Recent content by Stang65fst

Looking to rent a chicken plucker in the next couple weeks. Wanted to see if anyone had one they would be willing to rent for a weekend. Need to process about 40 chickens.

I know where you are, I grew up in Mansfield, Ohio. When you said Amish and Ohio I figured you had to be close to where I grew up.

Where are you at in Ohio?

I am old fashion, hatchet and Oak stump.

I ditched my watering nipples for cups. They seemed waste more water and the coop was wet. So the cups keep the coop dry and the water level up.

10-4. "Littlest" is acting like she is antsy to get out of there. Of course she might be trying to get away from the chicks...you know there she goes there they go.

"Littlest Red" is very close to the top of the pecking order if not the top. Free range depends on my day. If I am going to be around they will be turned out, if not they stay in the coop and run. We have 1 rooster, 6 mature hens, and 8 juveniles that just started laying. I have a mixed flock...

One of our hens hatched 4 chicks. I have built them an enclosure inside the coop to keep them all together even when she was sitting on them. How long should they be kept separated inside the coop. Momma is still taking care of them. They are only 1 week old. They have there own food and water...

My first chick out. Just about dried off. "Littlest Red" is sitting on 5 other eggs.

I have a hen that has been sitting since early May. Our first chick hatch out so I made her a little box down low and moved the other 5 eggs and the chick. The hen was growling at me and the hen jumped down and sat on her eggs and tucked her chick under her wing. Seemed a little to easy. I did...

I have not, honestly did not know they existed until this thread.

If you have a local sawmill often times you can get pine shavings from them for next to nothing.

I use G&M Milling out of Statesville, NC. They are local to me so it makes it easy. They have several types of all natural feeds.

My grandma used to step on the head and break the neck. Mom and my aunt say she could dress one out in 12 mins. I prefer a hatchet and Oak log. First time I was nervous but swing was spot on removing the head.

I have a chicken "Littlest Red" she goes down in the mating position when I come up to her. She also knows that I will pick her up and carry her around a little bit and possibly a treat.