Posts by erinchelsea

I believe the white ones are California Whites. The buff ones could be a lot of things, I'd guess RIR or a red sex link but I've never had those so I'm not sure. Both great chickens though! Cute little ladies!

Where did you get them? 

  Hopefully you have a lot of room, because 100 broilers is a lot of stink! You can use those feeders but you will want to get more. We use the galvanized ones, I believe they are 3 feet long and we had 3 last year with 75...

Awww they are so sweet! Love the turkey pic too!

We used plastic tubs to make nest boxes and I cut a hole with a new utility knife. It wasn't easy but it worked and looks pretty good!

Quote: Originally Posted by AinaWGSD  Anyone have any experience with Hoover's Hatchery in Iowa?  From just cruising around the various hatchery websites they seem to be the cheapest (when shipping is...

If it's the scalding smell that bothers you, you can always skin them- as long as you don't mind a skinned bird. They definitely have their own special smell. It doesn't bother me anymore but the first time did (of course being...

We got ours from Welp last year, they were amazing. We didn't lose any- out of 75! And that was with 100+ temps for a lot of the time we had them.   We ordered from McMurray this year since they are closer to us and it's more...

That's a good way to do it! 

So you sell day-old chicks? Who do you sell to- online or local or what?    My hen is doing a great job keeping the babies warm even with these temps. I have a heat lamp in the brooder, but it's off to the side, just to...