True. Country Hatchery down in Wewoka, OK sells broilers, and shipping was very reasonable (I thought). Or you could make the drive and pick them up. Might check them out. They have a website.
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True. Country Hatchery down in Wewoka, OK sells broilers, and shipping was very reasonable (I thought). Or you could make the drive and pick them up. Might check them out. They have a website.
Yes, $15 in state was quite good, or it sounds like a nice fieldtrip with the kids. Definitely more educational than anything the government schools have going on. It's about 1 1/2 hr drive. http://www.countryhatchery.net/chickens.html in case someone here doesn't know what we're talking about.
We were never able to tell which of our Delewares were hens last year, and they took sooo long to mature and graduate.
With limited space in our Ordinance Compliant flock, replacement really is better in the fall anyway so they start laying as soon as spring sunshine rolls around... but we might just pick up a Maran, Buff, Rock, or Wyandotte from Lee's as available & do the island voting with they get to laying age.
sigh... Chicken Math
Spring IS IN the air!!
We had a newer neighbor come over today to look at our coop. Her daughter was in the bathroom with our kids giving the hens a spa day (mites). Apparently she went to a class at Grogg's in Southish Tulsa about caring for chickens. Apparently an organic gardening center I hadn't known about. Unfortunately she said the class focused more on caring for the chickens, than practical aspects or raising them like how to feed them, building a coop, or what exact city ordinances were. We had a good chat about sustainable gardening & livestock, and she's going to ask her landlord about keeping 2-3 hen in one of those coop over run units for eggs. I loaned her some material & directed her to this board ( of course!)
Of particular import, she says this store is supposed to have hens on sale for $15 shortly!
http://groggsgreenbarn.com/classes/
We had a newer neighbor come over today to look at our coop. Her daughter was in the bathroom with our kids giving the hens a spa day (mites). Apparently she went to a class at Grogg's in Southish Tulsa about caring for chickens. Apparently an organic gardening center I hadn't known about. Unfortunately she said the class focused more on caring for the chickens, than practical aspects or raising them like how to feed them, building a coop, or what exact city ordinances were. We had a good chat about sustainable gardening & livestock, and she's going to ask her landlord about keeping 2-3 hen in one of those coop over run units for eggs. I loaned her some material & directed her to this board ( of course!)
Of particular import, she says this store is supposed to have hens on sale for $15 shortly!
http://groggsgreenbarn.com/classes/
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Spring IS IN the air!!
We had a newer neighbor come over today to look at our coop. Her daughter was in the bathroom with our kids giving the hens a spa day (mites). Apparently she went to a class at Grogg's in Southish Tulsa about caring for chickens. Apparently an organic gardening center I hadn't known about. Unfortunately she said the class focused more on caring for the chickens, than practical aspects or raising them like how to feed them, building a coop, or what exact city ordinances were. We had a good chat about sustainable gardening & livestock, and she's going to ask her landlord about keeping 2-3 hen in one of those coop over run units for eggs. I loaned her some material & directed her to this board ( of course!)
Of particular import, she says this store is supposed to have hens on sale for $15 shortly!
http://groggsgreenbarn.com/classes/
Groggs Green Barn is a neat little place. They have aquaponics and greenhouse setups inside you can look at. And also for sale, but way too rich for our blood! But it gave us some good ideas!
Coral Hale just made a post in the Okie thread about an order she's getting ready to place through Privett Hatchery. If you want to look at their website and take a look to see if they have what you want, you can order with her. Her post is here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/501128/okies-in-the-byc-iii/65780#post_16648470
murphyfarm
Chirping
Has anybody else had trouble with chicks from Atwoods in Sapulpa or Coweta??
I've had chicks from different sources like Lee's and mail orders that thrived, but almost every single chick from Atwoods has become sick and infected the rest and then passed. I'm doing a experiment with a tub of chicks from Lee's and a smaller tub of only Atwood's chicks. So far 2 of my poor bantams have passed, but I still wanted to know if anyone else had trouble with the Atwoods chicks? and where do they get their chicks?
I've had chicks from different sources like Lee's and mail orders that thrived, but almost every single chick from Atwoods has become sick and infected the rest and then passed. I'm doing a experiment with a tub of chicks from Lee's and a smaller tub of only Atwood's chicks. So far 2 of my poor bantams have passed, but I still wanted to know if anyone else had trouble with the Atwoods chicks? and where do they get their chicks?
I'm not sure, you can call and ask. I'm guessing Ideal. I haven't bought chicks so I can't help you on pinning it down, except to suggest treating each batch you buy with a round of Corid, since coccidia is the most likely culprit. And it may have been transferred to the chicks there by a kid or customer, and not have come from the hatchery.
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