The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[Miami Leghorn]

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[Miami Leghorn]

And while I'm at it. Heres some pics of my incubator project still in progress.
Here what I started with after stripping it down.
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This is upside down. False top with fan installed.
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Runners for false side to attach to. Some electrical getting under way. Vent hole at bottom. There's also a vent through the top.
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Couple showing false top and false side.
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More electrical, shelf brackets, lower fan and heating element installed.
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Just a better view of fan and heating element.
The outlets are for the turners.
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Test fitting couple shelves. Theyre tight. Thinking of cutting down some more and adding wood strips behind brackets on that side like I did on the other. Could squeeze 7 shelves in but think for now I'll go with 6 since it give a little more room in between and there's 6 outlets.
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Still have to install thermostat and wire it to heating element and a plug.
Shelves are rough where cut so gonna take some time to smooth those out and need to decide if cutting them down more.
Still plenty more to do but I want to get testing soon. Thinking of maybe adding a light at some point and if need be something to adjust fan speeds. I have some plug in corded dimmer switches so that shouldn't be a big issue.

 

[Miami Leghorn]

Shiner
you've got to put me on the list for your Mille Fleurs.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Got 15 out of 26 so another low hatch.
But here they are....

 

[Miami Leghorn]

Bossman
you've been ramping up your stock.. so I have to ask cuz my gears are turning.. how much feed are you going through a week now?
Starter,grower,etc?

 

[The Moonshiner]

Bossman
you've been ramping up your stock.. so I have to ask cuz my gears are turning.. how much feed are you going through a week now?
Starter,grower,etc?

Lol don't make me figure that out or I'll have to quit hatching chicks. Not knowing helps me believe it isn't much.
I really don't keep track and many have feeders the hold a few days food so that helps no knowing.
Off the top of my head if you mix everything together I would say 80lbs or maybe 90lbs a day so whats that 560lbs to 630lbs a week.
Now see how unreal and absolutely crazy that sounds?

 

[Miami Leghorn]

Lol don't make me figure that out or I'll have to quit hatching chicks. Not knowing helps me believe it isn't much.
I really don't keep track and many have feeders the hold a few days food so that helps no knowing.
Off the top of my head if you mix everything together I would say 80lbs or maybe 90lbs a day so whats that 560lbs to 630lbs a week.
Now see how unreal and absolutely crazy that sounds?

WOW...

Respect.

This is what I was talking about earlier... the people that put in the work the time the effort and the funds to create something different and something special...those are the ones that need to be recognized in any type of endeavor.
Breeding animals is no exception.

 

[Amer]

The Moonshiner, have you ever seen Golden Leghorns? I know they’re in the standard, but I’ve never seen an example.
The hens seem to have mostly dark greyish feathers and I can’t explain it.

 

[Miami Leghorn]

There's a breeder in Arkansas. Jacob Bates and he is heavily into them.
Started with bantams and then moved to large fowl.
Here's a pic of one of his roosters, can't get a hold of a hen picture; I'll try to find one.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Ya Miami has been looking into them for years. He would be the expert.
To me they seem to be/mean different things. Theyre just been a headache for me to follow.