Tag Archives: Brooding Chicks

Broody Hen

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Jerry

She is giving me the “Keep your hand away look”

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We Have A Broody Hen

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Jerry

We appear to have a hen go broody.  The last couple of days the same hen is in the same nesting box, refusing to leave.  Time to do some research about broody hens and chicks hatching. There is no telling … Continue reading →

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Chicks Discover The Woods

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Jerry

After keeping the chicks in a dog kennel for a couple of days inside the electric fence (hoping that the adult birds will get used to them) I let them out today.  They took right to the woods eating honeysuckle … Continue reading →

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Chick update

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Jerry

For the past week or so when I’ve when out to check on the chicks anywhere between 1 and 5 of them would be running around the dog pen that is their home trying to find a way back in. … Continue reading →

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Quick Video Of The Brooding Area

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Jerry

Here is a little video of the brooding area I have setup for the chicks.   It is a dog kennel that I have put some metal roofing over the top.   As described in an earlier post there is a raident … Continue reading →

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Brooding Chicks Without A Heatlamp

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Jerry

I’m well on my way to raising a second batch of chicks without any supplemental heat. I do provide a huddle that the can get under. This is lined with radiant foil insulation and when they all get together under … Continue reading →

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We have chicks

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Jerry

The post office called and thevhad a package of chicks for me.  Belive it or not you can ship live animals via USPS.  I set them up in a box in the basement out of any drafts with wood shavings, … Continue reading →

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Chickens Starting To Get Along

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Jerry

We starting to integrate the chicks with the older hens.  We fenced off a section about 6′ x 6′ with just chicken wire so the hens and chicks could see each other.  After a week or so we took the fence down … Continue reading →

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Chicken Report for Spring 2013

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Jerry

Our flock of 13 birds are now reliably laying about a dozen or so eggs a day.  We got electro-net fencing so they have a larger area to roam in.  They are digging in the dirt for worms and bugs … Continue reading →

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