Recent content by There A Chick

My eggs are coming out like tie dye. Why?

Hello, I've just found out today that my city council has voted to allow residence to house up to 6 laying hens. ok, yay! This was in my local paper. The next sentence said "The council has yet to determine a cost for residents who want to raise the animals." I guess first off, I'd like to...

Unexpected life upset. Must place my 27 laying hens, free. They are sex-linked Gold Stars, will start laying the end of Aug/first part of Sept. They are very docile and friendly. 515-291-6738 Lisa

I would LOVE to have that ad on a t-shirt!! Any way that would be possible??

SolarMike, I went to college @ RF. You might try cross-posting on the city-data forum to access a little more traffic. Good luck! http://www.city-data.com/forum/wisconsin/

I found this automatic waterer, you just hook a hose to it. Maybe this would work, what do you guys think?? http://www.randallburkey.com/1-1_2-Quart-Fountain-Waterer/productinfo/2550/

There's going to be a couple of times this summer when I'm gone and my mother will be taking care of my chickens for me. I have 27 laying hens. I have a 3.5 gallon typical red/white plastic waterer and I know right now that my mom will never be able to fill it, flip it and hang it up. :-(...

k, so I already ordered them. I did not build my coop yet but I will. When I lived in IA, I ordered Gold Star chicks from Hoover Hatchery which are advertised to be extremely docile and they were! They were awesome, so now since I moved to NC, I still wanted to order the same kind...

Lowes is great for stuff like that. If you ever need shingles just ask one of the guys for a broken open bag from in the back. They can't really do anything with partials like that, I bought 2 almost full bundles of shingles for $5!!!

Thank you so much you guys! And Dave, yes, thank you for the picture, it helps TREMENDOUSLY! You guys Rock!

ok, thanks for the info. much appreciated!

Coop building time again. I had help the first time but this time I'm on my own. Question # 1: When I see these coop designs with nesting boxes that you access from outside the coop by lifting up a lid, what do you do framing wise to support the nesting box? I'm not getting that. Even...

No, I've butchered before. I had a friend with 3 spent hens who showed me how. She skins them though as she pressure cooks the spent hens because their tough. It's not that I ~couldn't~ do it, I'd just prefer not too. I think everyone should ~know~ how to do it. Plus, they only charge...

Quote: LOL!!! Good points!! (Are you a lawyer?)

ok, I have a line on a processor who does chickens, in Ackley. Will call on Monday. There are several others in the area too. I found out at Brekke's in Ames, the local Purina feed mill. I will get the broilers from Hoover's, test drive this time around. And yes, I AM getting addicted already!!