What kind of chicks? Leghorn Im sure but what variety?
The Moonshiner's Leghorns
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Nope. Legbars and Welsummer. Just 1/2 dozen of each.
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I don't think it's fall yet but been feeling like it. Very low 80s and upper 50s overnights. Don't know how long it will last but it has me thinking of fall preparations. Nothing like that to make me feel behind again.
Will have final count on this week's hatch tonight and then a small batch going into lockdown Sunday. Try not to set the next ones until the small batch is done. Really need to get on that 10 or 11 day hatch cycle instead of 7.
Got my brooder stand done. Haven't been running any heat lamps in the chick house since it had been so hot. Hatches have been spending the first week in my room and the second week in the mud room but looking to eliminate the mudroom brooder so need to hook up heat lamp in the chick house for the 1 to 2 week olds and probably for the 2 to 3 week olds. If they don't need it now they may soon.
Was about to put in a box fan or two down there just to circulate some air. Might be too late for that so thinking maybe a radio instead. Used to have one for years as a "predator deterrent". Don't know that it helped but it didn't hurt and then I could have some tunes while I'm down there.
Working my day off tomorrow again or at least a 1/2+ day. Need to pick up those chicks tomorrow. Won't get a lot done next few days but off Monday so big plans after that is juvie pens. That means more adults need to go and others shuffled around. Not sure on exact plan yet since no pens are snake proof and won't be without a lot of work and more hardware cloth.
Might just look into making some of those wire bottom types for next year. Always something else I need or think I do. Speaking off I've been jonesing to buy another incubator but have resisted. I mean just another cheap cheap little one wouldn't hurt, would it?
That's about all I have going on ATM.
Will have final count on this week's hatch tonight and then a small batch going into lockdown Sunday. Try not to set the next ones until the small batch is done. Really need to get on that 10 or 11 day hatch cycle instead of 7.
Got my brooder stand done. Haven't been running any heat lamps in the chick house since it had been so hot. Hatches have been spending the first week in my room and the second week in the mud room but looking to eliminate the mudroom brooder so need to hook up heat lamp in the chick house for the 1 to 2 week olds and probably for the 2 to 3 week olds. If they don't need it now they may soon.
Was about to put in a box fan or two down there just to circulate some air. Might be too late for that so thinking maybe a radio instead. Used to have one for years as a "predator deterrent". Don't know that it helped but it didn't hurt and then I could have some tunes while I'm down there.
Working my day off tomorrow again or at least a 1/2+ day. Need to pick up those chicks tomorrow. Won't get a lot done next few days but off Monday so big plans after that is juvie pens. That means more adults need to go and others shuffled around. Not sure on exact plan yet since no pens are snake proof and won't be without a lot of work and more hardware cloth.
Might just look into making some of those wire bottom types for next year. Always something else I need or think I do. Speaking off I've been jonesing to buy another incubator but have resisted. I mean just another cheap cheap little one wouldn't hurt, would it?
That's about all I have going on ATM.
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