Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Smokerbill]

We have a Sweeter Heater. They work perfectly. We keep one end very low, just about their height, and the other end about 5 or 6" above them, so they can choose where they want to be. Because we put ours out when they were 3 days old this time, we also added a black light, like they use in snake aquariums. It's ceramic, so no danger of breakage.

This is a Sweeter Heater:
https://www.amazon.com/Sweeter-Heater-Infrared-Radiant-OH1130/dp/B0D5TV9HLD/ref=sr_1_3?sr=8-3

This is the ceramic heat lamp. I just put it in one of the tin fixtures they have at all the farm stores.
https://www.amazon.com/LUCKY-HERP-Ceramic-Reptiles-Amphibian/dp/B096JWWQMC/ref=sxin_16_pa_sp_search_thematic_sspa?cv_ct_cx=ceramic+heat+lamp+for+chickens&sbo=RZvfv//HxDF+O5021pAnSA==&sr=1-1-6024b2a3-78e4-4fed-8fed-e1613be3bcce-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9zZWFyY2hfdGhlbWF0aWM

I'm going to pick up one of those black ceramic heaters at the Farm Store in Chehalis today, along with a bag of pine shavings. I wasn't planning to use pine shavings, but changing out and washing crappy towels is a nasty job!

I can use the pine shavings in the rabbit cage when I transfer the chicks outside to the big-girls' coop.

And I need the heating pad I now have in the brooder for my newly planted tomato seeds, to keep them warm until they start germinating.

 

[Smokerbill]

The chicks are sure growing and all are doing well.

Last Wednesday...


Today...

 

[ValerieJ]

My chicks are a month old, beginning to come out into the outside portion of the coop. This is Sweet Sue in the lead, then Mary and Bossy in the doorway. I think I'll give them their first treats this afternoon. So far they have only had their chick feed.

 

[Smokerbill]

My chicks are a month old, beginning to come out into the outside portion of the coop. This is Sweet Sue in the lead, then Mary and Bossy in the doorway. I think I'll give them their first treats this afternoon. So far they have only had their chick feed.
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Nice! Your picture just gave me an idea. Instead of trying to rig up the rabbit cage in the chicken coop to use as a brooding enclosure I think I'll build a mini-coop inside the big coop, with it's own separate run partitioned off for the chicks. Sounds confusing, but I'll post a pic when I'm done putting it together.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

The rains came down and the floods came up,,,,,,

 

[pennyJo1960]

We did allot of driving yesterday hard rain his us like three times.
The Doctor say he does not think DH will not make it thru the try to kick start his kidney.
I cried myself to sleep I am not going live life sad and weepy.

 

[ValerieJ]

Nice! Your picture just gave me an idea. Instead of trying to rig up the rabbit cage in the chicken coop to use as a brooding enclosure I think I'll build a mini-coop inside the big coop, with it's own separate run partitioned off for the chicks. Sounds confusing, but I'll post a pic when I'm done putting it together.

That's exactly what we did. It works very well, and they grow up seeing the big hens, and visa versa.

 

[ValerieJ]

We did allot of driving yesterday hard rain his us like three times.
The Doctor say he does not think DH will not make it thru the try to kick start his kidney.
I cried myself to sleep I am not going live life sad and weepy.

That is so sad. I'm so sorry.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Thank you people like you will keep me happy.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

We did allot of driving yesterday hard rain his us like three times.
The Doctor say he does not think DH will not make it thru the try to kick start his kidney.
I cried myself to sleep I am not going live life sad and weepy.

Iam sorry, I know it hurts and it feels like you can’t breathe. I have been here 11yrs, chatting with you. I am and will keep both of you in prayer. You have a hard road ahead.