Yay! My chicks are hatching! Boo! They aren't really ameracaunas! Apparently the person I got them from had a rogue Bcm rooster around the ameracauna hens. Not thrilled, but now I have lots of fluffy faced fuzzy legged chicks! Still have eggs in the incubator that haven't hatched yet, I'll post pics when they are all out!
Good Sunday Morning. I got to sleep in today... the little one and the dh are gone for 5 days together... all alone. I was sooooo tempted yesterday to make a trip to Rocky Point and get myself 2 or 3 baby silkies, since I had my brooder all complete(see my avatar pic). I kept resisting and then to stop thinking about it I dusted, vaccumed, and mopped the floor. Well the rain canceled my plans to go outside to rake leaves.. So now I keep thinking I can take the 1 1/2 drive to checkout the WCA. We planned on going April 22 the day before the other babies are suppose to arrive. I was even researching the WCA... found one video and their facebook site (liked it).
On another note (some of whick stopped me from getting a few silk chicks) was that I did not have my Ecoglow50. Yes I ordered one, was not going to since this is my VERY first batch of babies and I want to see how much we love it and if we will keep pursuing chickens and they are costly. Well I changed my mind quickly after Friday 6 o'clock local news. They were reporting about a house fire, but I was not paying much attention. Then they showed the familys chicken coop, so I looked up immediately. They said it was the only thing that did not burn. The family was planning on raising chickens for their eggs and this is how the fire started. I was like WHAT????. Oh no... dont let DH hear. Turns out the cat knocked over the heat lamp they had for their babies and it started the fire, poor chickies did not survive. The house was destroyed. That night I got on the computer and ordered one. With me running to town I was to scared after that story. I had to get the Ecoglow50 with 26 babies coming and a trip to WCA in 5 weeks. I figured the $140 shelled out is worth the peace of knowing my house will not burn down while gone. It was not in the budget, but I will find away to make it fit.
To those going to the WCA cant wait to hear what they had. I really am tempted to go, but then I would want to buy, and I can not keep up with those auctioneers and the price so I would end up paying $50 for one silkie or something. I was curious do they every have small coops go for sale? Do they sell heat lamps because I have one of those that needs to be sold or traded.
Wanted to show you my small brooder set up, I like to keep a few like this. The bulb is a 75 watt night glow reptile bulb from the pet store, sometimes I use the 75 watt red day glow (but it is more $$, not sure why??), and no one panic, there are lots of holes on the lid and sides, the pic only shows the front holes. I am paranoid myself about heat lamps and won't use a bulb over 100 watts at all in the house, LOL, for anything.On another note (some of whick stopped me from getting a few silk chicks) was that I did not have my Ecoglow50. Yes I ordered one, was not going to since this is my VERY first batch of babies and I want to see how much we love it and if we will keep pursuing chickens and they are costly. Well I changed my mind quickly after Friday 6 o'clock local news. They were reporting about a house fire, but I was not paying much attention. Then they showed the familys chicken coop, so I looked up immediately. They said it was the only thing that did not burn. The family was planning on raising chickens for their eggs and this is how the fire started. I was like WHAT????. Oh no... dont let DH hear. Turns out the cat knocked over the heat lamp they had for their babies and it started the fire, poor chickies did not survive. The house was destroyed. That night I got on the computer and ordered one. With me running to town I was to scared after that story. I had to get the Ecoglow50 with 26 babies coming and a trip to WCA in 5 weeks. I figured the $140 shelled out is worth the peace of knowing my house will not burn down while gone. It was not in the budget, but I will find away to make it fit.
To those going to the WCA cant wait to hear what they had. I really am tempted to go, but then I would want to buy, and I can not keep up with those auctioneers and the price so I would end up paying $50 for one silkie or something. I was curious do they every have small coops go for sale? Do they sell heat lamps because I have one of those that needs to be sold or traded.
