Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[jvls1942]

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OK I got that, but now how can I post the picture of choice ?

 

[GranolaGirl72]

Just click the small box at the top right of the photo and it should say next at the bottom. Then click submit.

 

[Celtic Chick]

 

[jvls1942]

Just click the small box at the top right of the photo and it should say next at the bottom. Then click submit.

thanks, I will give it a try..

 

[jvls1942]

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Ta Daaaa !!!
Not a very clear picture of the nests and brooders above.
It was taken with my old camera.
There is a space between the top of the nests and the bottom of the brooders. It was meant for cleaning the droppings.
It doesn't work real well,
I stuff straw in that space to keep cold air from migrating up into the brooder area.. that does work well.

Note the four light switches on the slanted roof. each one is connected to a cannister recessed light fixture.

there are four sliding doors . one for each section. I can slide a piece of 1/4" plywood between any of the sections to isolate it from the rest.

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[GranolaGirl72]

Jim, that is a sweet set up.

 

[Celtic Chick]

Ta

Ta Daaaa !!!
Not a very clear picture of the nests and brooders above.
It was taken with my old camera.
There is a space between the top of the nests and the bottom of the brooders. It was meant for cleaning the droppings.
It doesn't work real well,
I stuff straw in that space to keep cold air from migrating up into the brooder area.. that does work well.

Note the four light switches on the slanted roof. each one is connected to a cannister recessed light fixture.

there are four sliding doors . one for each section. I can slide a piece of 1/4" plywood between any of the sections to isolate it from the rest.

lllllllljiminwisclllllllll

Nice job! That is an excellent idea.

In that space under the brooders, you could almost put those metal slide out trays like under rabbit cages. But like you said, it would be more drafty.

 

[jvls1942]

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This is one of the raised pens I built.
here it is serving double service.
the open area below has deep bedding in it and some wind break around the sides and back for winter use.
the cage is 11 ft wide, 4 ft deep and about 3 ft high with 2 ft legs..
there are two sliding doors. one at each end, that slide to the middle.. and there are roosts in the center..

I wintered 14 roosters in one of these for a couple of months.
In another one, I wintered 6 Muscovy ducks.
I made an electric brooder hood that fits inside the cages.
I brooded about 200 assorted babies at one time.
turkeys, guineas, chicks, geese and ducks.
they all get along when they are very young.

I built these pens specifically to raise turkeys.
it is best to keep them isolated from the ground where chickens have been for their first 12 to 14 weeks of age.
they call these things turkey porches..

 

[dustergrl]

Thanks all for the advice. Will pick up some electrolytes today. I'll let her live out her life.

How often should I be dipping her beak? She's out in the barn so we are out a couple times a day but I can go out more if necessary.

 

[jvls1942]

Quote: right you are. I tried some plastic trays. they worked OK, but I decided to put straw in the floors
and that prevented the droppings from coming through the wire mesh.
and besides, I added a layer of 1/4 inch mesh on the floor because the chicks were catching their toes in the larger holes..