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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2014 13:15:52 GMT -5
So, I borrowed an incubator from someone so the kids could experience the "miracle of life" in our kitchen, but now that we're down to 6 days to hatch time (hopefully), I'm wondering what the heck we're going to do with these little miracles. LOL Now, I know what to do with them once they hit a few weeks old. Plenty of people that would pay me $3/chick, and we're going to keep some, but what I'm wondering is where to put the brooding pen until they're ready to go. My thought was just in the dining room, but maybe this isn't a great idea...the cat comes to mind. I've got all kinds of experience with all kinds of farm critters, but the only chicks we ever had the hens hatched out and dealt with. Anyone that has done this have any hints?
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Post by mollyanna58 on May 2, 2014 13:17:25 GMT -5
Watch "The Egg and I"?
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2014 13:29:40 GMT -5
All I could find on Netflix was "Chicken Town" and "My Life as a Turkey".
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on May 2, 2014 13:31:07 GMT -5
Chicken Run?
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2014 13:31:49 GMT -5
They just make chicken pot pies in that one.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2014 13:32:05 GMT -5
Now I want a chicken pot pie...
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on May 2, 2014 13:33:59 GMT -5
LOL. At the very end there are baby chickens running around the island though.
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Post by bookkeeper on May 2, 2014 13:41:54 GMT -5
I made chicken pot pie last night for supper.
The farm stores around us usually sell chicks in the springtime. They keep them in a galvanized water tank with a heat lamp on them.
I would think you could use a large plastic tote and then put a window screen with something heavy on top that the cats couldn't maneuver. Maybe put a 1 x 8 board on top of the screen with a cement block on top of that.
You may want to move them to a garage or an outbuilding after they are hatched and doing well because after a few days in the house they will stink.
Chickens today, feathers tomorrow.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2014 13:53:10 GMT -5
I'm thinking the garage for the chicks now. I have lots of room out there, and they'll have a heat lamp. This is the coop I'd love to build.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2014 13:54:54 GMT -5
I think that would only hold like two chickens and they'd freeze to death by us. It has to be something enclosed and insulated here.
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Post by milee on May 2, 2014 14:00:03 GMT -5
If you have two bathrooms, keep them in the 2nd bathtub. It's about the right size and easy to clean.
Yes, I grew up hick and suggestions like this really let it show, huh?
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on May 2, 2014 14:01:52 GMT -5
There is an episode of Curious George where he "insulates" Chef's chicken coop. And when they finally get eggs they make omelets. There's a couple episodes at the country house involving baby chicks too. Also ducklings.
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Post by wvugurl26 on May 2, 2014 14:10:54 GMT -5
My friend's GF works for Southern States and comes home with baby birds of assorted varieties all the time. Basically they stay in an enclosed pen with a mesh top and heat lamp until they get big enough to be out with the older birds.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2014 14:15:10 GMT -5
If you have two bathrooms, keep them in the 2nd bathtub. It's about the right size and easy to clean.
Yes, I grew up hick and suggestions like this really let it show, huh? The bathtub! That would be perfect. There are sliding glass doors on the tub as well, so even if the kids forgot to shut the bathroom door the cat wouldn't get them. It's our only tub, but that's not a huge deal. The other two baths have showers. We would probably have to run an extension cord for the brooder lamp. No outlets near the tub, go figure.
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Post by The Captain on May 2, 2014 14:19:53 GMT -5
My Favorite Animal
Our teacher asked us what our favorite animal was, and I said, "Fried chicken."
She said I wasn't funny, but she couldn't have been right, because everyone else in the class laughed.
My parents told me to always be truthful and honest, and I am. Fried chicken is my favorite animal. I told my dad what happened, and he said my teacher was probably a member of PETA. He said they love animals very much. I do, too. Especially chicken, pork and beef. Anyway, my teacher sent me to the principal's office. I told him what happened, and he laughed, too. Then he told me not to do it again.
The next day in class my teacher asked me what my favorite live animal was. I told her it was chicken. She asked me why, just like she'd asked the other children. So I told her it was because you could make them into fried chicken.
She sent me back to the principal's office again. He laughed, and told me not to do it again. I don't understand. My parents taught me to be honest, but my teacher doesn't like it when I am.
Today, my teacher asked us to tell her what famous person we admire most. I told her, "Colonel Sanders." Guess where I am now...
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Post by raeoflyte on May 2, 2014 15:22:01 GMT -5
Our friends have the rubbermaid tub with a heat lamp over them in the basement. They just built a bigger coop (out of recycled doors!) and we're buying their small portable one. I can't wait!
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Post by busymom on May 2, 2014 15:30:10 GMT -5
Captain, LOL!
A lot of communities around here allow chicken coops in the backyard. My friend is about to do her first attempt with raising chicks. Do you supposed I should warn her about pin worms, or some of the other problems that might come up?
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2014 15:32:27 GMT -5
So, I was just looking through some really old pictures and came across this. This pool is still in the shed somewhere. I think it has little seats in the corner that could be problematic, but it might be high enough to keep them in if I put this in the garage.
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Post by busymom on May 2, 2014 15:35:52 GMT -5
That would be a good size, at least for awhile. Just make sure your heat lamp won't melt the plastic.
BTW, CUTE picture!
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2014 15:43:36 GMT -5
That picture is adorable, MPL!!!! I LOVE puppies! And the kid is kind of cute too... Those two were together everywhere.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2014 15:50:41 GMT -5
She was my "sister" (my Mom's dog). We puppy sat for her during the day because at the time I was a SAHM. She's passed away now and so has our own black lab that was probably 2 years old when this picture was taken. Amazing how the time flies by...
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Post by milee on May 2, 2014 15:56:00 GMT -5
Not as sure about the kiddie pool. Within a very, very short amount of time, the chickies will be able to jump out of that. They'll be able to jump out long before they'll be old enough to roam on their own, so the pool would be a short term solution. Bathtub would work much longer.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2014 15:56:33 GMT -5
That's cool. I'd love to get another dog. I don't think my son is ready though. He was with when ours was put down right after Christmas and he still cries if you even mention her.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2014 15:57:46 GMT -5
Not as sure about the kiddie pool. Within a very, very short amount of time, the chickies will be able to jump out of that. They'll be able to jump out long before they'll be old enough to roam on their own, so the pool would be a short term solution. Bathtub would work much longer. On another note. I could potentially have 31 to deal with.
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Post by milee on May 2, 2014 16:00:02 GMT -5
OK, with 31, I'd do the bathtub to hold them for a week or so while you build your coop. Because you're going to need a coop for them.
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Post by milee on May 2, 2014 16:00:48 GMT -5
backyardchickens.com had some great coop designs if I remember correctly. Some were hoity toity expensive, but others could be built out of things like old pallets. Check out their forums.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2014 16:04:34 GMT -5
We're definitely not keeping 31. My aunt that loaned us the incubator and collected the eggs for us to hatch would take probably all of them, but we want to keep a few. I'm really just worried about the period of time that they need to be kept warm.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2014 16:05:23 GMT -5
Then again, maybe none will hatch, but we've been candling the eggs and there is definitely something moving around in there.
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Post by travelnut11 on May 2, 2014 16:47:30 GMT -5
MPL, be prepared to turn into a crazy chicken lady. My mom started raising chickens last year and she is now completely obsessed with them. It's like an ongoing chicken soap opera over there where I hear all about the various members of the coop and what they're up to. The eggs are delicious though.
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Post by Anne_in_VA on May 2, 2014 17:18:07 GMT -5
I wish we could raise a couple of chickens but they're not allowed in our area. They're allowed in the rural areas of our city, but not in the more urban areas.
I'm jealous!
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