Recent content by Savuti

Has anyone else seen this article? Incredibly preachy and ridiculous, in my opinion. Could not believe the author likened people who process their own animals for food to violent criminals...

Thanks for the response, she is pretty light but I'm not super fussed about it either way, mainly just curious. I'm really enjoying having the chicks, even if I might be slightly more stressed worrying that I'm taking care of them properly. Unfortunately, I'm leaving tomorrow night for a week...

I love the markings on these little ones!

I finally took some pics of my new chicks. Here's one of all of them, in their holding box while I was cleaning the brooder. I have two easter eggers, a speckled sussex, a barred plymouth rock, blue laced red wyandotte and blue orpington: I'm pretty sure I've figured out who's who, just not...

I will definitely be posting photos as soon as I manage to take some decent ones, hopefully once they've settled in a bit more. Looking forward to sharing cute fluffy butt pics!

It's been getting down in the 50s at night in the garage, so that was my main concern. I definitely don't think it's getting around 100 in the brooder. It's a pretty large space(overkill in case our coop takes longer than planned). I think I'll try switching the heat lamp off and getting them...

Hello all, It's exciting reading about everyone's incubating and hatching experiences. I've been very jealous catching up on this thread. But now I finally have my own excitement to focus on as my 6 little chicks arrived this morning! I'm so worried about them being warm enough, this is my...

So to answer the OP, as far as I'm concerned the date did hold true. Obviously, I do not have my chicks yet, but the ship date was what I expected. I placed the order in November for an April 8th ship date. I did get a couple emails on Friday regarding possibly lower than expected hatch rates...

Ok just got an email from them saying they shipped! Got a tracking number too. Unfortunately all the tracking tells me right now is that the chicks were processed through the sorting facility in Mansfield, Ohio yesterday at 2:40pm. So nervous and excited! Hope everyone receives their chicks...

Does everyone get a tracking number from MPC when the chicks ship? My chicks were supposed to ship yesterday but I've had no contact from MPC regarding tracking them. Edited to add: I checked the email I got from them after I placed the order and it said they don't provide a tracking number...

Thanks for writing out all those tips! I'm having a debate with myself about bedding at the moment. I bought pine shavings this morning, correction: I asked for pine shavings and got something called eco-flake that doesn't say pine anywhere on the solid white bag. I can't see the shavings...

I'm going to start a vegetable garden this year, we used to have one when I was young and grew runner beans, potatoes, carrots and a bunch of other stuff. We also had an awesome pear tree and wild blackberries. My grandfather in England had a greenhouse and grew tomatoes and cucumbers, as...

They are going to be vaccinated for Marek's but not cocci. I bought some chick supplies yesterday and my brinsea ecoglow is on the way! Getting really excited! Just over a month to go, still gotta put together a brooder.....

I'm sorry to hear about your situation, I hope that with time and you and your boyfriend's love and support she'll be able to move on and fully enjoy life again. As far as my suggestion: maybe anything that would keep her mind occupied? Like a nice puzzle, a good book or something else that...

Hey all, I haven't posted in a very long time on here, still trying to stay up to date with the thread though. The new King Freedom Natural Layer Feed comes in crumbles and pellets. I was just in Feed and Fuel in Half Moon Bay yesterday picking up chick supplies and the guy working there said...