If anyone cares, Blanche is doing better.
She started to put weight on her leg again yesterday, rather than hopping around on one foot. She still has a bit of a limp but is clearly doing better. She has laid only one egg since then, and she laid one that morning that I posted about her leg. So only 2 eggs in 4 1/2 days.
She may have been hurt it jumping down from a roost or something else. I am glad she is better,they are like us it will just take time.If anyone cares, Blanche is doing better.
That is the four seasons of brooder. I am sure they are loving it.The two chicks look lost in the huge stock tank!
I need to find one of my temp guns and check out the hot spots. I moved the heat lamp in the foreground up, but they are still mostly hanging out on the far end. They really like the ceramic heat emitter, they took a little nap under there after I moved them in.
So far, so good. My husband held one of them! He's been supportive of my new mania, even though he has some idea of how much the coop and run are costing. But then, I told him that if he watched our 2 year old for an hour after he gets home from work, I could do a lot more of the construction, and he wasn't too keen on that idea. He does watch him on weekends for several hours so I can help Lamont with the build.
By the way, should I leave the light on 24 hours, or are they okay with a smaller hot spot at night? I can set the light up on a timer and leave the CHE on all the time, although once all the eggs hatch I may need both.
Jennifer
Great news! Too many sad endings lately. I'm glad she is feeling better.If anyone cares, Blanche is doing better.
If you're serious, I can cruise by there tomorrow and see if it's still available, just let me know!
