What Do You Do With SO Many Chicks?

[gryeyes]

I finally have a ginormous brooder, so that part is handled. I'm out of living space (coops or facsimiles of same) so I have to take care of that pretty quickly!

I hope to give some chicks away to local BYCers.

 

[mississippifarmboy]

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I tried that gryeyes, it backfired... how do you think I got those eggs that are coming?

 

[sheilawagner]

Thank you guys, some of your comments are hilarious, others have given me some ideas. I'll have to convert more dog crates into chick brooders pretty soon, and then in Spring, we'll see, I'll have to process some roos for freezer camp, sell extra pullets, and sell laying hens, and keep all my favorites.

Here are some of my fav peeps.

Here is Ashley, a blue Cochin bantam cockerel.

Ashley's closeup

Smokey watching over his ladies, while they forage around the fallen leaves for worms and bugs.

 

[speedy2020]

I am in the same boat. My original plan was 10 birds and I do have 3 times now. Let hope I can put my incubator to rest for a year without touching it.

 

[Baralak]

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I did think about that and then I went on Craigs list and some fool was offering to do it for free because he is THAT nuts about chicks. I cannot compete with free.

I keep an add on Craigslist.. I charge 2 bucks per hatched chick..

2.50 for ducks and geese
3.50 for peafoul and turkey

But I also email daily reports, and hatch cam...

I only have access to back yard eggs, you know those designer chicks, Bartralorpsland Rockorphex,bantam and standard for 3.50 each straight run and pre order only.