Hi dachsunds,
I just received my first chicks on the 4th, so they are ten day old now: 5 SR Buff Orpingtons, 5 SR Speckled Sussex, and 5 male White Plymouth Rocks. All males will go into our freezer once they are big enough, and any hens will be kept for pet layers. We just heard of a family-run poultry processing facility in Bowling Green, so that is where we plan to take the meat birds in a few months.
Portland is nice area... do you raise duchsunds along with your chickens? What kind of chickens do you have?
My two big newbie concerns are that 1) the chickens won't be old enough fast enough to deal with an unheated coop this winter; and 2) the summer heat will be too much for my heavy fluffy breeds. What's your experience been?
Thanks for the welcome!
I just received my first chicks on the 4th, so they are ten day old now: 5 SR Buff Orpingtons, 5 SR Speckled Sussex, and 5 male White Plymouth Rocks. All males will go into our freezer once they are big enough, and any hens will be kept for pet layers. We just heard of a family-run poultry processing facility in Bowling Green, so that is where we plan to take the meat birds in a few months.
Portland is nice area... do you raise duchsunds along with your chickens? What kind of chickens do you have?
My two big newbie concerns are that 1) the chickens won't be old enough fast enough to deal with an unheated coop this winter; and 2) the summer heat will be too much for my heavy fluffy breeds. What's your experience been?
Thanks for the welcome!