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Does anyone know of a breeder in washington state where I can get dutch bantam hens from???? I've looked everywhere and I can't find any D:
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Congrats on the babies! Are the JG a lot bigger than the others... Is that why they are seperated?Final count on my very first hatch:
27 eggs made it to lockdown- 21 hatched
8 BBS JG ( 9 hatched but we lost one to an unhealed naval)
6 Salmon Favs
4 Ameraucanas
2 Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks
Depending on how big the hole in the navel is, we have twice used super glue to seal the opening from germs. Both the chicks survived and and thrived.
I could probably ask this somewhere else, but figured there was enough wisdom on this thread to give me an answer. =D
The last couple of days I have found a loose feather in my brooder. I have 14 chicks, 3-5 weeks in age and brooder is about 24 sq. ft. I also use red lights for their heat source. So it seems like environment-wise all should be good so that they aren't getting cranky and pecking at each other. Is this normal for them to lose a feather or two? Could this be a sign that something is wrong? Is there other things I should look out for?
Also, can anyone say if this amount of space is OK for them till they move outside? Speaking of moving outside, when do you usually move your girls out? I've heard of some moving them at 5 weeks, but my 5 weekers just seem too small still. I was kind of thinking I'd move them mid to late May. Does that seem about right?
My chicks are basically in 3 groups age-wise. Should I start to move each group as they hit 5-6 weeks or wait till the youngest is that age? I can separate their brooder into three different pens and remove the heat lamp from one or just leave it as one big group and remove the heat lamps when youngest get old enough. What do you think?I removed the heat at 3 weeks, moved them from the kitchen to attached but unheated garage at 4 weeks and outside at 5. Here they are at 6 weeks outside their grow out pen. As you can see it's just a roof and a little windbreak and they are fine. I wouldn't go straight from an indoor brooder with heat to outside with near freezing temps at night though. Give them a chance to adapt.
My chicks are basically in 3 groups age-wise. Should I start to move each group as they hit 5-6 weeks or wait till the youngest is that age? I can separate their brooder into three different pens and remove the heat lamp from one or just leave it as one big group and remove the heat lamps when youngest get old enough. What do you think?