Treats? Egg yolk, bugs and grit?

[FingerLakesChick]

I've been looking at shed kits too. Thinking that I can make needed adjustments like adding nests, perches etc. to the structure as needed. I am not much of a builder either. My DH is a mason and has offered to pour a concrete floor for me though! He's offered to build a henhouse too, but he has to find the time for that - and we don't do projects well together.

How bad is this? I put a radio out next to them when I went to work this morning. They seemed pretty contented with it.

Spoiled rotten chickies I'm raising, me thinks.

 

[iopele]

LOL--my birds are spoiled, but I haven't yet put a radio out for them!

I'll be looking at sheds this weekend since my babies are outgrowing their brooder at an alarming rate. I wish the premade hen houses weren't so expensive! The least expensive one I've found that would fit all my birds is about $1500, and that doesn't include shipping. YOUCH. Spoiled birds or not, that's a bit too high for me!

Next week I think I'm going to try giving the babies some crickets--today they went onto the grass for the first time and viciously slaughtered a grasshopper.

I hope I can get my camera to do video when I give 'em the crickets. I have a feeling it'll be extremely cute!

 

[cookinmom]

They'll get more egg yolk later

Just wondering, but why do you not give them the white too?​

 

[thndrdancr]

I wished the premade ones werent so high either. I THINK we can kind of piece something together, but who knows what it will look like! I am the one picked up a desk that had FREE on it in a drive way and am TRYING to convert that for my henhouse, but only have two. I told my mom, well even if we ruin it trying, we will get ideas of how to do it right next time, desks are a dime a dozen at garage sales.
Chickens arent picky, I just want to make sure and keep the predators out.

I seen some premade ones that are so cute on ebay that are going for about $300, that are made in England, they look cute, but they arent shipping them til the end of summer. Cant wait THAT long! And they are about 6 x 4 for the runs and most are only 30 inches high.

I miss them being lil chicks, but mine are 8 weeks an still run peeping for me when I leave the room. Crazy birds!

I HOPE to get my lil run built/finished this weekend, if it would just stop raining!

 

[iopele]

Cookinmom, I don't know why the whites aren't fed, too. Everything I've read recommends feeding crumbled yolks. I usually give the whites to my German Shepherd so she doesn't get jealous that the chicks are getting treats!

 

[FingerLakesChick]

Well my chicks LOVE crumbled yolks, BUT they will only eat them out of my hand!! I think I'm creating monsters, but I just can't help it. Last night my DH asked if I wanted a sleeping bag to sack out on the porch with them. If I thought it would be comfortable - I would!! One of the RIR's, Junie Bug, just wants to be near me all the time. Is this common? Do they grow out of this? (I hope not). I thought RIR's were a little skittish. I hope they are always so sweet.

Found a shed on sale - FINALLY!! I'll need to make modifcations to it, but atleast now they have someplace to go in a few weeks!!

 

[iopele]

When I picked my sons up from school today (the last day of school!) I noticed some nice tender clover growing and picked a handful... my babies weren't as thrilled about it as they are about egg yolk, though! It's so cool to see them come over when I come up to the door to their brooder cage and say, "Here chick chick." Today I made them all come to me before I opened my hand--one kept pecking at my freckles like he was thinking, "Okay, come on, I know there's SOMETHING good to eat in here!" LOL!