Sorry you had a bad experience from McMurray what did they say about the dead chicks? Are they going to resend? I got mine from Meyer they are really nice there and have a wonderful selection. They will be a year old this spring and right now I get almost 100% laying. Where is Crazy Chicken Ranch? I want some SLW or GLW. Have fun with your new chicks I am so jealous.
Ok, so we are home. Kelly made me promise not to get more than 8... So I took her with me and we came home with 10 LOLI guess that means I win again LOL We decided to bring home 4 Jersey Giants and 6 EE's. She was down to 2 JG, but still looked to have quite a few of the other breeds. Silver and Golden Wy's, EE's, Leghorns, Maybe Isa's...I wouldn't hesitate to purchase from her again either! Very Happy with how they are settling in. I will be getting some guinea's from her come March I think
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Oh and Trefoil, not sure who that is, never met her but have seen her on the facebook groups too
where are you locatedtj - I have brooded chicks in a tank. I love it. We only use a regular 60 watt bulb and set it flush on the lid. It has been nice to keep track of the little guys just by looking across the room. As long as you keep track of the temp your good. After they get bigger we move them to a cardboard box - we like low tech and the fact I can burn the box not have to clean it.
No school up here again today as it rained on top of our snow all night. The back roads are going to be fun since they were still snow covered. We are staying home today.
I brought my chronic sneezer in last night. He's a Showgirl named Buzz. I wanted to try some antibiotic and observe him. The first thing I did was put medicine in his water and offer it to him. What I noticed was his comb is an odd Silkie kind of shape the covers part of one nostril. When he got a drink he got his comb wet which the water then drained off his comb into his nostril. I'm thinking now it may not be illness but his comb causing the problem. I don't think there is much that can be done in that case. Thankfully he is a late sleeper and didn't start crowing in the basement until after 8.
I have a couple Russian Orloff Roosters needing homes if anyone is interested. They are very friendly and I want to try and find them good homes. Puppy 1 and Puppy 2 will follow me everywhere and jump to eat out of my hand. They hatched in mid - June but are still not quite mature - just starting to show girl interest and still not crowing.
We have made plans for hatching eggs next week.A little early for this year but they are for my son's 4-H project and we only want a few so they will get more attention and handling.
If I didn't say this already I had 32 when all was said and done in my house, love those little chickies but never again I heard they create a lot of dust but I figured it would be within so many feet of the brooder oh no it was all through my house I still find it in some places!
Cheapest is cardboard box... While they're small they're in the garage or basement. I like using totes for a while, but once feathered out I have a large wire brooder box they'll go in out in the shed.
This is the brooder box DH made... (it has a hinged lid also in wire). Works great. Has a divider in the center to have separate broods going.
Keep in mind that once their feathers come in, they'll try to fly out of the container so you'll need a lid of sorts. I use an adjustable window screen from the hardware store.
On a more entertaining note....... I totally gave myself a fat lip and bloody nose yesterday. Turned to fast to go back in the house and the slight spacial miscalculation caused me to darn near knocked myself out, hitting the door frame..... it was epic! LOL! Today I have a fat lip and bruised nose and sore tooth of all things. LOL!
I used a clear see-through tub last year and it worked just fine. I used a dog crate grate on top that kept them in and gave plenty of ventilation at the same time.
