Thank you so much everyone for the warm welcome! The chickens ended up being a birthday present, I ordered on 4/6! I ended up buying from My Pet Chicken, 6 Easter Egger hens and 3 Australorp hens! They should be shipping the 27th, but I did have some complications with my order! LOL
I kept...
I ended up ordering from My Pet Chicken, so same thing I guess! I ordered 6 Easter Egger hens, and 3 Australorp hens, they should be shipping the 27th! Thank you all for the help
Thank you all so much for this thread! I am considering ordering from Meyer amongst other hatcheries, it's nice to be able to see actual people's pictures and experiences rather than a few blank faced testimonials
Everything looks great! I can't believe youre getting that many chickens! WOW! now THAT is a handful... cant wait to see them start laying and growin up... that is going to be a LOT of eggs...
To follow up on Pyxis, do your birds have enough calcium in their diets? My budgies didn't start laying eggs until they had a stable supply of it. Often what people do is just hang a piece of cuttlebone to the side of the cage, but it can be provided in the form of crushed up chicken eggs mixed...
Hey everyone! My names ferny, im from southernmost TX in the rio grande valley been researching for months and im ready to be a part of this community and have my own beautiful flock of hens!
were off tomorrow to get the supplies from the local tractor supply store! heat lamp, shavings...