Posts by greenpeeps

Thanks everyone.  Yep, I'm feeding them the high protein food, &  with the help of my husband, we just made a 5 gallon feeder for the coop.  They are definitely fatter then most other chicks I've had at that...

Sorry I had to laugh, but oh how I've been there.  I've learned 3 things that work for my pitt destroyers,   1, They hate the taste of vinegar, I spray it on everything they look at,  2, Big bones,  I make sure...

I have 3 Buckeye chicks that I hatched at Thanksgiving, making them about 9 weeks now.  Anyone good at sexing them this early?  I planning my spring order and only have so much...

I went to TS today for some feed & the wild game feed that some of you were talking about, but I got confused when I got to TS and nothing said Wild Game Feed.  Can someone who is using this please tell me which one you...

I'm in Ohio and stuck my 6 week old Buckeyes out in the coop with the temps in the 30's.  They were fine.  I did go back and check on them in the middle of the night and I couldn't believe that heat that 4 chicks could...

I put my4, 6 week old chicks out in the coop with 2, 14 week old RIR the other night.  Since then we have gone from 40 down to 20 degrees.  I was so scarred I would find some frozen chicks the other night so I headed outside...

Quote:Originally Posted by sunnyllama Oh man! I have been fortunate with predators, I have only lost one chicken thankfully. I would be devastated! Thank you, I will keep checking craigslist, which craigslist do they usually pop up...

If you wait another couple of months they will be all over craigslist.  I purchased some beautiful Polish chicks from a lady in Diamond last spring that I found on craigslist.  Sadly they were lost sue to coyotes.  Good Luck

Thanks everyone

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