We got our chicks, all 104 of them, from Meyer Hatchery on April 29th. We lost about 8 of them in the brooder, but I didn't realize it till a few weeks later as the dead would be covered up with wood chips, only to be discovered as I was stirring them up... but regardless, I thought I'd show you guys some pictures, those are always fun!
*I had about an inch between the lights and the boxes... please don't bother telling me about fire hazards, as I could hold the light by the aluminum reflector without burning myself... I wasn't worried about the boxes catching fire.
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| The chicken nipple gaskets leaked, so I built a catch basin underneath. I emptied it once or twice in 2 wks. |
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| My neighbor let me borrow this thing. It has a 250W heater element underneath and worked great! |
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| There wasn't an overabundance of heat, so I cut these boxes to help insulate a smaller space for the chicks. |
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| Looking in on the chicks in the half box... |
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| I need to find some better feeders... those are nice, but don't work as well at 2-1/2 wks old... |
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| The trash can held feed... |
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| Table scraps... they went crazy over that stuff! |
Hope you enjoyed them!
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