Texas

[shewatson]

Hello Shawnakapete and Shewatson! Welcome to the enablers thread.

Hello learning all the tricks with this web site

 

[lovingmyhens]

I am in Chapel Hill just east of the big city of Tyler Texas. Howdy everyone

hello! From Katy, Tx...Chapel Hill is GORGEOUS!!!!!
Melanie
What kind of chickens do you have??

 

[RustedOak]

Ok ya'll I am loving the earthworm thing.... I can do them much easier than the mealworms. Yep I am really digging it.....  
As soon as the coop is in working order, I am starting the worm farm.  I don't have any kind of compost here yet so between this and the DL I should have that covered. 

Best part is, it doesn't stink. My worm farm is in my house, under a table in the laundry room. You open the lid and it has an earthy smell. No odor. Just be sure you get red wigglers. Regular earthworms won't work. Most people order them online. I was lucky enough to find someone at our local farmer's market that sold them.

 

[RustedOak]

Enable? More like peer pressure! Hahaha

 

[magpiesing]

Good day folks, We moved our little gang into their new quarters last yesterday. They love it. Lots more room to run around. This should hold them for a couple of weeks until we get a growout pen built and it warms up more.
We checked on them four times until about 4am and they were fine even though it got cold. My hubby built this out of all stuff we had around here. I think the only thing that was new were the screws holding it together. lol

 

[shewatson]

hello! From Katy, Tx...Chapel Hill is GORGEOUS!!!!!
Melanie
What kind of chickens do you have??

I have ameraucana, frizzle cochin, quail Antwerp Belgians all bantams

 

[ClovisMan]

Good day folks, We moved our little gang into their new quarters last yesterday. They love it. Lots more room to run around. This should hold them for a couple of weeks until we get a growout pen built and it warms up more.
We checked on them four times until about 4am and they were fine even though it got cold. My hubby built this out of all stuff we had around here. I think the only thing that was new were the screws holding it together. lol

See what I mean??? Enablers. Posting fuzzy chick pictures like that knowing that my huge brooder is empty!

 

[SlipsWife]

I have my first try at hatching eggs shipping to me this weekend! They are Silkied/Split Ameraucana.

I'm so excited! We bought an incubator at TSC yesterday, a Farm Innovators 4200 w/turning tray. I've read not to trust the thermometer so I will pick a second one up this weekend.

 

[A1momof3]

I am in Chapel Hill just east of the big city of Tyler Texas. Howdy everyone

Hey Chapel Hill, I am in Quitman just about 40 miles north of Tyler, give or take a mile. Welcome!!

Okay, so update on the horizontal chicken nipples....

After my birds spent the first night in the coop, I went back out the next morning and grabbed Matilda the Rooster. He squawked and kicked, but I finally wrangled him into submission. I poked his beak into one of the nipples and low and behold a drop of water came out. This immediately got his attention and he stood there staring at it shaking his head. I immediately grabbed the Jane the rooster and did the same thing. That's when they went at it like they havene't had water in a year. Well after that, it didn't take long for them to teach their ladies and Guineas how to use the nipples. Overall it was pretty simple. You just have to wait and show them how to use them when they are thirsty. I doubt I will ever go back to the nasty gravity water buckets that collect poop and pine shavings.

What is your PBC pipe connected to? Well, I mean I see the hose but is it connected to a gravity bucket on the wall or what?

Good day folks, We moved our little gang into their new quarters last yesterday. They love it. Lots more room to run around. This should hold them for a couple of weeks until we get a growout pen built and it warms up more.
We checked on them four times until about 4am and they were fine even though it got cold. My hubby built this out of all stuff we had around here. I think the only thing that was new were the screws holding it together. lol

They are so cute. It's only been 3 weeks but I can't hardly remember my peeps being so fuzzy...... see I need a handful more to remind me!!! LOL

 

[ClovisMan]

I have my first try at hatching eggs shipping to me this weekend! They are Silkied/Split Ameraucana.

I'm so excited! We bought an incubator at TSC yesterday, a Farm Innovators 4200 w/turning tray. I've read not to trust the thermometer so I will pick a second one up this weekend.

Oh Oh...keep us posted on how that Bator treats you. I keep walking past them at TSC and thinking I need one. Its easier to justify just picking something up at TSC than ordering the HovaBator I really want off the internets.