Ricky has worked hard the last few weeks building pens and coops for all our birds. He has done a fantastic job and we all have enjoyed helping him and learning as we go. The kids really enjoy listening for peeping from the hatcher during the day before Ricky gets home. They help him take the baby chicks, keets, or ducklings out and transport them to the brooders outside. I am the official "temperature checker" throughout the day while Ricky is at work. ;o) Here are some pictures of the work in progress...I'll post another post a little later of the result.
Adding the pens and coops under the new roof
Sheldon and Kalyn checking out the guineas' coop
Roosters for sale! Know someone who needs one??? (They are those little chicks we had back in the Spring!)
More chicks just hatched!!! Little fuzz balls!
Ricky transporting the chicks into a brooder
Notice the thermometer in the back left corner? That's what I check everyday in each brooder...the temp needs to be between 95-100 degrees in each of them. I've had to turn all the lamps off pretty early in the day with this HOT weather we've been having.
Showing the chicks where their water is as they are put into the brooder
Guineas
There are 4 brooders with lamps...pretty cool!
1 comment:
Nice coop! We're trying to figure out where to prop one up on our property...maybe next year. I'm too busy fishing right now to start any new projects. :)
Lisa
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