How to raise Backyard Chickens: Re: [CHICKENS-101] Guinea and Chick question attn: Susan

The weather station has put out a heat/high heat index alert in this area
already. I forgot that you were near by. Seems like that would be a good size
pen for a while. Make sure you put something across the top to keep the hawks
out! Susan

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From: Hudson <lovedle2@gmail.com>
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, June 1, 2011 5:05:36 PM
Subject: Re: [CHICKENS-101] Guinea and Chick question attn: Susan

Hi Susan:

Thank you for the reply. I'm glad you mentioned about the scratch feed. Yes!
I've been giving them about a quart+ twice a day. I'll stop that immediately.

There are 21 Keets and I could probably get another pen or something to put them
out in a cooler place during the day. I made a 5' X 8' brooder using the
greenhouse tables. There is plenty of ventilation, but it's so dang hot. I'm
south of Macon and I know how high the temps go. We are sure starting off
mighty early this year. Went from freezing to hot, hot, hot almost overnight.
Guess we'd better prepare for this week-end and next week. AccuWeather has a
heat warning. Yikes! I wonder if a 9' X 12' X 6' would be sufficient for the
Keets? We could rig up something so the coons couldn't get to them.

Thanks again,

Anne H.