Pippin's D'uccle hatch-along and week by week chick growth!

[PippinTheChicken]

5 days to go!
2 days until lockdown

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Here's the brooder! I'm adding the bedding later on. I've cleaned the feeders and waterers but I'm adding them when I add the bedding

Do you think I'll need a lid?

 

[Silkie Princess]

Here's the brooder! I'm adding the bedding later on. I've cleaned the feeders and waterers but I'm adding them when I add the bedding
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Do you think I'll need a lid?

Oooh! Looks good!

 

[Silkie Princess]

I don't think we're communicating right...
there were 6 eggs.
1 was taken away.
1 is probably dead
so there are 4 eggs left with hope of chicks

Whoops! I don't know why I thought you had 7eggs

 

[Silkie Princess]

Here's the brooder! I'm adding the bedding later on. I've cleaned the feeders and waterers but I'm adding them when I add the bedding
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Do you think I'll need a lid?

No, at least not the first days

 

[Mrs J]

oh I see. I thought shelf liners would work because it has a good grip, but guess not

I use the multi use no slip shelf liners and cut them to size, it only costs £3.00 for a large roll and they can go in the dishwasher or be cleaned and reused.

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Oooh! Looks good!

it's not as wide as I would've wanted, but it's long enough so the chicks can escape the heat if they wanted to. It's only for a max of 4 chicks so they'll fit nicely

No, at least not the first days

ok, thanks, if I notice them trying to jump out, I have a cardboard box I can open up for a lid

 

[PippinTheChicken]

I use the multi use no slip shelf liners and cut them to size, it only costs £3.00 for a large roll and they can go in the dishwasher or be cleaned and reused.

The thing is that i don't know what shelf liners are

 

[Mrs J]

The thing is that i don't know what shelf liners are

I get them from Amazon, they are great

 

[PippinTheChicken]

ohhhh those? thats the pink stuff i put on the brooder floor under the bedding. Yeah, it's good