Guest guest Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 Quick wrote: >I just got my first livestock ever...a dozen chicks, straight run, half >Black Australorp and half White Rock. TSC was out of pullets, but I'll >be by another one Weds. and I'll check there. I had to fuss a bit when >I got them home because there was a draft and they were all bunched up >on the other side of the brroder pen, but I fixed that with some >sheets. They're getting chick starter right now, but will be ranged >when they're old enough. > Congratulations! We'll have to exchange notes. I am getting nine chicks from the neighbor across the road, as soon as we get a coop built. We don't know the gender yet, but we'll work all that out soon. They have to hang out with their flock until they get big enough for my cats to think better of them as cat chow, know what I mean? It's a whole lot colder where you are, . I know about northern Indiana from residing there for a few years. I bet Heidi can offer some help for you too. All the best! Deanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 >I just got my first livestock ever...a dozen chicks, straight run, half >Black Australorp and half White Rock. TSC was out of pullets, but I'll >be by another one Weds. and I'll check there. I had to fuss a bit when >I got them home because there was a draft and they were all bunched up >on the other side of the brroder pen, but I fixed that with some >sheets. They're getting chick starter right now, but will be ranged >when they're old enough. Congrats! It will be an adventure! We got our batch ... 10 ducklings this year, which is a first for us, and 10 pullets (Rhode Island Reds and Winadots). We splurged and FINALLY got one of those metal feeding troughs, which I wish we'd done a long time ago. Sheesh it sure is easier. " Horse stall pellets " are really good for keeping the chicks, BTW. We have them in a shed til they can take the cold, then we put them in a pen til they are not " cat food " size. We chop up greens and eggs etc. until they can pasture. Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 At 7:43 PM +0000 3/14/05, wrote: >Message: 13 > Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 21:08:01 -0800 > From: Heidi Schuppenhauer <heidis@...> >Subject: Re: first livestock > > > >I just got my first livestock ever...a dozen chicks, >Congrats! It will be an adventure! Already has been. I had a long-distance digital thermometer out there. The night before, it was fine, but then I put the remote unit in a plastic bag to keep the shit off, and that screwed up the readings. So as the evening progressed, I saw the temps drop. I went out to check several times, lowered the heat lamp, finally decided to let go and let God. woke up to alleged brooder temp of 52 and outside temp of about 8. My fiancee went out to the henhouse (since she was leaving earlier) and told me that, far from being chickcicles, they were happily wandering around and even seem to have grown. >We got our batch ... 10 ducklings this year, which is a first for us, >and 10 pullets (Rhode Island Reds and Winadots). We splurged and FINALLY >got one of those metal feeding troughs, which I wish we'd done a long >time ago. Sheesh it sure is easier. I got a kit from Stromberg with 2 little metal troughs with a twirly in the top to keep them from stepping in it. -- Quick, USUM (ret.) www.en.com/users/jaquick Soy: what food eats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 >I got a kit from Stromberg with 2 little metal troughs with a twirly >in the top to keep them from stepping in it. Oh, those are cool too, but I meant the COW feeding troughs, which feed stores use to raise chicks in. We were just using bales of hay to fence in part of the shed. Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 At 12:18 AM +0000 3/15/05, wrote: >Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 14:17:06 -0800 > From: Heidi Schuppenhauer <heidis@...> >Subject: Re: Re: first livestock > > >>I got a kit from Stromberg with 2 little metal troughs with a twirly >>in the top to keep them from stepping in it. > >Oh, those are cool too, but I meant the COW feeding troughs, >which feed stores use to raise chicks in. We were just using bales >of hay to fence in part of the shed. The big oval galvanized-metal things that are about 3 ft high? (what TSC uses?) Those are for water, actually. Yeah, having one would be muy cool, but I don't think I'd get one just for chicks. -- Quick, USUM (ret.) www.en.com/users/jaquick Soy: what food eats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 >The big oval galvanized-metal things that are about 3 ft high? (what >TSC uses?) Those are for water, actually. Yeah, having one would be >muy cool, but I don't think I'd get one just for chicks. Right, they are actually for water. I put off getting one for a long time, but since we get chicks every year I decided to spring for one. Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Good luck with your chicken venture! One day I will join you in the ranks of livestock owner, lol. Quick <jaq@...> wrote:I just got my first livestock ever...a dozen chicks, straight run, half Black Australorp and half White Rock. TSC was out of pullets, but I'll be by another one Weds. and I'll check there. I had to fuss a bit when I got them home because there was a draft and they were all bunched up on the other side of the brroder pen, but I fixed that with some sheets. They're getting chick starter right now, but will be ranged when they're old enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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