Recent content by LosPollosLocos

Sam's is good. I've recently bought my pine shavings from An-Jan Feed and Pet Supply on Monterey. They have food in bulk and a variety of seeds and grains. I've been trying different feeds to see what works for us--looking to get away from pellets or crumbles and more to whole seeds and...

I am in Almaden Valley and have 6 hens. We just started this chicken adventure in February of this year. Going great so far. Even the beagle gets along safely with the girls. Feel free to message me if you need more info. So far the only places I've found organic chicken feed locally are...

Thank you!

I found bloody chicken poop today and I think its likely Coccidiosis because 1)the chickens are 8 weeks old and have been outside for 2+ weeks and 2) one is looking "fluffy". I got Corid from the feed store and want to treat all 6 chickens in their water. Since I'd like to change their water...

ok, thanks for the advice. I think it will be a lot of management figuring this out. Luckily we have a separate fenced area outside and a crate inside for the dog so we should be able to keep them separate when they aren't supervised.

We are a family of 6 + a beagle (four daughters 2-17). Got the coop set up last week by a cool guy on craigslist. Got the feeder, waterer, food and pine shavings from Sam's downtown feed. Ordered the chicks today from Dare2Dream Farms in Lompoc, CA and they will be delivered this Friday! We...