Recent content by Christina1319

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    New Mexico

    Good to know, I'm in Los lunas and want to make sure my babies are ok in the heart and cold the temps hit both extremes. I'm wondering as far as heating needed in the winter, anyone need to use heat mats? Do we need saddles to breed wyns?
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    New Mexico

    I started looking into the Wyandottes, they're absolutely gorgeous I think I'm going to switch to them from the Plymouth rocks I was originally thinking. I am amazed at just how sweet they and how gorgeous they look. Thank you so much for your reply
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    Do Barred Rocks get broody

    Plymouth rock have all the qualities I'm looking for except for being broody, should I get anther hen to hatch or wait it out and watch chit one too go broody? How likely are they to want to stay with their eggs?
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    New Mexico

    Just found this thread I'm so excited! I live in Los Lunas we're planning on getting chickens in the spring so we're doing all of our footwork now. I'm still deciding on what kind of breed of chicken to get I want to make sure it's okay as far as meat and eggs go. I'm looking at the Plymouth...
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    Hi! I'm a newbie!

    Thanks!
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    Making my own feed recipe

    I know I'll be using chick starter for sure, and I am planning on having feed on hand as well I'm just hoping to be able to move over to more of it coming out of my own garden rather than store-bought. I am planning on using mostly things that I grow because I'm going to be growing them anyway...
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    Hi! I'm a newbie!

    Awesome thank you for the feedback, I am so amazed at the warm welcome in the quick responses I get this is absolutely wonderful I live in New Mexico it's a bit of a desert climate so I was a bit nervous to start with chickens but the more research I did hear in these threads the more confidence...
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    Hi! I'm a newbie!

    Thank you I have about 500 questions than this is where I go to get all my answers so I figured I might as well join!
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    Hi! I'm a newbie!

    We're going to be getting our first batch of chickens in the spring, we're looking at the Plymouth Rock variety, and we're building the coop now. I want to do as much of this from our own garden as we can so we're going to be growing kale, he, black oil sunflower seeds, mealworms, and buying...
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    Making my own feed recipe

    Planning on getting chickens in the spring, I am trying to come up with my own feed for them. I am going to have black oil sunflower seeds, wheat berries and peas I'm planning on sprouting and fermenting as much as I can and growing mealworms. I am looking into growing duckweed as well instead...
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