Look up Murry Mc'murry hatchery they'll send a free catalog with all pict's and information on chickins. Ilive in Tn. Hot in summer verry cold winter I have red stars and black strars The lay large brown eggsall year long, do verry well in winter
Istarted selling eggs this fall Ihave 27 hens, get 15 - 2O eggs a day Had a nice sign made put fresh brown eggs on both sides I sell mine for 2.50 doz for that's cheap for free range chickins Had to take my sign down , can't keep up with orders Don't be greddy they pay for all their food ...
I have a 20 -30 run I put elect. wire around the fence About 4 in high 4in from the fence . Used 4 by 4's in ground and 2by 6,s at the top and cover'ed the top with 2x4 weld'ed wire Never had a problem with pred.
Red stars and black stars are great layers of large brown eggs. RIR, BAR ROCKS good layers. I have 16 layers, get around 10-14 a day Isell my eggs pretty fast.
I Have my run covered with 1x4 welded wire and electric wire around the bottom of the run. place the elect. wire about 6 in high and 6 in away on outside of fence, Works great Ilive in a wooded area all kinds of skunks 'coons, hawks ,foxes go to co op or tractor supply
I use BLU-KOTE (Dr Naylor brand) comes in a spray can You can buy in at tractor supply or on line at Murray Mc Murray hatchery Works great for chicks and adult birds. stops pecking they don't like tast. ( ware gloves ) Also antiseptic
A quick fix, Hand warmers, lay one under nesting materal They last about 10 hr's ,Wal Mart cheep a buck or two PS Im from Calumet Mich, I now live in Kingston TN.
I use ext cords for my birds, I have two heat water bowls, fence charger around coop, use at least a # 14 or # 12 guage cord I use two different circuts done't overload one, works fine for me!!
Good to hear from you, I get 8-10 eggs a day out of 14 chickins have 6 more little one's ALL this years Here in TN. thay don't call them sex links any more, because of the young 4 H KIDS there just called black stars, red stars.
Getting 8-10 eggs a day , I have 6 more RIR 6 weeks old , giving most of eggs to ladies at church Maybe this spring I'LL start selling. Good to here from you.
HI just join'd byc hope to learn alot about raising chickins I have 20 chickins RIR, Black stars,Red star all large brown egg layers Hope to start selling eggs soon Iforgot to mention im in Kingston Tennessee