NY chicken lover!!!!

[McBride55]

Cass, I am doing just that. Using a tote to start with pine chips, and feeder/waterer and light. I am getting 6 pulletts as I donLt want any roos. Someone told me to turn the light off at night and cover the brooder to keep it warm, not sure I like that idea.

Rancher, I am taking it slow to learn all I can while enjoying my chicks. I realy apreciate the advice I have received on this site.

 

[Gramma Chick]

Hello all, I'm from the Saratoga area (Washington County).

Welcome ...To Our Flock !

 

[Breella]

While delivering my newspapers this morning I passed someone who was throwing away 20 or so mason jars! Some of them are the extra large size with wide mouth! I thought I was going to have to come up with a new feeder for the 4 week old because they're emptying the current setup pretty quickly but this new mason jar is twice the size! Now I just need to rig up a new hanging net for it.

The small mouth ones I may paint for decoration!

 

[Tough Old Bird]

While delivering my newspapers this morning I passed someone who was throwing away 20 or so mason jars! Some of them are the extra large size with wide mouth! I thought I was going to have to come up with a new feeder for the 4 week old because they're emptying the current setup pretty quickly but this new mason jar is twice the size! Now I just need to rig up a new hanging net for it.

The small mouth ones I may paint for decoration!

As they say: "One person's trash is someone else's treasure." Good for you to be so industrious! Saves $ !!

TOB

 

[Lynzi777]

Cheeps come today!!! I don't know how I'm going to work this morning....

Breella - sent you a pm, did you get it? Nice score on the mason jars!!

 

[pharmchickrnmom]

bob

 

[Cass]

Cass, I am doing just that. Using a tote to start with pine chips, and feeder/waterer and light. I am getting 6 pulletts as I donLt want any roos. Someone told me to turn the light off at night and cover the brooder to keep it warm, not sure I like that idea.

Rancher, I am taking it slow to learn all I can while enjoying my chicks. I realy apreciate the advice I have received on this site.

Don't think covering the brooder will keep it warm enough in the first few weeks. I leave my brooder light on 24/7 for the first 4 weeks ...there is enough room for them to get away from it if they are too hot and I move it up away from the brooder as the weeks go on. I turn it off in the DAY after the 4th week and put them outside in the coop week 5 - 6 (depending on smell and SO's tolerance). If you use an actual heat bulb make sure you have a light fixture with a ceramic base....the cheap brooder light looking clamp on lamps can and will melt with the heat of the brooder heat bulb.

 

[NookNook01]

bob

Marley!

 

[Tough Old Bird]

bob

... white

as in the little quail with the cute whistle.


TOB

 

[armorfirelady]

Quote: Ugh ok. It figures lol