- Location
- southern riverina Australia
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averageguy54
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- Location
- New Brunswick, Canada
Had some of that last week. Yuck!
Picked my little chickies up on Tuesday. Conveniently the goslings in the incubator started hatching Monday so they’ve been tossed in with the chicks for now. Until they start to make a giant mess anyway.
Count is 73 chicks and 4 goslings.
I’m quite happy with my make shift brooder. The thermostat I bought for my seed starting mat is working a treat. The only thing is they’re usually in red light darkness inside and I haven’t shut the white light off yet outside for fear of a chill so they’re getting 24 hours of light, kind of, instead of 23 hours. But thinking back on previous batches I think they were almost always dark or light so I’m not going to stress over it for now. If they start eating too much I’ll just pull food. Right now they’re drinking machines more than eaters.
It always amuses me how chicks sleep like they’re dead - or in the most uncomfortable looking positions possible. Like when they’re all lined up eating.
They do like the comfort of cuddles though. I think they think the goslings are surrogate moms.
Count is 73 chicks and 4 goslings.
I’m quite happy with my make shift brooder. The thermostat I bought for my seed starting mat is working a treat. The only thing is they’re usually in red light darkness inside and I haven’t shut the white light off yet outside for fear of a chill so they’re getting 24 hours of light, kind of, instead of 23 hours. But thinking back on previous batches I think they were almost always dark or light so I’m not going to stress over it for now. If they start eating too much I’ll just pull food. Right now they’re drinking machines more than eaters.
It always amuses me how chicks sleep like they’re dead - or in the most uncomfortable looking positions possible. Like when they’re all lined up eating.
They do like the comfort of cuddles though. I think they think the goslings are surrogate moms.
- Location
- southern riverina Australia
Chicken nuggets
Unfortunately we will be joining you with chooklets soon, D Day is 11 days apparently on the incubator....
WTF do I agree to this sh!t ???
Not even worth the chewing required yet.Chicken nuggets
averageguy54
Member
- Location
- New Brunswick, Canada
Got mine yesterday. I use an old steel wagon rim for the top of my brooder and hang it about a foot or so off the ground. Then I go around the outside with a roll of tar paper. cut to fit and then slice it down the middle so Ihave 2 pieces that I can double up for walls. A few board triangles to keep the shape. The rim has a small 1 foot circle of heavy wire in the middle and several laterals of heavy wire. They support old empty feed bags for a roof. I hang a 250 watt heat lamp down the middle hoop, adjusting height based on how close or far away the chicks are to the light. It stays like that until they are feathered out. Toward the end of the second week I usually start opening up the sides to give them more room and remove it totally by about the 4th week.
This way they can't crowd into a corner and smother each other.
This way they can't crowd into a corner and smother each other.
- Location
- southern riverina Australia
what is it with Canadians and chickens?
- Location
- southern riverina Australia
That's a lot of chickens to eat though......unless you nugget them
- Location
- Glen Clova, Angus, DD8 4RD
Good hone tested chicken is great meat to eat, nothing like the tasteless forced commercial shite.That's a lot of chickens to eat though......unless you nugget them
Roast chicken is one of my favourites however it’s a real pain raising them and a lot of work relative.
Sheep are a lot easier however i‘m not fussy on lamb even though that’s what we mainly produce.
The fox population never miss a trick around here and you only have to forget to lock them one time and Mr fox will have had them.
@Kidds did you work out what had your geese?
Sheep are a lot easier however i‘m not fussy on lamb even though that’s what we mainly produce.
The fox population never miss a trick around here and you only have to forget to lock them one time and Mr fox will have had them.
@Kidds did you work out what had your geese?
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
Pretty sure it was a fox.
- Location
- southern riverina Australia
Maybe the lambs here are yummier than your washed out European rubbish ? but I love roast lamb and lamb chops and crumbled cutlets
Nah,just don’t particularly like lamb and to be honest not fussy on beef either.Maybe the lambs here are yummier than your washed out European rubbish ? but I love roast lamb and lamb chops and crumbled cutlets
Like a good steak if it is good however given a choice eating out I’d choose either a gourmet burger option or chicken and if Indian or Chinese always chicken.
- Location
- southern riverina Australia
Gotta say I dont mind a roo burger.. emu is bloody tasty too. Wonder how youd go chomping on your native wildlife? Badger pie anyone
You laugh...Gotta say I dont mind a roo burger.. emu is bloody tasty too. Wonder how youd go chomping on your native wildlife? Badger pie anyone
No wild beaver to eat in Australia. Now who’s country is lacking?
I’ve had 73 chicks for almost a week and none have died. If I got 73 lambs I doubt I could say that!
Sad when chickens are better at living than something...
Spent all day in the garden trying to get as much in before more rain shows up. Supposed to get another 1.5” tonight and tomorrow. Even got my pea arch up! No tomatoes in yet though.
Loving the worms in the holes I had to dig for the squash. Glad I don’t have to fill up the ground and cut even more in pieces than I did.
And then took the geeselings for a swim.
Loving the worms in the holes I had to dig for the squash. Glad I don’t have to fill up the ground and cut even more in pieces than I did.
And then took the geeselings for a swim.