How to raise Backyard Chickens: Re: [CHICKENS-101] I hear chirping in the incubator!!!

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Re: [CHICKENS-101] I hear chirping in the incubator!!!

I normally keep them in the house in a tote during the summer for about a week under a 100 watt bulb. Then they get moved out into the building with the 100 watt bulb but it is turned off during the day since it's in the 90s here. That's for another week or two depending on what the temperatures are and how well they're feathering out. By the end of the 3rd week they don't normally get the 100 watt light as they're well enough feathered and it's very warm here at night. The outside brooders are 4x4 and 3x4. Good luck. :love: Angelique

--- On Tue, 7/27/10, melis001@hotmail.com <melis001@hotmail.com> wrote:

From: melis001@hotmail.com <melis001@hotmail.com>
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] I hear chirping in the incubator!!!
To: chickens-101@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 9:28 PM

This is the first batch of eggs I have tried to incubate. We borrowed a bator from a friend. I noticed this morning that one egg has pipped. I could also hear them chirping once in a while. When I looked into the window again I notice another had pipped. I am so excited, and scared! I have raised baby chickens we got from the feed store but I never hatched them :) How fun. I am thinking they will go into a brooder in the house for at least a week before I will take them to see the buff orphington pullet to take over. I am afraid that will either over or under heat outside. You probably don't do heat lamps in the summer or do you still need them outside??? Things that you don't learn in a book. Any help would be appreciated. I am sure I will have fuzzy butts tomorrow.

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