A few of my Brooders .....
# 1 .... The infamous "Nellabean Brooder" ......
Broody coop, or brooders (instructions below):
Nella's finished:
Mine finished. I put linoleum on the floors.....
Instructions we followed ..... thank you, Nella! .......
NellaBean wrote:
Okay kids...
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While contemplating building another coop, I looked over at the, "boat shed."
It is 33 ft long, and 13 ft wide. I was imagining the possibilities.
My dear husband agreed to let me use the...
By Dr. Chris McDaniel, Associate Professor, Poultry Science Department, Mississippi State University -
The main goal of broiler breeder management is producing eggs. However, the only good broiler breeder egg is a fertilized egg. Fertility, the percentage of eggs laid that are fertilized, is...
Building the Layers Coop:
I didn't get photos of the framing, but here we go from there:
Size is 12' x 16'. Door is 4' x 8'. Windows recycled (3).
I painted inside and out with Valspar brand (oil glossy) porch paint.
... Here are more recent pictures. Still lots to do. The roof
is going...
My ghetto coops.....
*Note: links to my breeder barn and layers coop pages are here:
Layers coop
Breeder Barn Pens
Nellabean Brooders - Broody coop
Now these aren't the prettiest, but they are functional! First is "The Red Coop." It is 6x8. I built this entirely myself (except for the metal...
HOLIDAY Calendar Photo Contest.
*NOTE WINNER: #29 Congratulations!*
Photos submitted must be holiday (or monthly event) related.
Contest open through January 3, 2012. PM submissions to kathyinmo, as well as posting them on this thread...
Profect D, Pen 2
Sire
Dams
First F1 hatch: 2 hatched 1-11-2011
1-17-2011
hatching 1-17-2011: (hatched 8)
1-23-2011, first 2 chicks at 12 days old; barring is evident...
3-5-2011 photos of F1s
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The Warden's Icelandics thread on BYC:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=299038&p=1
These are the parent stock of all my Icelandics ....
These are their chicks ............
5-8-2011 New Years Day hatch chicks.... near point of lay now!
4 Black Copper pullets, 2 Blue Copper pullets...
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#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
Cockerels. 2 Blue Copper, 1 Black Copper:
#1 blue
#2 blue
#3 black
4-26-2011.............
6-11-11
Wheaties test hatch 5-12-2011
Eggs were labeled 1-16, and the chick kept the number on the egg. 11 hatched (shipped eggs).
#1 pullet pen - banded clear zip-tie right (BW female)
#1 at 9 days old
#1 at 26 days old
#1 at 38 days old
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Flock pictures ....
Barred Rocks
The first picture is from XW Poultry Ranch, Jeremy Woeppel.
This is where my stock came from. I just love this picture.
New Hampshires ...
Delawares ...
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December 20 update: WINNER: CRYSTALCREEK, with picture # 9.
Thank you judges...
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E. B. Thompson
One of the greatest breeders of Barred Rocks in history is Edward B. Thompson (1862 - 1928) of Amenia, New York. He made his first purchase of Barred...
2012 Mahonri Annual Easter Hatch-Along, "Cutest Chick" contest entries.... The chick must be one you hatched during the Mahonri hatch-along.
Note: the number is ABOVE the picture.
Voting poll is HERE.
Winners are:
1st place: # 7 BBAcres
2nd place: # 21 lilstar
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