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 Buy in
Duvall, Washington
We have many Rare Chicken Breeds for sale in Duvall Washington,
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. Duvall
Washington also has poultry equipment for sale, game chickens for sale in
Duvall Washington, 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 Duvall WA.
Baby
Chicks Not Eating in
Duvall, Washington
Thumbing through a baby chickens for sale in Duvall Washington
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
Duvall Washington * 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 Duvall
Washington * 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 Names in
Duvall, Washington
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
Duvall Washington 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 Duvall,
Washington Baby chicks are really
charming and also
tough to resist,
yet it's finest to prepare for their
arrival before you get them. Prepare initially
by collecting not only the
right materials, yet
additionally the correct
expertise to take care of
them. Raising baby chicks is fairly
simple, you merely should offer them with the following: A
clean and also warm
habitat Plenty of food and also water Interest and
love Habitat Your habitat could be a straightforward box, aquarium,
feline provider, or guinea
pig cage. Line it with old towels and
blankets (without loosened
strings!) to start, and after a few weeks utilize straw over newspaper.
Note: Avoid using just
newspaper or various other sandal
surface areas-- or your chicks legs could grow
misshapen. You likewise need
something to dish out food and
water in, such as a chicken feeder and water
recipe from the feed shop, or a pickle jar
lid for food and also a pet bird water dispenser from an animal store. Additionally, as the chicks get
older you can present a perch
right into the environment to obtain them
trained on setting down. Heat To
maintain your chicks heat you need to
give them with a heat resource.
This can be as straightforward as a 100 watt
light bulb in a reflective clamp style lamp from an equipment shop, or an infrared reptile heat
light bulb likewise work extremely well (my
referral). Chicks need this
warmth 24/7 till their downy fluff is
replaced with plumes (which can take up to 2 months). The recently
hatched need a temperature level
in between 90 and also 100 degrees,
as well as weekly this could
be decreased by
approximately 5 levels approximately. The heat resource must be on simply one side of the cage
to enable chicks a variety of
temperature levels. The chicks are your best
thermostat- if they are concealing in the
opposite edge of your heat
light, you should
lower the temperature. If
they are smothering each various other under the
warmth (not merely cuddling),
you should add some heat.
Home cleaning
Cleanliness is key as
well as it keeps your chicks healthy and
balanced. Make certain to transform
the bed linen
typically and also
consistently provide clean
food as well as water Food and also water.
Chicks expand quite quick
which needs a lot of tidy
food and water. Supply
enough in any way times and also check
frequently to
stop thirsty as well as
starving chicks. Chick food is different compared
to adult chicken food, as well as it comes
in both medicated as well as non-medicated selections. Feed chick food for the
first two months, then
change to a raiser food (~ 17 %
protein) for another 2 months,
then to a slightly
lower protein feed or a layer feed
(if you have layers). Soil Some chicks prefer to obtain a running start on taking
dirt baths, while others will not occupy that task till they are
older. If you have the room in your chick
enclosure, present a tray of sand or
dust for them to wash in.
Attention as well as love There are a couple of benefits to spending time with your chicks. First of all, they will most
likely bond with you and
not flee as grownups. Second, if you
examine your chicks daily and
enjoy their actions, you can
catch disease or various
other troubles earlier. Keep an
eye out for wheezing, limping, or
other unhealthy
indicators. Make certain to
additionally check out
their poop, as looseness of the bowels can result in matted plumes and clogged cloaca.
Lastly, it is very
important to watch out for social issues, such as the
smallest chick getting picked
on. Empty nest syndrome So your
chicks are now fully feathery
as well as its time for them to leave the
safety of your home
as well as relocate outside into a cage. Look into our
area on chicken cages to read more
regarding cages as well as
appropriate coop environments.
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