Chickens!

[Mary Stetler]

Do you have a brooder @Mary Stetler ? When we bring home chicks or get them in the mail, they go into the brooder area until they have feathers, then I move them into the "acclimatization area", a space I have fenced off inside the main area where the new birds and the old birds can get used to seeing each other. After couple weekse of that, I open the door and allow them to mingle under a watchful eye. There is always some pecking order establishment, but it has worked fine for me over the years. I may never get more chicks, but one of our sons and his family have a small hatchery business, so if I should get more, it will probably be form them.

Sorry Don, I missed this post. I have raised chicks in my glassed in shower, in a box on a heating pad, under and electric blanket... I am too cheep to buy a brooder. Never had a chick die until feathered and out. Then I have a delux chicken tractor to put them in till everyone has a chance to watch them grow a bit.

 

[Joe Riley]

In the Summer of 1977, after moving into our present home, I found something in the rafters of our detached garage, that looked like a flying saucer! It turned out to be a chicken brooder. We also had a 50 ft chicken coop, with half the roof caved in by the previous Winter's heavy snows. We ended up tearing down the coop. It seems odd now, but I can't remember how we disposed of the UFO. It was around 5 ft in diameter, and had a 1/2 inch pipe for gas or propane. I did find later, an old 1 1/4 pipe that I suspected came from an old gas well.? The house was built in 1919, so I'm not sure when it was in use. Being from the city, it was kind of like a "Green Acres" experience.

This is not the one, but similar.

 

[Joe Riley]

 

[Mary Stetler]

In the Summer of 1977, after moving into our present home, I found something in the rafters of our detached garage, that looked like a flying saucer! It turned out to be a chicken brooder. We also had a 50 ft chicken coop, with half the roof caved in by the previous Winter's heavy snows. We ended up tearing down the coop. It seems odd now, but I can't remember how we disposed of the UFO. It was around 5 ft in diameter, and had a 1/2 inch pipe for gas or propane. I did find later, an old 1 1/4 pipe that I suspected came from an old gas well.? The house was built in 1919, so I'm not sure when it was in use. Being from the city, it was kind of like a "Green Acres" experience.

This is not the one, but similar.

That is funny. I might not have recognized it for what it was either. They are very different today. Interesting that it is decorated with Christmas lights.

 

[Mike30]

There is nothing like eating fresh eggs from your yard. Just the joy of it, is priceless...
Here are some of mine. I have them 100% free range. (I share with a fox once in a while, part of nature...)
Sometimes I put some selected ones on a cage to breed/mix them with colors I like... Right now I have my incubator full. In a week they should start hatching.

 

[Mary Stetler]

There is nothing like eating fresh eggs from your yard. Just the joy of it, is priceless...
Here are some of mine. I have them 100% free range. (I share with a fox once in a while, part of nature...)
Sometimes I put some selected ones on a cage to breed/mix them with colors I like... Right now I have my incubator full. In a week they should start hatching.

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I'm with you. The silver laced wyandottes are my absolute favorite for looks. I just raised 4. Unfortunately they are laying outside.

 

[Joe Riley]

That is funny. I might not have recognized it for what it was either. They are very different today. Interesting that it is decorated with Christmas lights.

It looks like it is on the dining room table......in December.

 

[Mary Stetler]

It looks like it is on the dining room table......in December.

To me, that makes sense.

 

[Mary Stetler]

To me, that makes sense.

Also, Nancy! Blue birds are flocking here like I've never seen them before and during the summer I saw very few.

 

[Mike30]

I'm with you. The silver laced wyandottes are my absolute favorite for looks. I just raised 4. Unfortunately they are laying outside.

Yes, to collect eggs it's like Easter, I send the kids to do that job lol...