snack! (Could have had something to do with the heart attack, but I can only give up one vice at a time!)
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