I went to the local farm supply store today to start my supply shopping...waterer, feeder, pine shavings, etc...
One of the ladies working there raises Banty's and in a cardboard box there was a buff broody hen with 9 0r 10 day old chicks! She let my son hold a few of them. I was asking her for directions to the heat lamps and bulbs and she said the broody & chicks she had in yesterday were bought by a lady who took the broody & all so she didn't have to worry about heat lamps. I was mentally placing the whole box in my truck when my son says...Mommy what about the chicks we ordered (he helped pick them out) and I said we may have room for more. Then it was Mommy where are we going to put them. My brooder is a 4'x5' shipping crate and the top is not finished, I'm cutting out holes & putting hardware cloth & hinges. The coop is planned but not built yet....have to wait for better weather. So I went with my sons' better judgement and came home with my list of supplies I went in for and am again patiently waiting for April...
One of the ladies working there raises Banty's and in a cardboard box there was a buff broody hen with 9 0r 10 day old chicks! She let my son hold a few of them. I was asking her for directions to the heat lamps and bulbs and she said the broody & chicks she had in yesterday were bought by a lady who took the broody & all so she didn't have to worry about heat lamps. I was mentally placing the whole box in my truck when my son says...Mommy what about the chicks we ordered (he helped pick them out) and I said we may have room for more. Then it was Mommy where are we going to put them. My brooder is a 4'x5' shipping crate and the top is not finished, I'm cutting out holes & putting hardware cloth & hinges. The coop is planned but not built yet....have to wait for better weather. So I went with my sons' better judgement and came home with my list of supplies I went in for and am again patiently waiting for April...
