ELeVan ~ Honaker Farm Journal

[elevan]

Here's the little chick and her mama!

 

[BarredRockMomma]

(I will not bring home chicks)

 

[autumnprairie]

(I will not bring home chicks)

yes you will and RTG too!!!!!

 

[Sunny & the 5 egg layers]

Congratulations! Any more pips?

 

[redtailgal]

YAy!!!!!!

 

[elevan]

I'll have another chick pic for you shortly


Oh...and I have more broody hens including the one that is currently hatching I have...not one...not two...not three but FOUR BROODY HENS right now!

Mid April I'll have 3 broody's due to hatch AND my turkey poults will be arriving!

 

[elevan]

 

[Queen Mum]

What is a brooder box?

 

[elevan]

What is a brooder box?

It's where you brood chicks without using a broody hen. Stick chicks in...add a heat lamp...some food...a little water...some bedding and voila - brooder box. Some people use totes, some build fancy "mini coops". I have 2 enclosed sections of my coop that are for brooding.

 

[Queen Mum]

Oh, like the plastic box I put my chicks in with a light when they were little. I thought it was like a Hen prison for hens that wouldn't sit on the nest and keep the eggs warm. So I have another chicken question...

What kind of chickens are those that have a blackish blue neck and bright red feathers on the lower part of their bodies? They are awful pretty.