Whole Lot Of Shakin Goin On

[quailmale]

Just finished hatching 171 GA Giant BOBS, set 219, got a 78 % hatch rate, not bad for shipped eggs. Now I have to send 115 Butlers to freezer camp to make room in the grow out pen. Just finished a new Brooder thats 8 ft long and 2 ft wide just in time. Nice to get all the birds out of the house so I don't have to deal with the smell and all the down fluff while there feathering out.

 

[TwoCrows]

WOW! That is a LOT of babies!! You must have a HUGE brooder to brood all those babies. Well, enjoy the winter harvest!

 

[quailmale]

Yep new brroder 8ft x 2 ft, twin heat lamps on dimmers. Probably will upgrade to a GQF brooder heater / thermostat after this run. Had 2 more hatch and I have 1 left, I candeled it and it's still moveing so I'll give it some time. Had 6 shrink wraps for some strange reason, guess it took to long to break out after zipping shell and membrane dried out. Oh well I'm Happy Happy.

 

[_Randall_]

Big high percentage hatches, crowded large brooders, lotsa fuzzy butts, so many chicks / so little pen space.......PRICELESS
Big expansion dreams for next year will be on your mind, if you have the true ADDICTION.....

 

[quailmale]

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Nope not crowded at all, I have 4 brooders, this is just my latest one, I can do twice that many chicks more, I also have plenty of pen space I have 3, 16ft x 6 ft grow out pens which is 96sq ft each so at 1 sq ft per bird I can do 288 total up to 350 if I push it a little. Being in Florida they go to the pens a little earlier ( warm weather ) Along with the 40 or so Rabbits and 6 Turkeys, and soon to be 25 chickens, and a 1/4 acre garden, it's not an addiction per say it's self sustainability.