shellyfromMN
In the Brooder
- Apr 1, 2020
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Hello all.
My name is Shelly and I am from Minnesota. I am new to BYC and new to having chickens. My husband and I made a pretty sweet coop for our flock after looking and researching on this website and many others. We then bought 4 pullets (2 barred rock and 2 black australorps) which began laying eggs within the past week. 5 cornish cross chicks which are still in the brooder. Im using an outdoor brooder with a "mama heating pad" which is working out really well even for my spring climate; an idea I found on BYC here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/brooding-with-mama-heating-pad.67728/
We also have 2 Pekin ducklings and 2 Chinese goslings. So far things are going well. I am having trouble keeping the water fowl from spilling the water all over in the coop and I am thinking of changing to water nipples instead of the hanging waterer I have now. I am also considering changing from wood chips on the bottom of the coop to sand but I am wondering if the sand will cause the coop to be colder in the winter. MN has some cold winters so I could use some advice on keeping my flock alive for the winter - especially the water fowl. Any advice would be appreciated.
My name is Shelly and I am from Minnesota. I am new to BYC and new to having chickens. My husband and I made a pretty sweet coop for our flock after looking and researching on this website and many others. We then bought 4 pullets (2 barred rock and 2 black australorps) which began laying eggs within the past week. 5 cornish cross chicks which are still in the brooder. Im using an outdoor brooder with a "mama heating pad" which is working out really well even for my spring climate; an idea I found on BYC here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/brooding-with-mama-heating-pad.67728/
We also have 2 Pekin ducklings and 2 Chinese goslings. So far things are going well. I am having trouble keeping the water fowl from spilling the water all over in the coop and I am thinking of changing to water nipples instead of the hanging waterer I have now. I am also considering changing from wood chips on the bottom of the coop to sand but I am wondering if the sand will cause the coop to be colder in the winter. MN has some cold winters so I could use some advice on keeping my flock alive for the winter - especially the water fowl. Any advice would be appreciated.
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