Great to hear, I've read a lot of good as well, but was interested to hear if anyone from ND had received chicks from them as that's quite a bit of traveling through the mail!
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IMO chicks from the hatchery would be the way to go since they tend to be good layers, somthing breeders may have overlooked.Thanks LeviS, would love to use someone closer but haven't found anything as of yet that isn't about $10 a bird. I guess I could care less personally about show etc, more for eggs/meat practicality. My birds run free range all day so I tend to like the buff/partridge color. Good luck on your bisman birds!
Ive had chicks shipped from Pennsylvania and Georgia with less than average mortality. Time of the year may be more important. I wait till mid April or later to get my shipped chicks. Shipping them earlier is quite a risk in this cold country. A lot of people do it but I don't think its worth the risk.Great to hear, I've read a lot of good as well, but was interested to hear if anyone from ND had received chicks from them as that's quite a bit of traveling through the mail!
Finding myself indoors quite a bit in the last few days. minus 21 at the farm this morning. bright and sunny however. always a little concerned about my chickens in this weather and more so about my roosters so I added some insulation and a small oil filled electric heater to the rooster coop. Not much help though. Still quite cold in there. One thing to remember is ventilation. Very important to keep the humidity out of your coop in this weather. several years back I installed 6 inch ducts from 18 inches off the floor through the roof. this has worked very well to vent off the moisture from the poo. along with a few vents near the top of the tall wall, all keeping the humidity down with no draft in the roosting area. Also do not water inside of the coop. This also creates excess moisture.
Keep warm and stay safe in this crazy weather!
Picture is the new hen house buidlt several years ago.( before 6 inch ducts were added)