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myfivegirls said:
I raise most of my chicks in an outside brooder using the "Mama heating pad" method so they feather out fast & get acclimated to the current temps ASAP. I've done hatches in late September/early October - some of which were raised by broody hens outside from day 3. By the time they were feathered out, they were very adapted to the cooler weather.
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Thank you for the info. I checked out the Mama Heating Pad method (never heard of it before!) and your website, which is very nice. It's professional looking and provides all the information necessary. I hope you are very successful in your venture. :)
 
Chicken/Bantam lover!, and DeAnzaJig,
Welcome to the on line Coop you two :D

Most Chickens need at least 5 months to fully Mature ..some a little more
Most can go outside - when they are fully feathered at between 1- 2 months - starting May to june ...
 
DeAnzaJig said:
Thank you for the info. I checked out the Mama Heating Pad method (never heard of it before!) and your website, which is very nice. It's professional looking and provides all the information necessary. I hope you are very successful in your venture. :)
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Glad to help out! I really like the Mama Heating Pad & it's also less electricity. I will say when it's cold & chicks are just-hatched, they spend the first few days mostly under the heating pad. But once they're fully feathered, I've had some 7-week-olds be without heat even when we had a 30 degrees night.
But they'd also been outside in the brooder most of their life.
Thanks - I'm just a novice at making websites, but I try.
 

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Chicken/Bantam lover! said:
Oh! I bet the bantam Specles are cute!
I love my Speckles! They lay a good amount of eggs and are VERY friendly. They also have a good chance of going broody but none of mine have yet...
I suggest you handle the chicks a lot because they became so friendly they follow me around lol:hugs
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I've got a broosy speckled Sussex right now! She's sitting on 11 silkie eggs, I've got to remember to candle those. The eggs were a bit old so I'm not sure they will develop.
 
AmberKnits said:
I've got a broosy speckled Sussex right now! She's sitting on 11 silkie eggs, I've got to remember to candle those. The eggs were a bit old so I'm not sure they will develop.
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Cool!
What I do with broody hens is just put eggs under her all from like, the day you move her to a secluded area. If you don't move her, you might want to mark the eggs she is sitting on in case another hen kicks her off for a bit to lay an egg (since the broody hens I've had all sit on eggs in the favorite nesting box)
I love Silkies and have learned they have a good chance of going broody so good luck!
 
Chicken/Bantam lover! said:
Cool!
What I do with broody hens is just put eggs under her all from like, the day you move her to a secluded area. If you don't move her, you might want to mark the eggs she is sitting on in case another hen kicks her off for a bit to lay an egg (since the broody hens I've had all sit on eggs in the favorite nesting box)
I love Silkies and have learned they have a good chance of going broody so good luck!
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I only have one rooster, a silkie, so most of my eggs aren't fertilized. I'd been collecting eggs from the silkie hen to hatch in an incubator - but I got distracted. I marked them all when I gave them to the SS - but I think we are on day 9 or 10 now. Of course it's a rainy miserable day....
 

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