I bought some st runs of buff's, and Cukoo marans, after getting rid of all of the Roos ( we thought) .... we have a BO roos to develop late and then even later...... a we not sure what he is beyond HE...... has a long tail feather span like a ring tailed Pheasant runs like a road runner...
we are down to 25 chicks from our original 40, approx 4 roos, after the weasel attack we bought 21 straight runs to add to the brood.
the newbies are 6 weeks old, the oldies are 16 weeks old
about 10 days ago i tried to release them into the coop and several olds want having anything to do...
we are down to 25 chicks from our original 40, approx 4 roos, after the weasel attack we bought 21 straight runs to add to the brood.
the newbies are 6 weeks old, the oldies are 16 weeks old
about 10 days ago i tried to release them into the coop and several olds want having anything to do...
Woke up to 13 slaughtered birds...well 12, 1 broke her neck in the panic, ..... several had their heads gone, and some with their butts ate out..... What is it???
we have a a slit at top of door and bottom, I will repair those..... but we are not only sick but ******.... lost both Cinnamon...
I built a functional 12 deep 8 wide and then some (aint nothing square..... )..... 8x8 house, 4x8 roosting area with the droppings pit, In far western KY Winter hits from late Nov to early spring.... ( highs can range in the 70's during any of these months, lows can be -10 to 30)
i have tek...
I have between 1/2 to 3/4 acre plot, what to grow....
all corn would give us a max of 100 bushels, approx 5000 pounds of corn
too late for wheat this year
just wildflowers for the bugs....
planting season is upon us..... any advice
We always called the one who was behind in development in a litter the runt...... we have 10 cinnamon queens, 29 silver Wyndottes, 6 weeks old today, 1 silver, is about the same size as some of our 3 week old birds...... no trauma, not being pecked, just a runt.... any ideas
I spent nearly approx 120 on my 10x12 roof.... ( my intended wood was unusable) I used 12 foot deck boards at about 8.00 per board, x13, then used a 30 lb felt roofing 18.00 and 1/2 inch staples,no shingles..... in hindsight wished I would have used the tar paper with the sand on it, 46.00, next...
I JUST BOUGHT 600 FT ( 72 inches tall) of 1 inch poultry wire netting. from Rural King after shipping it was 30.00 for a 50 ft roll,..... has anyone used 2x4 with a cross brace as the post if so how wide should the brace be, we have silver wyndottes, cinnamon queens, and RI Browns....im not...
my wife and I grew in rural KY, both with chickens and other farm animals, it seemed to be buy some chicks and let em loose, needless to say through the years we have tried this technique without success, loss of 50% or more of the chicks, I attributed it to poor quality birds from the local...