Evan, I agree with Jeanines comment on 3 sided cardboard boxes to help block any draft that be keeping them huddled under the lamps. Makes sense. Great video and good luck with the chicks.
It is a good idea to make a cardboard circular fence 4 feet diameter, 2 feet high, to keep the chicks under the lamps for a period of time. Each week you limite the lamp time until to shut it after 4 weeks . You can take off the cardboard fence when you see they are anough big.
Use the pvc pipe to make your chicken feeders.. you can fill up the pipe and they eat from elbow opening at the end..Look them up on line.. I’ve seen a lot of people use them..
On your nesting boxes you need to add another 2x4 so laying hens can step into laying boxes..it will help them to lay more eggs. They can't step from the one you got on there into nesting boxes and when they open there wings it makes it difficult to enter box
Those standard Cornish X look to be 10 to 12 days old. At that age they will find their water. I order exclusively from Murray McMurray hatchery, I'm not affiliated with them, I just find the mortality rate is very low and their guarantee is exceptional. I get the Cornish X Rock, and we love them. Always nice to have new chickens on the homestead. Jimmy
Good video and great find at the feed store! 👍👍. You’re all set up for harvest in about 6 weeks or so. Those will make some good eating for sure. Thanks for sharing with us and keep up the good work and videos. Fred.
I know nothing about baby chicks, but they do look healthy and you have a nice clean place for them.Rebecca is going to love them. Again,I love you 2 and really enjoy your videos,When I turn on my iPad I go right to see something new from you, God bless,
You can make a tralf feeder from a 3 or 4" pvc pipe cut in half length wise and 2 end caps hung from your rafters check out Sow the Land he made one for his meat chickens
Very ;cool as usual. I would love to do some chickens myself one day. On a side note, based on your review and recommendation I bought a pair of the Ariat Hybrid Rancher boots (not the water proof ones). After wearing them for a day I am very impressed and pleased with them.
We raise meat birds every year. They look to be about 2wks old. They will eat way more than you think. You can feed 12 on. 12 off. That being having their feed out for 12hrs and pulling for 12. We estimate about 18lbs per bird for feed from day old to butcher at 8 wks. We always have, and never had less than 6-8lb birds by 8wks. Warmth will be key this time of year. They will burn lots of calories keeping warm no matter the age. Be super careful with the heat lamps. Make sure none have the break-resistant coating as it will kill the birds. You can also just put cardboard boxes in the area so that if there is a draft, they can get away from it. Good luck, they look to be off to a good start!
nipple waterers are less messy & wasteful than those gravity fountain types like you have. I would guess between 2-3 weeks old. At 4 weeks they can go out in chicken tractor.
Weve had our meat chicks for two weeks and they have already tripled ins size! It amazing how fast they grow. They are the same size as ours and thats about three weeks
What kind of wood chips were those. It's my understanding Oak chips have a nature anti-bacterial agent in them while Cedar help control insect pest such as mites, ants, nats and flies. Pine shavings are good also.
Country View Acres guess that explains knowing how to fix so much. My dad was a machinist all his life. Built popcorn and cotton candy machines actually. He’d try to show me stuff like fixing cars. He might well have been speaking Chinese, I just never could get a grasp of it. Hope u an the wife are safe with all the craziness.
BE CAREFUL if you get too close to the shavings you can start a fire. I don't think they are that cold. Half or better of them are off doing their thing (eatting, drinking ect)
get ready to dump the feed to them..... once they start eating.... they wont stop.... they will grow fast..... well worth the time and investment.... gonna taste better than store bought....
I'd advise against the chicken tractor with Broiler chickens like yours... Once the Cornish hit the 6 week mark, they become socialist chickens... just wanting to sit around and have someone feed em… I tried to get the first couple of years pastured but they just wouldn't take to grass, bugs or anything but grain feed... the only benefit to having them in a chicken tractor is they are incredibly messy and it saves ya having to clean the pen out everyday... the down fall to the chicken tractor is that the ground is very damp and they're more susceptible to disease... Yours look to be heading into the 3 week mark... There's actually a pasturing meat bird that takes 12 weeks to mature called the Rustic Ranger. I only take my Cornish chickens to the 8 week mark and yield 10 Lbs avg for the males... 7-8 Lbs avg for the females... have had upwards of 12 pounds for males but that was rare... I was always told by the older folk to never go past 9 weeks on a Cornish chciken
I would not even consider buying chicks from a farm store...ANY farm store...Tractor Supply, Rural King, or a local feed and seed. The care is not the best and every kid around has handled them, which is TERRIBLE for biosecurity, which is as important on a homestead as on a large commercial farm. I have always used Ideal Poultry in Texas. I've had low mortality, healthy chicks, they come with a 100% guarantee, and...best of all...no matter when you want chicks you can get them. Unlike other hatcheries they are open year round, and have most breeds all the time. A few breeds are the exception, but very few.
You never guessed that board you put on the blocks would make such a great bed for the baby goats.
Evan, I agree with Jeanines comment on 3 sided cardboard boxes to help block any draft that be keeping them huddled under the lamps. Makes sense. Great video and good luck with the chicks.
Awesome Even more babies to feed, well done. Rebekah will be pleased.
It is a good idea to make a cardboard circular fence 4 feet diameter, 2 feet high, to keep the chicks under the lamps for a period of time. Each week you limite the lamp time until to shut it after 4 weeks . You can take off the cardboard fence when you see they are anough big.
I just love how comfortable and curious your animals are around you when you are working. It is too cool.
Morning Evan, Homestead is really picking up speed. So happy for you both. Enjoy every minute.
You could set waterers and feeders on bricks to keep them clear of shavings.
Happy birds, happy chicken dinner. They are very nice looking. Look to be 2 weeks or so.
Use the pvc pipe to make your chicken feeders.. you can fill up the pipe and they eat from elbow opening at the end..Look them up on line.. I’ve seen a lot of people use them..
Could you put a board on the outside of that open side to keep the draft off them from the back of the barn??
I’d say they’re 2+ weeks old for sure. Thumbs up
I love your barn and that was a good deal on two week old chickens! They are starting to drink.
Thanks for sharing!!
You have a nice barn!
Amazing ❣️ you're such a great Farmer. I can't believe you've never farmed but I'm grateful for your videos and all you're teaching me
On your nesting boxes you need to add another 2x4 so laying hens can step into laying boxes..it will help them to lay more eggs. They can't step from the one you got on there into nesting boxes and when they open there wings it makes it difficult to enter box
I love your setup
Those standard Cornish X look to be 10 to 12 days old. At that age they will find their water. I order exclusively from Murray McMurray hatchery, I'm not affiliated with them, I just find the mortality rate is very low and their guarantee is exceptional. I get the Cornish X Rock, and we love them.
Always nice to have new chickens on the homestead.
Jimmy
Thanks again man.
Good video and great find at the feed store! 👍👍. You’re all set up for harvest in about 6 weeks or so. Those will make some good eating for sure. Thanks for sharing with us and keep up the good work and videos. Fred.
Boy! Them some big chickens!
I know nothing about baby chicks, but they do look healthy and you have a nice clean place for them.Rebecca is going to love them. Again,I love you 2 and really enjoy your videos,When I turn on my iPad I go right to see something new from you, God bless,
Check out the moveable chicken pens shown on Stoney Ridge Farms, TH-cam site. May be what you are looking for...
Brooder looks good! Great set up.
no stress on them there birdies
Thx
good luck with the new arrivals..you are always so good with your animals..
Good info
12 to 18 days
Love your video Evan ! Like how you set up your barn! God bless
Man...Rural King must have had those chicks a while....they are developing permanent feathers. I'd guess 10 days easy. Mine never come that big
Great deal on those chicks, we did that a couple of years ago too. We use a plastic water heater tray for their water, keeps the shavings clean.
You can make a tralf feeder from a 3 or 4" pvc pipe cut in half length wise and 2 end caps hung from your rafters check out Sow the Land he made one for his meat chickens
I did make one the day after I got them. I will show it in an upcoming video. And I made a bucket waterer also.
@@CountryViewAcres good for you, you get a pat on the back lol
Hey Evan
Just watched the clip when you were building the brooder in January with the small Fencing Staples - Needle nose pliers works a treat
That was a fun video. can’t wait to see how quickly the chickens grow.🐥🐥🐥
Good luck with the chicks👍
Very ;cool as usual. I would love to do some chickens myself one day.
On a side note, based on your review and recommendation I bought a pair of the Ariat Hybrid Rancher boots (not the water proof ones). After wearing them for a day I am very impressed and pleased with them.
Good to hear.
Good video
I think the red lights are 175 watts
We raise meat birds every year. They look to be about 2wks old. They will eat way more than you think. You can feed 12 on. 12 off. That being having their feed out for 12hrs and pulling for 12. We estimate about 18lbs per bird for feed from day old to butcher at 8 wks. We always have, and never had less than 6-8lb birds by 8wks. Warmth will be key this time of year. They will burn lots of calories keeping warm no matter the age. Be super careful with the heat lamps. Make sure none have the break-resistant coating as it will kill the birds. You can also just put cardboard boxes in the area so that if there is a draft, they can get away from it. Good luck, they look to be off to a good start!
Box o’ chickens 🐥🐥🐥
nipple waterers are less messy & wasteful than those gravity fountain types like you have. I would guess between 2-3 weeks old.
At 4 weeks they can go out in chicken tractor.
Weve had our meat chicks for two weeks and they have already tripled ins size! It amazing how fast they grow. They are the same size as ours and thats about three weeks
I ám nő chicken expert but thay look so cute. Best of luck man.
What kind of wood chips were those. It's my understanding Oak chips have a nature anti-bacterial agent in them while Cedar help control insect pest such as mites, ants, nats and flies. Pine shavings are good also.
@@wilburfinnigan2142 I'm guilty of that. but you don't have to be so rude about it.
Always an awesome experience watching your videos Evan. Hows the pup?
P.s. can you go over your chicken plucker?
I will probably go over the chicken plucker when we butcher the chickens.
The pup is doing good. We have another pup now, so he has a friend.
😍😍😍
I Live in Ohio and we just found a place that does meat chick's for a $1.25 a piece year round.
If u don’t mind me asking, what kinda work do u do?
I have worked industrial maintenance fixing automation equipment since I was 21.
Country View Acres guess that explains knowing how to fix so much. My dad was a machinist all his life. Built popcorn and cotton candy machines actually. He’d try to show me stuff like fixing cars. He might well have been speaking Chinese, I just never could get a grasp of it. Hope u an the wife are safe with all the craziness.
They're no less than 2 weeks old..
what kind of job do you have? i worked midnight shift for a water treatment facility, nights are rough...you need a good routine.
Woo Hoo 2nd!
BE CAREFUL if you get too close to the shavings you can start a fire. I don't think they are that cold. Half or better of them are off doing their thing (eatting, drinking ect)
We made feeders with plastic gutters. There is a You Tuber we learned that from.
Check out Lumina acres they raise meat chickens every year
get ready to dump the feed to them..... once they start eating.... they wont stop.... they will grow fast..... well worth the time and investment.... gonna taste better than store bought....
They definitely go through the feed.
can i ask you wat your job is?
I worked in industrial maintenance fixing automation equipment since I was 21.
should cornish cross chickens get Marek's Vaccination
Woo Hoo first!!!! lol
Sorry ita lumnah acers
I'd advise against the chicken tractor with Broiler chickens like yours... Once the Cornish hit the 6 week mark, they become socialist chickens... just wanting to sit around and have someone feed em… I tried to get the first couple of years pastured but they just wouldn't take to grass, bugs or anything but grain feed... the only benefit to having them in a chicken tractor is they are incredibly messy and it saves ya having to clean the pen out everyday... the down fall to the chicken tractor is that the ground is very damp and they're more susceptible to disease... Yours look to be heading into the 3 week mark... There's actually a pasturing meat bird that takes 12 weeks to mature called the Rustic Ranger. I only take my Cornish chickens to the 8 week mark and yield 10 Lbs avg for the males... 7-8 Lbs avg for the females... have had upwards of 12 pounds for males but that was rare... I was always told by the older folk to never go past 9 weeks on a Cornish chciken
I would not even consider buying chicks from a farm store...ANY farm store...Tractor Supply, Rural King, or a local feed and seed. The care is not the best and every kid around has handled them, which is TERRIBLE for biosecurity, which is as important on a homestead as on a large commercial farm.
I have always used Ideal Poultry in Texas. I've had low mortality, healthy chicks, they come with a 100% guarantee, and...best of all...no matter when you want chicks you can get them. Unlike other hatcheries they are open year round, and have most breeds all the time. A few breeds are the exception, but very few.
should cornish cross chickens get Marek's Vaccination