Texas

[TexasLisa]

mylittlechicken and familypendragon: Howdy and

from Rosenberg, TX.

Lisa

 

[familypendragon]

Great! What brings you to my neck of the woods?

 

[showbarnmom]

Great! What brings you to my neck of the woods?

Oh you know, the norm. Have to pillage and plunder.

My best friend lives in weatherford, and we compete in cowboy mounted shooting and have a shoot in Decatur. At the lovely NRS arena.

 

[3chickchicks]

Hey y'all!

I finally got my chicks. They're lovely ladies at 7 weeks old. From left to right: Black Australorp (Ms. Ruth), Dominique (no name yet), and a Buff Brahma (no name yet).



They're so much fun to watch! They've been scratching in the dirt like adults do. Ms. Ruth (the black australorp) really looks a person over and is a bit suspicious. The dominique is a brave soul who already doesn't mind sitting on my knee. She had some poopy butt (not at the vent, just stuck in her feathers) so I cleaned her off, which she seemed to enjoy, and I think I found a few mites. So I'm going to dust them and their living quarters.
The buff brahma is quite shy but she's getting better.
Today is the third day that I've had them and they're already sort of greeting me though they're still a little unsure of me (unless they hear the crinkle of the mealworm package). It's a bit hot to lock them inside the coop 24/7 so during the day they're in the run. I'm struggling to get them to go into their coop at night. I tried a flashlight yesterday but I still had to put them inside. It was one of those little push button LED flashlights. Maybe I'm doing things wrong? Maybe I should hang a work light and turn it on before it starts to get dark and just leave it on at night? I hesitate to leave it on all night because of attracting bugs like mosquito.

 

[jesirose]

Cute!

Do they have a roost inside the coop?

 

[tx203grower]

I have never dealt with Ideal in Cameron. Personally, I like Hill Country Poultry in Burnet. You can view their inventory on just about a daily basis on their website hillcountrypoultry.com. They also sell custom coops and other supplies you may need. It is a family owned small business, and is where I got most of my flock. They have good a good selection, and I must say I am pleased with my experience with them. May just be worth checking out.

hillcountrypoultry.com
mobilechickencoops.com

 

[mylittlechicken]

Yes I know Hutto. We brought our dogs to Triple Crown Kennel, when were on Vacation

 

[3chickchicks]

Cute!

Do they have a roost inside the coop?

Yes they do. They have one that's about 12" off the floor of the coop. There's another taller one but I don't expect them to use that until they're bigger.

 

[yinepu]

Quote:
HAHAHAHA.. don't bet on that!

I walked into the office the other day where the youngest were brooding.. found one sitting on top of the closet door looking down at me just as proud as he could be!

 

[yinepu]

Ok Dallas bator users, what humidity should I be shooting for? My humidity in my house is 48!

dry dry dry dry

I wouldn't add any water at all unless the air cells are calling for it

i've even been hatching dry this year since when I did bump up the humidity at hatch I had a couple that were a teeny bit too sticky for my liking.. so not adding water at all for incubating or hatching atm