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April 28, 2010
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An ongoing chronicle of meeting the expectations of the land…
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- New Kentucky Homestead
- Northview Diary
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- Soil and Health Library
- Spellcast Farm
- Starting from seeds
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- The Historical Sewing blog
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- Two Frog Home
- Wild Roots Homestead
- Woodys Rocky Ridge
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Oh, I adore your baby chicks. Hope they grow up to be, um, tasty! Is your dog thinking the same thing? Question: Why are you baptizing them in the water feeder? Love the video … especially hearing their wee little “cheeps”.
Paula, LOL, he is thinking the same thing! He beeped the box so many times this morning in anticipation (his nose is his main tool) I thought he would knock it off the chair.
As for the dipping, it is supposedly supposed to help the chicks find the water, but the best part is when their beak is wet, I poke their beak in the food too, and it sticks – they need to start eating and drinking immediately or it’s all down hill… I done it both ways and haven’t really seen any difference in the outcome. So much is dependent on egg quality, handling in the mail, temperature and the feed/water.
If they had a say I think they would skip the forced drink!
Such cute chicks! We are collecting eggs now to incubate. It is so exciting!
Those green starts are so nice to see! Chicks are adorable too.
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The chicks are beautiful. They are so precious when they are that age.
Nice peeps! I can smell ‘em from here.
What kind did you get? We started with K-22s this year. They are driving me crazy though. They are constantly HUNGRY : ).
Do you make your own broiler mash? That is interesting. What is in the mix?
Hug to Della : ).
So SWEET – both chicks and dog!
Sweet dog, nice pictures and cute chicks!
I was going to ask about the “dipping” of chicks but I saw your anwser above.
Have a great day!
Are you raising the peepers outside? I’d like to see your brooder box/area. Our nights this week are still getting down to freezing and I’m not sure they’d make it here outside. We moved the Freedom Rangers to the hoop coop this week and they are still under heat lamps and are really loving their new space.
I too would love to see your brooder setup. Your pictures are always so great you leave me wanting more!
Interesting post. I do not purchase anything with soy in it for our personal diet, but in my reading (since chickens and goats are new for me), I did find information that soy should not be fed to ruminants. IOW, soy in chicken feed is okay. All your posts on feed have been educational and helpful, and I realize I still have a lot to learn.
Those are some beautiful celeriac starts! I’m trying to grow some this year, as my husband has developped a deeper appreciation of using root vegetables – he’s the cook, I grow the garden. Did you start those under lights? They look to have much stronger stems than my shop-light starts – which have now been planted out under cover and in our hoop house(I’m in British Columbia). I’ve just last night started another batch for fall planting, and have also tried a short row, direct-seeded with no cover, to see what pans out.
I love your informative blog. Thank you for sharing.
Ellen, I don’t use lights, but I do start them in an unheated greenhouse on a heat mat. They grow sturdy that way, I have found for me if I use lights I just am starting too early anyway and am usually unhappy with the results. I’ll be curious to hear how your direct seeded ones do!
Thanks & you’re welcome