Hens go broody when you don’t want them to… and won’t go broody when you do. Recent content by tom824
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Anyone impatiently waiting for your baby chicks to arrive?!?!
Mine have been in the brooder for a little over 24 hours since coming home from the post office / Meyer and all is still good (fingers crossed).- tom824
- Post #422
- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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Anyone impatiently waiting for your baby chicks to arrive?!?!
Finally, after being promised a call @ 6 am I drove to the post office at 7:30. As I walked up to the interior service door I could hear them peeping through the door. After 3 minutes of banging on the door and scaring some lady that was taking out the trash I got them home. 14 CX's, 2 golden...- tom824
- Post #351
- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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Anyone impatiently waiting for your baby chicks to arrive?!?!
I should be receiving my order of cornish X's from Meyer's tomorrow am. I knew our temps down here in FL would be ok for my outdoor brooder setup. But, certainly wasn't thinking about 6 degree temps yesterday in Ohio when they shipped, hoping they'll be ok.- tom824
- Post #331
- Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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Breeders and/or Hatcheries in Central Florida
Here are some places I found when I was looking last year. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/557125/florida-breeders-directory In the above post there is a link to website that has several. http://floridapoultrybd.weebly.com/directory.html The egg layers that I ended up getting were...- tom824
- Post #2
- Forum: Chicken Breeders & Hatcheries
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post your chicken coop pictures here!
the sand around the edges gets a little damp, but it drys up pretty fast. The chickens usually will stay in the middle of the run when it rains, or go up the ramp into the coop.- tom824
- Post #7,122
- Forum: Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance
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post your chicken coop pictures here!
Do you free-range? Yes, mostly in the afternoon when I get home from work. About 3-4 hours a day- tom824
- Post #7,120
- Forum: Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance
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post your chicken coop pictures here!
I keep 6 hens- tom824
- Post #7,118
- Forum: Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance
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FLORIDA - Please list your City here That Allows Chickens!
Ocala fl, Marion County, silver springs shores area. We're allowed hens only, in a residential zoning.- tom824
- Post #56
- Forum: Local Chicken Laws & Ordinances
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FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!
Ocala, FL here. Hello to everyone- tom824
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- Forum: Where am I? Where are you!