Recent content by r-l-newell

How old is Kerbie now? My two Leghorn Chickens are progressing more than my other Chickens aroud the same age and they are starting to look like him. Do you have a side view photo of the hen next to him so I can compare my two leghorns and see if they match him or her closer. Mine were bought on...

Quote: I am just nosy...what state do you live in? Most states require that you buy a minimum of 6 at a time. BTW... congrats! I live in Central Texas and the only place that requires you to buy six or more is Tractor Supply and that is only around Easter so that the Easter groups that buy...

Enjoy the chickens while they are growing and then enjoy the meaty goodness that they provide you and that they are all natural and not injected with hormones and additives like most super market chickens are prior to them being butchered. I would like to see those photos.

If I put a fifty gallon rubbermaid trash can as the water holding tank and mount it to where it gravity flows to the nipples through PVC Pipe will this work ok? Also, will I have to change the water out regularly or can I keep it in there until it runs out and then fill it back up again?

A.T. Hagan : If the chick starter contains ONLY Amprolium as the medication ingredient then it'll be safe to feed to the laying hens until the chicks are about eight weeks old or thereabouts. Offer oyster shell free choice on the side. When the chicks are about eight weeks old change them all...

Quote: Will the medication in the Start and Grow effect us when we eat the eggs? Just curious since I usually sell the eggs at work.

I have two hens that are a year old and then I have nine chickens that are about five weeks old. The young chickens have managed to slip through a hole in their brooder area of the chicken coop and into the main coop area and as of this morning have been in with the older hens. So far no...

Quote: Thanks. I will try and get some better photos tonight.

Bumping it up.

Quote: Do you have to buy the door for the Door Opener or can I use the wooden one in place already and run the pulley and wire and etc. to the existing pop door?

Quote: I understand. I will try to get some better photos tomorrow with my regular digital camera instgead of my cell phone camera. Thanks.

Can someone help me please.

Quote: You can't return roosters unfortunately. You can sell them on Craigslist or you could raise them and butcher them when they get big enough. If you go to several of the hatchery web sites that are on this web site you can select sexed pullets for not much more money than what Straight...

Are Silkies a Bantam Chicken? If so do they lay good eggs to eat? Just curious since I don't know much about Silkies. Saw some feathered feet chicks in the bantam bin the other day at Tractor Supply but the clerk told me they were Bantams and that I wouldn't want them. Didn't notice if they had...

Please look at these photos of the six chicks I got from Tractor Supply from the Sraight Run Bin. There are six different photos and the chicks are now about six weeks old and the size of a pigeon with almost all of their feathers. Thanks for the help.