That's a good price. What brand is it and which feed store???
My best friend lives in Placerville so we go up there every once in a while. I'll have to check out the feed store the next time we go!
Thank you for sharing the video.
Barale is from Williams California. They sell all over the place:
I'm suffering from chicken math...sold, rehomed, processed 15. Then 12 chicks hatched and my friend gave me three special project chicks. Net reduction in chicken numbers = 0. So much for downsizing.
Time for another trip to the feed store for more feed. At least the 12 chicks will be my last until fall.
I think we have talked about this before, but what is everyone's opinion of Bar Ale Feed? My local feed store is now carrying it (not sure of the price) but I haven't bought any yet. I would have week or so back but they were out of the Flock Raiser version of it.
I have used their GMO free layer feed. It has changed in formulation. Last year it had fish meal in it and made the manure dark. It had a smell but the girls did well with it. The last bag did not have fish meal and it looks like they have gone big into sunflower meal and peas.Edited to add: Blue laced Red Wyandotte hen? One of my favorites! That chicken is gorgeous! What does the project involve?
Good old Chicken Math! I am having issues with it too! I had wanted to get some Silkie pullets from a nearby breeder with a reputation for good healthy birds a few weeks back. The ones she posted were spoken for pretty fast but she mentioned she had a few more that would be ready in a couple of weeks. After about 4 weeks went by I figured she had forgotten or already sold them so I jumped at the chance to get some day-olds from Jeff when he posted a "Flash Chick Sale" on FB. I got 5 Silkies and 2 Tolbunt Polish chicks and my broody OE is a very happy lady! Then the other breeder messaged me and said she had some ready to go and I didn't want to be one of "Those People" that says they want something and then flakes. SO I left the house at 8 AM yesterday morning to beat the heat and drove to Gridley. She had 5 juveniles ready but thought 1 was likely a cockerel so I was only going to get the other 4 but she didn't want him to be lonely so thru him in for free. She was already giving me an amazing price on them so I was floored when she added him for free. I suspect I won't have too much trouble rehoming it if does turn out to be a boy. These are the new ones...
Congratulations! Nice article. It is very thorough and covers a lot of areas involved in raising chickens.. I especially like the part about not wanting to unconscious in the pen with your chickens and the reference to our wonderful group!
I think we have talked about this before, but what is everyone's opinion of Bar Ale Feed? My local feed store is now carrying it (not sure of the price) but I haven't bought any yet. I would have week or so back but they were out of the Flock Raiser version of it.
