Picked up some chicks

[allen6634]

yes, only one was alive when i found them, what had happened is it rained a little the chicks where out in the fenced part of my chick coop, they got wet and cold .

 

[sseelhoff]

Picking up our chicks 5/15. We're getting some Turkeys as well. In preparation, I built a coop for them using pallets which were free from the hardware store, some salvaged lumber, 4 pier bases and some pickets from Lowes.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6mbd3l0dqmqq7gd/2014-04-26%2011.09.33.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6may9zegfmkpga2/2014-04-26%2015.43.44.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4o9ctjbivqb0f2t/2014-05-03%2018.08.08.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/q0l97dzocjtjwte/2014-05-10%2018.19.00.jpg

 

[MossRoad]

Very nice!

 

[sseelhoff]

Very nice!

Thanks. I call it "Cluckingham Palace."

 

[tcreeley]

I was in the feed store yesterday getting shavings and grain. I a large box of catfood under my arm that I set on the counter. Over to the right the chicks were peeping away under their light. I asked the lady if that was another brand of catfood I was seeing over there.

 

[bumperm]

I was in a TSC a couple years ago about this time.
There were two employees standing looking at the 100 plus chicks in the tubs.
I ask- Are you naming them?
They both ignored me. ???
Well I still get a good laugh when I think about it.

Funny! But then I have a perverted sense of humor.

I'm about 70 and what hair I have left is white to light gray (i.e. harmless). Going through the McDonald's drive through, I raise my fists and ask the young lady, "Wanna fight?". She doesn't miss a beat responding, "I'd kick your BUTT!". I tell her, "Geez, you don't have to get all testy".

bumper

 

[Looking4new]

Picking up our chicks 5/15. We're getting some Turkeys as well. In preparation, I built a coop for them using pallets which were free from the hardware store, some salvaged lumber, 4 pier bases and some pickets from Lowes.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6mbd3l0dqmqq7gd/2014-04-26%2011.09.33.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6may9zegfmkpga2/2014-04-26%2015.43.44.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4o9ctjbivqb0f2t/2014-05-03%2018.08.08.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/q0l97dzocjtjwte/2014-05-10%2018.19.00.jpg

That looks real good!:thumbsup:

 

[Happy Gilmore]

How are the chickens doing Happy Gilmore?

They're doing good, thanks for asking. Man are they growing fast. I now have two that hop up on my hand. Feisty kinda tweaks out when I sit in front of the coop, runs back and fourth until she flies up onto the roost. Although she doesn't always land on it. I guess it's her way of saying she wants to perch on my hand. At the rate they're growing I don't know how much longer she'll be able to.

 

[Happy Gilmore]

Picking up our chicks 5/15. We're getting some Turkeys as well. In preparation, I built a coop for them using pallets which were free from the hardware store, some salvaged lumber, 4 pier bases and some pickets from Lowes.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6mbd3l0dqmqq7gd/2014-04-26%2011.09.33.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6may9zegfmkpga2/2014-04-26%2015.43.44.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4o9ctjbivqb0f2t/2014-05-03%2018.08.08.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/q0l97dzocjtjwte/2014-05-10%2018.19.00.jpg

Nice job

 

[Looking4new]

Happy Gilmore, here are the hen house pics you asked for.

HENHOUSEa_zpsd1d506b6.jpg Photo by swamprat69er | Photobucket


HENHOUSEb_zps82333e41.jpg Photo by swamprat69er | Photobucket

I can't seem to imbed the pics in the post, so we will do it the hard way.

 

[Happy Gilmore]

Happy Gilmore, here are the hen house pics you asked for.

HENHOUSEa_zpsd1d506b6.jpg Photo by swamprat69er | Photobucket


HENHOUSEb_zps82333e41.jpg Photo by swamprat69er | Photobucket

I can't seem to imbed the pics in the post, so we will do it the hard way.

Thank you, is the PVC a feed drop and ventilation?

 

[Looking4new]

One is feed and goes all the way to the floor with a Y fitting on the bottom end.
The other is for water and starts at 4" then drops down to 2", turns into the house and runs through two of 2" 'P' traps in line and then out to a 'T'. One side of the 'T' goes up to a clear plastic tubing to act as a level indicator. The other end of the 'T' goes to a ball valve for drain out. On the little plugs of the 'P' traps are 'chicken nipples' 360° Super Flow™ Nipple - FarmTek

There are vents at both ends of the house.

 

[sseelhoff]

Went and picked up chicks yesterday. No turkeys. Sold out before we could get there.

Bought two Plymouth Barred Rocks and two Ameracaunas. Active little buggers. Put up a heat lamp in the coop and put down 1 half in shavings and 1 half in sawdust we use for horse bedding. They are loving it.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/eypxubquhjsp8k2/2014-05-15%2016.23.08.jpg?m=

 

[Looking4new]

The Barred Rocks will spit out huge eggs for you.

 

[sseelhoff]

The Barred Rocks will spit out huge eggs for you.

A friend with Ameracaunas said the same thing about those. Ameracauna's eggs are blue and green. Should be a rainbow of fun.

 

[Jstpssng]

A friend with Ameracaunas said the same thing about those. Ameracauna's eggs are blue and green. Should be a rainbow of fun.

I have 4 of each. I wanted a few Americaunas because I'd always heard the eggs were a little lower in cholesterol (they're not), and the BR's because they're prolific layers and good birds. Here's today's take...http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/asset.php?fid=351818&uid=21100&d=1400283277

 

[Happy Gilmore]

Cool stuff!

 

[Happy Gilmore]

Any pics of the chicks?

 

[Happy Gilmore]

I got a PM from a member asking how the chickens were doing and requesting a picture of the coop. The chickens did well over our excessively snowy and cold winter. I put in a water heater to keep the water from freezing and it worked great. They stopped laying around Christmas and mid way through the season I put in a light for them and they started laying again. I ended up purchasing a coop for the simple fact I loved the design. It is made by a fairly local Mennonite who does a phenomenal job.

 

[AMD]

Glad to hear they're still thriving... and the coop really does look great!
I'm in the planning stages now; chicks ordered on the weekend will be here in 2 weeks.

Cheers,
AMD