Chicks hatching like crazy.

[helomech]

We hatched out over 50 chicks in the last few weeks, sold 15 of them, for 3 bucks each and moved all the rest from the broody hen house into the chicken coupe tonight. Reason we moved them out is because we have 4 more broody hens, had to put them in the broody hen house, and didn't want the chicks disturbing them. I seems to snap them out of being broody sometimes. Counting the chicks we are up to 76 chickens right now, plus about 15 eggs in incubator that are looking good (candled them tonight) 8 duck eggs, and 8 goose eggs. Getting more goose eggs tomorrow also. And we have about 50 eggs under the broody hens.

Oh and our chickens are not even a year old yet.

[LUNCHBOX]

Congrats on your hatchings. Always good to hear someone bringing in some new ones. I have a dozen in a new chick box around 6 weeks old.

[GunnerMax]

Pictures or it didn't happen

[Sniper-T]

sounds like your chickens are sluts!

'jus sayin'

[helomech]

LMAO chickens sluts.

Going get a pic in a bit.

[helomech]

I found out it is impossible to get all the chicks in one pic.





We had 4 inches of rain this week and the top of my chicken run collapsed from the water that got stuck on top of the tarps. So I rebuilt the top, and added some height to it. Not pretty, but it is better than before. You can also see the new rabbit cages we built in this pic. Going pick up a male as soon as the latches come in for these cages.

[Sniper-T]

yeah... those hens look pretty suspect! be watchful.



Awesome set up, Helo, Looks great!

[helomech]

Thanks sniper.

[bacpacker]

I love the chicken run. Sounds like your having great luck with raising young ones.

[helomech]

Thanks bacpacker. The tarp was an afterthought. Was going to leave it with just wire on top, but the rabbits needed a cover so we put the tarp up.