Nevadans?

[Harris5]

Thanks for dropping in Kristi! The golden cuckoo marans roo i got from you last year turned out to be gigantic, but most importantly he was a VERY good rooster. I miss him very very much, and fortunately I hatched out some eggs that he had fertilized right before he died and i got one rooster. Its half silkie but it turned out very handsome and has definitely gotten his great rooster qualities. Id like to get another large rooster but I have to figure out how to get rid of three that i dont really want right now... at least two

So sorry about your loss! I'm glad he was a nice boy.

There are more where he came from, so just check in when you decide to replace him.

 

[Egg Yolk]

I live in Dayton!!!! I have Silkies, Araucanas, and a bunch of mixed breeds!

 

[deserthomestead]

Thank you all for the warm welcome!
If the daytime temps are in the 90s and nighttime temps in the mid 60s, can the chicks start outside right away? I'll have a heat lamp for nights. Or, should I keep 'em inside for the first few weeks just in case?
With so many chicks, we'll be setting up a pen in our dining room if they have to be inside.

 

[Christabelle]

I live in Dayton!!!! I have Silkies, Araucanas, and a bunch of mixed breeds!

Yay!! Dayton!!

 

[NevadaRon]

Hi, fellow Nevadans!
I'm brand-new here and have NO experience with chickens at all. I'm a city girl married to a country boy, and he's slowly introducing me to the rural lifestyle. Our goal is to get as self-sufficient as possible with chickens, other livestock, and aquaponics.
I don't have any chickens yet- my first batch ever is currently ordered and set to mail in a week or two. Soon, we'll have 24 Plymouth Barred Rocks!

Hubby and I have found all our coop and run supplies and we're going to start building soon! We're in Sandy Valley - about an hour from Vegas, but we're in and out of Vegas a few times a week.

Howdy deserthomestead and

NV thread! I used to live in Sandy Valley, 20+ years ago. Good luck with your homestead - it's a great adventure you're embarking on.

 

[NevadaRon]

I live in Dayton!!!! I have Silkies, Araucanas, and a bunch of mixed breeds!

WooHoo!

Another Daytonian! Welcome Egg Yolk!

 

[wolftracks]

Thank you all for the warm welcome!
If the daytime temps are in the 90s and nighttime temps in the mid 60s, can the chicks start outside right away? I'll have a heat lamp for nights. Or, should I keep 'em inside for the first few weeks just in case?
With so many chicks, we'll be setting up a pen in our dining room if they have to be inside.

I see multiples are not working...AGAIN!!!

Sheryl, anytime.


OK to answer the above question. You need to have a brooder set up for the first few weeks. Amazing that chicks can hang out in the yard with a hen in a storm, but without momma, you have to be it. A good thing to use is a big plastice tun from Walmart. Set the lamp up in one end, so they can find a cooler spot it they need it. I can't tell you how many people have cooked thier chicks thinking they all had to be kept at one temperature. They need to feather out before they can be out, so you'll have time to play with them and mellow them out. Don't be surprised when you see the hatchery box. Amazing how many chick can be put into those tiny boxes. Thing is, they grow so fast you'll be shocked.


I've had eggs running out of my ears. I can't even imagine having the winds you guy get in Reno. Man! My Marans pen which wasn't completed ended up on rabbit cages and my next door neighbor's shop roof. Nope, not a hoop coop either. Those things held up so well, I couldn't believe it. If I find land and no house I may put one together to live in! So for the past 2 or 3 weeks, I have had 3 pens of birds all over the backyard. I don't even want to think of what it's going to take to clean my patio and outside wall

So I had a little special and gave away over 100 eggs and still selling a bunch now. I have no room in the bators and I'm not going to waste anything. Speaking of incubators, I killed off more chicks. Found out I had left the vents completely closed. 3 hatches later and no chicks I ended up with chicks not strong enough to hatch. I got 3 out out of 61 eggs. OK, so were clears or had stopped, but that was probably due to the vents. I couldn't even get any that I tried to assist to make it. I was so mad at myself. I have 2 more hatches that may have been damaged from carbon dioxide. I hope not, but it's possible. The chicks that did hatch this time are extra loud. Wonder if that's from being gassed.

OK, just wanted to say hi. Now to figure out what all I have to sell.

 

[americanvalkyrie]

Quick question... I have a single duckling hatching, and 2 broody hens sharing the nest. They're pretty much my 2 most submissive hens. Do I need to remove one so the other will bond with the baby? Will they fight over it?

 

[americanvalkyrie]

Hi, Egg Yolk and deserthomestead! As an answer to your chick question... I would NOT put them outside yet, if they have no mom. I'd keep them inside, where you could keep the constant temps at 95 or so for a few weeks. You're in a warmer area, but the temperature fluctuations can be hard on them if they have no feathers or a mom, plus keeping a heat lamp that high outside can be dangerous. (The heat lamp thing is my opinion. I've seen too many coop fires.)

Sheryl, the potatoes are in but the sweet potatoes are not yet. They ship separately.

 

[SunnyDawn]

I live in Dayton!!!! I have Silkies, Araucanas, and a bunch of mixed breeds!

Welcome Egg Yolk!!!
I can't believe how many folks from Dayton we have on here.

Thank you all for the warm welcome!
If the daytime temps are in the 90s and nighttime temps in the mid 60s, can the chicks start outside right away? I'll have a heat lamp for nights. Or, should I keep 'em inside for the first few weeks just in case?
With so many chicks, we'll be setting up a pen in our dining room if they have to be inside.

Not til they're feathered out. Make sure the brooder is big enough for them to get well away from the heat source. Especially in this heat. Good luck!!!


Glad to hear you are feeling better Sheryl!


Aubrey let us know how the outdoor nests work. I have a couple of pullet's that refuse to lay in the coop anyway. They like the shade under the coop instead.