Recent content by sfcityfarmer

$33.50 for a 50lb bag of organic lay pellets at the local feed store. $27.50 if I drive 30 miles to another feed store.

My EE hatched in late March and started laying about two weeks ago.

My hens are just getting going, they were hatched in mid March. The first one started two weeks ago, two of the four haven't yet gotten with the program.

4 for me 17,629 total..

I got my day old chicks at the feed store in Petaluma. They also have them at Scotts Valley feed near Santa Cruz, Halfmoon bay feed, and at the feed store in Vallejo. Not sure about the east bay.

I'm in SF, I'd be up for crossing the bridge if there were a chicken event in the east bay...

Having a shared wall for your coop and greenhouse would make it easy to keep the chickens warm during the winter.

My understanding is the pellets and crumbles are the same thing, the crumbles just being broken pellets.

You'll get friendlier birds if you hand raise them but it's obviously less work to let a broody hen do all the work.

Only one of my four chickens is laying, they're 23 weeks old. The one that is laying started on Friday of last week.

I use a 12lb feeder for my 4 hens, I don't see any downside to using a big feeder as long as you hang it somewhere dry and predator proof.

Quote: Thanks I got my first egg from them today, right in the middle of the nesting box.

Quote: No, but the only seasons we have here are spring and fall...

Quote: No plans or sketches really, but if you're near SF shoot me a PM if you want to stop by and check out the coop.

My GLW is still doing nothing, she turned 22 weeks on Tuesday of this week.