Recent content by jeraldt6

Will Allen. Google him. He has that urban agriculture thing right in Milwaukee. Swing by and see what he can advise. Perhaps a call from his office might get that health guy shaking.

I did get my 8 for dog training. I love them though. They are more fun than the dog. I let all 8 go at once and watch till they are out of sight. they are so much fun around the house too. They are trainable. Peaceful. I got racing homers and am pretty sure now that I am going to get into...

Yea, I guess I kind of figured that. I need to make room for new chickens tomorrow. I guess I will just build another bigger and better brooder for my ducks. My garage has become a barn. I can't believe how much fun all these birds are.

My mallard and Pekins are 12 days old and in the brooder. Days here are in the 70s and nights in the 50s. I am tempted to move them outside within the next few days. They would have their little house off the ground with straw in it and access to the grass and shallow pond. Are they smart...

Chicken math? I'm not too good at that stuff. It really was only going to be a dozen egg layers. Really. Now its that plus 2 dozen cornish, 2 dozen freedom rangers on the way, a dozen ducks as of yesterday, 8 homing pigeons, 4 chuckers, and a broody hen sititng on a dozen eggs and 4 chucker...

Hey thanks for the welcome. My urban homestead, if you can call Nelsonville Urban, is coming along and kind of interesting. I think I am going to take those chucker eggs and put them under one of my brody hens. Life here is becomming one big experiment. The hardest part of all of this though...

Thanks so much. Good to know this is pretty normal. I have started the 12 hour food thing now. It shouldn't get below 45 at night here now so I think I will put the tractor out in the lawn and have a tarp handy. I can't wait to hear what the neighbors have to say when they see how I am going...

Hi Wisconsin, I have been on this site a lot in the past but mainly just looking for info. I never signed up so I could post anything. I have had my hens for a year now. My first attempt with 24 cornish cross is 4 weeks old. My homing pigeons haven't flown yet and my chuckers just laid 4...

Hi. I have been following this site for some time. I have had my egg layers and roo now for more than a year. I finally signed up today though so I could start sharing and asking. I did ask a question on the problems/disease section about my meat chicks, now 4 weeks old with no fethers on...

There is nothing in my village ord that says yes or no to chickens. I started with 24 egg layers and two roos. This Spring I cut it down to 10 and 1 roo. My roo crows every day and my neighbors like it. I have had no complaints but am willing to get rid of roo if anyone does. I am going to...

This is my first time raising meat chickens. Cornish Rock cross. From the time they were 3 days old there breast and abdominal regions from under the wings down have been naked. The same for all 24 chicks. They seem super healthy. Drinking lots of water and eating lots of food. They are...