Kristine Keeney wrote:Great looking chicks and a lovely brooder set-up.
They seem happy and healthy. You have everything covered and a plan for the future, so you're doing very well!
It will take a week or two for the anaerobic bacteria to really start working, but it shouldn't be too bad while you wait. I brood my chicks in the kitchen and, aside from the dust they kick up and needing to be careful of what I do where (so as to reduce possibilities of decontamination), there has never been a problem.
Happy chicks, happy life!
Thank you for your comment, I have no plans for the future) at present I live only in the present and if I can create comfortable conditions for someone, I get a good mood from it. Yes, I am confident in the work of bacteria and the most important thing here is not to rush, the electricity that I spend at the beginning will be compensated by the work of bacteria in the future, especially since I should have a plan in case of a power outage. Fortunately, the weather in February is unusually warm, and it’s always + in the basement. The chickens feel great, yesterday I started ventilating the room, I think that fresh air will not hurt them. I made an additional feeder for now, I feed it with compound feed, yesterday I gave it fresh grass for bedding. If anyone knows, please tell me which laying hens give colored eggs, I only know the Legbar breed. I want to buy an incubator.