They are here

[ladyride]

16 baby broilers are here I forget how small those little critters are. All alive here in less than 24 hours of shipping. Everyone has eat, drank & of course pooed. They are set up in the brooder in their tractor . Thanks to everyone on here for giving me the courage to try them. Now to watch them grow for my table. Thanks Ideal.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Congrats!!! Where did you get them from? Take a pic of those little buggars if you can.

 

[ladyride]

got them from Ideal appears they they sent 1 extra will try to post pics in am was sooo busy today

 

[ladyride]

baby pics & their setup keep in mind the tractor is not quite complete yet still gathering roofing materials have to pick up today & the wheels. the brooder

the babies

so tiny the tractor

 

[Jenlyn9483]

Nice tractor. I need to start getting my ideas together. I just got my 5 colored broilers from ideal yesterday plus I got a couple extra dark cornish roos and I got some other sexlink roos. I'm supplenting their chick starter with half game bird starter for the first 3 weeks to get them off to a good start. That really puts the bulk on them.

 

[wyoDreamer]

Are you using wood pellets for bedding?

I really like you tractor. Will you keep them in there until freezer camp?

 

[ladyride]

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yep on wood pellets they had paper towels was changing when made pics. they will live there til camp kenmore

 

[4-H chicken mom]

Congrats and good luck.

 

[eds500]

Looks like your holiday season will be filled with fresh, backyard grown chicken meat. I like your brooder alot. Nice setup. Please post back on your progress.

 

[ladyride]

All 16 still alive & have doubled in size in 1 week . We have had some ranging temps lately they are hardier than we think. They are in a tractor with a light we have made some adjustments to maintain temps at 80. Daytime gets to 90 but nighttime has been around 80.Outside temps are 80's nightime 60's. We have had a couple with pasty butt. But they are growing like nothing I have ever seen. As long as this trend continues I am sure we will be happy with the outcome.They will be hardened so to speak before the light goes away I think.