The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[uphilljill]

LOVE the baby goats! We're expecting some soon as well.

Cheese cave/wine fridge: Actually not much is needed to modify the wine fridge. The temperature range is already good (unlike a mini dorm-style fridge.) Just add a water tray to the bottom to pump up the humidity... Much like an incubator. Shallow tray with more surface area work best, and add sponges if needed to get it up to 90-95%.

 

[chicken pickin]

That was fast. Just went to check on it, and sure enough, the electrolytes was too much for it. At least it died in a quiet place. Cute little thing, wish I could have ducks.

Sorry you lost the little duckling. You tried and that's what counts

 

[Fred's Hens]

LOVE the baby goats! We're expecting some soon as well.

Cheese cave/wine fridge: Actually not much is needed to modify the wine fridge. The temperature range is already good (unlike a mini dorm-style fridge.) Just add a water tray to the bottom to pump up the humidity... Much like an incubator. Shallow tray with more surface area work best, and add sponges if needed to get it up to 90-95%.

Love your avatar!!!!!

 

[Cynthia12]

Sorry you lost the little duckling. You tried and that's what counts

Thank you, I did. They are so cute.

 

[CibolaChooks]

My dream is to have big ole huge barn. The old kind with stalls on both sides and a hay loft up top in the middle.

I think I've decided to buy another coop.  I need something larger for growing out my meaties.  After that, I can use it for juveniles, pairing up particular birds for breeding, separating anyone injured, excess roosters for the soup pot, etc.  I don't have the time to build another one myself, so I'm gonna buy one.

Dang, I wish I had a big ole barn.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Thank you...

That was fast. Just went to check on it, and sure enough, the electrolytes was too much for it. At least it died in a quiet place. Cute little thing, wish I could have ducks.

Awwww, poor thing. I'm sorry.

 

[Happy Chooks]

My dream is to have big ole huge barn. The old kind with stalls on both sides and a hay loft up top in the middle.

Yup, exactly. So I can fill it with chickens. And maybe some ducks.

 

[TeaChick]

Sally, I'm really sorry. That just plain sucks!


This year was H@!! on my runs. One is completely collapsed, the other partially, a gate is demolished, and all netting is trashed. It truly looks like a run down slum over here. I can't wait for spring, to tear out and rebuild.

Oh, my! Yeah, I have no concept of snow doing all that. We get hurricanes once in a while, and tornadoes every blue moon or two, but not anything that destroys several years worth of work over the course of a few months.

I think I've decided to buy another coop. I need something larger for growing out my meaties. After that, I can use it for juveniles, pairing up particular birds for breeding, separating anyone injured, excess roosters for the soup pot, etc. I don't have the time to build another one myself, so I'm gonna buy one.

Dang, I wish I had a big ole barn.

Oh, I wish I had a big ole barn too!!!

I don't think this Leghorn hen is broody! Lol! She was practically begging me to take the eggs:

Lol!

It looks like she's thinking: What? I just wanted a nap!!!

 

[TeaChick]

Thank you...

That was fast. Just went to check on it, and sure enough, the electrolytes was too much for it. At least it died in a quiet place. Cute little thing, wish I could have ducks.

You did what you could for it and at least it had the peace and quiet at the end.

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Cochins

What colors did you get?

x2

I just got a dozen cochins.....wooohooo

What?!?!?!? Share please???

I went to a feed store here in town today. They had just gotten a shipment of chicks/ducks in today. Of course, I have to look. There was a little duck on it's back having a hard time. At first I thought it was just stuck like that, but it was dieing. I asked if I could have it to take home and try to bring it along. I gave it some electrolytes, knowing that this would either help it, or help it go faster. That stuff can be a shock to them when they are close to death. So far, it's still breathing. Can anyone tell me what kind of duck this is? I can't keep a duck, but I couldn't leave it there, the others were just trampling all over it..which is what I think happened all the way to the store. Crossing fingers for it..I'm sure I can find someone that will take it if it lives.

At least it isn't being trampled on now. It can rest in peace. Or go in peace.

Hope the little guy (or girl) does alright!!!

 

[CibolaChooks]

Yup, exactly.  So I can fill it with chickens.  And maybe some ducks.

exactly!!! with their runs on the outsids. Maybe two pens per stall. That would be awesome.