Tower Garden Update- 4 weeks since transplanting & Chicks!!!
I have been MIA for almost a month now- I’m sorry! I just finished producing my yearly high school musical (this year was “Little Women”) which literally takes everything out of me. Just keeping up with family life has been a struggle, so the blog had to go on the back burner. I have, however, kept up my garden and have managed to take a step further into my backyard homesteading adventure with new baby chicks!
Here are a few pictures of the only 4-5 weeks after transplanting the little seedlings. It never ceases to amaze me how fast plants grow! (.) And even though I said I’ve managed to keep up my garden…with the that pretty much entails checking once a week to make sure there’s still water in the tank.
While the Tower Garden eliminates most pests, I noticed a few aphids on one plant…then I saw this little red guy came to eat them all up!
Don’t forget, you can have a just like mine. I sell these wonderful contraptions and would love to chat with you about getting your own. Check out , or feel free to directly with questions!
And now for the chicks…
On the way home from a homeschool field trip last week, I saw a feed store and made the impulse decision to bring chicks home. (Just an incentive for my husband to make a coop!) We’ve been planning on having a small backyard coop of chickens to give us a few home raised eggs and help us compost our food trash so we don’t waste. It’s amazing how much we throw away now that we don’t have chickens when we used to be able to just guiltlessly give kitchen scraps to the chickens for recycling into fertilizer and nutritious eggs. I’m looking forward to keeping these beautiful Buff Orpingtons fat and happy with our kitchen scraps. I also can’t wait to eat some homegrown eggs again. If I’m successful at all my endeavors, I will prove to the world how even a small little yard can sustainably produce a lot of food for a family. You don’t need to live on acres of land! (I say that now, but just wait ’til I’m dying to raise goats or a milk cow again!)
I’ll keep you updated on all our backyard homesteading adventures!
Baby Chicks As
Pets in
Masonic Home, Kentucky
We have many Rare Chicken Breeds for sale in Masonic Home Kentucky,
including Sussex Chickens, Welsummer Chickens, Turken Chickens and more.
Be sure to check out the Bargain Specials, as you can combine different
egg layers in smaller amounts and buy as an assortment. Masonic Home
Kentucky also has poultry equipment for sale, game chickens for sale in
Masonic Home Kentucky, bantams for sale, ducks for sale, geese for sale,
turkeys for sale, guinea for sale, peafowl for sale, pheasant for sale,
chukar partridge for sale, bobwhite for sale, many different breeds of
baby chicks for sale in Masonic Home KY.
Baby Chicks Price in
Masonic Home, Kentucky
Thumbing through a baby chickens for sale in Masonic Home Kentucky
catalog is a yearly traditions in many houses. My kids and I eagerly await
the Murray McMurray Hatchery catalog. We love looking at all the cool and
different chicken breeds available. Catalogs are free so head on over to
their site and request one if you are interested.
Typically hatcheries online offer both standard breeds
and bantams. Bantams are fun hardy little chickens, they lay tiny eggs
that kids especially love collecting. Bantams typically weigh less than 2
pounds when full grown. Just like ordering anything online there are pros
and cons to ordering baby chicks online. Pros of buying baby chicks in
Masonic Home Kentucky * Big Selection - If you are wanting a large
variety of different chicken breeds and egg colors, you will find the best
selection at an online hatchery. * Both Bantams and full sized chickens
available * You get to choose what sex you want. If you want a mixture of
both male and female then choosing a "straight run" will save you money
and you will get a mixture of male and female chicks. You can also choose
all males or all females too. * Weekly specials. Hatcheries have sales on
chicks, you are likely to get a good deal if you are flexible with the
breeds you are wanting. Cons of buying baby chicks in Masonic Home
Kentucky * Order early to get the best selection. Certain breeds sell
out fast, sometimes as early as 6 months in advance of shipping! If you
are wanting a certain breed it's best to order your chicks in the fall
before their orders sell out.
Baby Chickens For Sale Free Shipping in
Masonic Home, Kentucky
Quantity - you must order a certain number of chicks. Typically hatcheries
will require you buy a minimum of 25 chicks at a time. The number is
necessary for the chicks survival during shipping. All 25 chicks are put
in one small box without heat. They are crowded in the box and produce
enough body heat to arrive in good shape. * The wait - If you choose to
buy chicks from a feed store you will have them the same day but if you
choose to go with a hatchery you have to wait until they are ready to ship
and then wait for the chicks to arrive. Ordering baby chicks online in
Masonic Home Kentucky is easy and has always been a very pleasant
experience of me. It can be a little frustrating waiting for the chicks
but it's so worth the wait. When the post office calls and you hear all
those little "cheeps" or "chirps" in the background you'll know the wait
was worth it! How to Care for your new baby chickens in Masonic Home,
Kentucky Baby chicks are really
adorable and also
challenging to withstand,
however it's ideal to plan for their
arrival prior to you get them. Prepare initially
by collecting not only the
right products, but
also the proper
understanding to look after
them. Raising baby chicks is reasonably
straightforward, you just should give them with the following: A tidy and also warm
habitat Plenty of food as well
as water Attention and also
love Environment Your habitat could be an easy box, fish tank,
cat provider, or guinea
porker cage. Line it with old towels as well as
coverings (without loose
strings!) to start, and after a
couple of weeks make use of straw over paper.
Keep in mind: Avoid using only
newspaper or other sandal
surface areas-- or your chicks legs could expand
malformed. You also require
something to dish out food and also
water in, such as a chicken feeder and water
meal from the feed store, or a pickle container
cover for food and also a pet dog bird water dispenser from a family pet shop. Likewise, as the chicks get
older you could present a perch
right into the environment to get them
educated on setting down. Heat To
keep your chicks heat you should
offer them with a heat source.
This could be as easy as a 100 watt
light bulb in a reflective clamp style light from a
hardware shop, or an infrared reptile warmth
bulb likewise work very
well (my
referral). Chicks require this
warmth 24/7 until their downy fluff is
changed with feathers (which can occupy to 2 months). The recently
hatched require a temperature level
in between 90 and also 100 levels,
as well as each week this could
be minimized by
approximately 5 degrees approximately. The heat source need to be on simply one side of the cage
to enable chicks a range of
temperatures. The chicks are your finest
thermometer- if they are concealing in the
opposite edge of your warmth
light, you have to
lower the temperature. If
they are smothering each various other under the
heat (not merely snuggling),
you have to add some warmth.
Housekeeping
Cleanliness is crucial and it maintains your chicks healthy and
balanced. Be sure to transform
the bed linens
often and also
constantly supply clean
food and water Food and water.
Chicks grow very fast
which requires plenty of tidy
food as well as water. Supply
enough whatsoever times as well
as inspect
frequently to avoid thirsty and
starving chicks. Chick food is different compared
to adult chicken food, and it is available in both medicated as well as non-medicated varieties. Feed chick food for the
first two months, then
change to a raiser food (~ 17 %
healthy protein) for another 2 months,
and afterwards to a somewhat
reduced protein feed or a layer feed
(if you have layers). Soil Some chicks want
to obtain a running start on taking
dirt bathrooms, while others won't occupy that task up until they are
older. If you have the room in your chick
enclosure, present a tray of sand or
filth for them to bathe in.
Attention and also love There are a
few advantages to spending quality time with your chicks. First off, they will certainly most
likely bond with you as well as
not flee as adults. Second, if you
analyze your chicks daily and also
see their actions, you can
capture disease or other troubles earlier. Watch out for hissing, limping, or
other unhealthy
indicators. Be sure to
likewise take a look at
their poop, as diarrhea could result in matted plumes and also blocked cloaca.
Lastly, it is essential to look out
for social concerns, such as the
littlest chick getting teased. Vacant nest disorder So your
chicks are now totally feathered
and also its time for them to leave the
safety of your residence
and also relocate outside into a cage. Check out our
section on chicken cages to read more
concerning coops as well as
correct coop environments.
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