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[Little Wing]

I added myself to your map as well. Good idea!

Welcome aboard.

i appreciate the info, i like your wall feeder ken...might have to take a closer look at them when i come by on friday.

the feeder i have now is not adjustable in any way....just a little cheapie was was actually bought for my first batch that turned into dogfood

If I can scrounge up the wood I'll try to put you one together before then. They are pretty easy to make.

Hi Everyone!

I'm new to chickens and am expecting my first order of 5 chicks to arrive in the next few weeks. I've spent so many hours and learned so much on this forum that I feel my new chicks might actually be able to survive me! Thank you for being here!

My guess is you will have around 20 chickens by the end of summer. (Chicken math) What kind did you order and from where? Welcome to the BYC.

Good to see you back on here!!! The rain is sooo nice!



On another note, the other day I was worried our girls aren't being held enough to get "used to" humans. They are still very very flighty at 6 weeks old. So our neighbor's son and daughter wanted to come over. They wanted to go inside the coop. My thought was SCORE! So I told them if they pick up a chicken they have to hold each one for at least 5 minutes each. I had 3 kids (including my daughter) and then myself holding 15 chickens for a least 5 minutes each for an hour! I was thinking to myself, "I need to have these kids over more often!"

Be careful and don't coddle the roos. They turn out mean sometimes if they are coddled young. I just love child labor. My 2 yr old grandson was catching chicks and holding them while I banded them yesterday. He can even catch the hens. Its hilarious when they start flapping when he catches them, he won't let go.

 

[jpruett86]

Can't hurt to try!! Especially for a fairly cheap design like the PVC feeder

 

[bnjrob]

I know. The woman I work for raises chickens for pilgrims pride. I went down there with her this morning. She has 24,000.

That's what happens when companies want a large profit margin and consumers want the cheapest they can buy.

 

[Little Wing]

Can't hurt to try!! Especially for a fairly cheap design like the PVC feeder

A 4" PVC Y is $43 and 4" PVC pipe is $18 for 10' at Home Depot.

 

[GFamily]

Be careful and don't coddle the roos. They turn out mean sometimes if they are coddled young. I just love child labor. My 2 yr old grandson was catching chicks and holding them while I banded them yesterday. He can even catch the hens. Its hilarious when they start flapping when he catches them, he won't let go.

Well, I haven't gotten brave enough to get a roo yet. Our city only allows 1 roo per 10,000 sq ft. And our property is 10,800 sq. ft. And so that's why I got the sex link chickens so I know I have girls. But, when we do venture out and get that first roo..I'll definitely remember your words of advice! Thank you.

 

[taterdee]

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Welcome aboard.

If I can scrounge up the wood I'll try to put you one together before then. They are pretty easy to make.
My guess is you will have around 20 chickens by the end of summer. (Chicken math) What kind did you order and from where? Welcome to the BYC.

Be careful and don't coddle the roos. They turn out mean sometimes if they are coddled young. I just love child labor. My 2 yr old grandson was catching chicks and holding them while I banded them yesterday. He can even catch the hens. Its hilarious when they start flapping when he catches them, he won't let go.

By coddle do you mean hold? What are other ways to make them more friendly? I'm sure we are bound to have some as we are hatching them. Only 4 days old so far. So holding is ok before they enter that defining cockerel stage right?

 

[PSJ]

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By coddle do you mean hold? What are other ways to make them more friendly? I'm sure we are bound to have some as we are hatching them. Only 4 days old so far. So holding is ok before they enter that defining cockerel stage right?

once i know mine are roosters, they get minimal holding time.

 

[PSJ]

IMO, they are there to do a job. Not to be held. I also don't tolerate an aggressive rooster. AT ALL. Just my opinion though. My rooster has never even looked at my cross ways. He takes care of his girls like he is supposed to, and as long as he does that, we are good.

 

[RachaelS]

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I have to agree 100%, my only mean roosters were ones that were "so friendly" as babies. The guys I have now, don't mess with me, I don't mess with them and we are all three happy. Of course there are exceptions to the rule and it can even vary among breeds. To me the risk is not worth the reward, but that is just my 2 cents

Getting rid of my first boy was heartbreaking, but even more heartbreaking was watching that boy attack my daughter.

 

[taterdee]

IMO, they are there to do a job. Not to be held. I also don't tolerate an aggressive rooster. AT ALL. Just my opinion though. My rooster has never even looked at my cross ways. He takes care of his girls like he is supposed to, and as long as he does that, we are good.

Thanks. I have a 16 mo old who just loves animals. So we went with eggs to start our flock as friendly as possible. Want to make sure we don't mess that up!