Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[glarnerchicks]

Thanks, i think so too! Here's my SLW, what do you think?

 

[Firstchic]

Don't know what a SLW is, but he/she is pretty too.

 

[glarnerchicks]

Sorry, Silver Laced Wyandotte.

 

[Firstchic]

I do like those, I really like the Golden.

 

[bigzio]

Fish Fry Friday Again, and I'm thankful for that like you can't imagine....the cooker will be rockin here shortly.... enjoy this moment we have...it can change in a moment.

Peace..bigz

 

[babylady4]

Well said BigZ.

 

[Cindlady]

Hi All!

A friend of my son's friend was looking for a couple of roosters for his girls, I had to turn him down because I will not take the chance of infecting his birds with Mereks(sp)

Jon is back in Hawaii.

Night All!

 

[jvls1942]

good morning,

dry here yet, but heavy dew..

I got the potatoes tilled and hilled.
all the corn rows are tilled/weeded.
Annie weeded all the beans.
and we moved the puppies to the peacock pen.
got the whole lawn mowed.
that was a good week..

...
puppy condos on a very thick layer of straw.. this should keep them dry..

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puppy chow makes me thirsty..
they are on puppy chow and milk replacer..
mom visits a few times a day, but she doesn't linger..

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ahhh,, full tummies and now a snooze in the warm sunshine.. that will make us grow..

today we are 5 weeks old..

.......jiminwisc.........

 

[cuties]

Hi guys! Lots of breeding talk lately for sure
jim,you are sassy!

I separate our breeders for 3 weeks before we begin to collect for hatching. We built them pens in the barn. These pens consist of everything they need. I nesting box, a gravity dish for oister/grit, a large plastic water dish so I can add ACV (Apple Cider Vinager) 5 days a month. And a gravity feed dish that hubby built out of pvc pipe. We also give them roosts. These pens are completely secure inside of our barn. And covered. Most consist of chain link pannels.
We also have a kennel outdoors that most breeds are able to take turn getting outside. However, the bantam and Sumatra can escape that pen. So we bring the outdoors in. We pick the grass and clover and such from the land next to us that is not mowed and throw it in their pen. We also feed them yogurt laced with cianne pepper and garlic every 6 weeks. This is a good natural dewormer.
We have Dubai Roaches. And freeze them to feed the chickens to add protein.
On the other side of the barn hubby built small horse looking stalls. These house my daughters Silkies for breeding and hubby's Light Brahma. These breeds are unable to get out. So the pens are shorter and not covered. These pens also house our grow out chicks from approximately 2 weeks to 10 weeks when they head out to the milk house/free range area.
Hubby built smaller wood framed pens with chicken wire about 3' tall and 3'x5'. These pens are where we house our broody hens. They have all items as the other pens minus a roost. As soon as the babies are big enough to roost, we move them to the main pen.
I so wish I could post you pictures to see the set up. But my BYC had been angry for quite awhile now. And I don't know how to fix it
but I hope the info is helpful!
It is a lot of. Work. But very rewarding! Especially to see my kiddos grow learning so much responsibility and compassion ♡

 

[cuties]

Love them Jim!