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  1. ChickyCh00k

    Overwhelmed With Feed Thoughts, Please Help!

  2. ChickyCh00k

    Overwhelmed With Feed Thoughts, Please Help!

    You're very welcome. I have used both Kalmbach and Nutrena for years, but I seem to always go back to Nutrena (it smells like stuffing, and I really like that). :) Same! I use Chewy for my chicken feed and dog food - free delivery and the subscription convenience makes it well worth it! The...
  3. ChickyCh00k

    Overwhelmed With Feed Thoughts, Please Help!

    ...(from a well-regarded feed analyzer here on BYC): % protein (higher than 16, but not more than 20 in most cases) Lysine (higher is better >0.7 *I think) Methionine (higher is better >0.4 *I think) I'm not sure on the exact Lysine and Methionine minimums to get above, but I try to find feeds...
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    Overwhelmed With Feed Thoughts, Please Help!

    I don't see any pics... I totally get the overthinking issue - I am guil-TEEE of it myself. You don't want to keep ALL the chickens on medicated feed forever because amprolium blocks thiamine, which they do need. I would feed medicated feed to any new chicks for at least 8-10 weeks - assuming...
  5. ChickyCh00k

    How small are bantam cochins/pekins

    If I'm remembering correctly, I think they were pretty much done growing by about 25 weeks or so. They've stayed about the same since they started laying (they may have gotten a little plumper, but not bigger in height). It's so fun to watch them waddle around the chicken yard! ☺️
  6. ChickyCh00k

    How small are bantam cochins/pekins

    They're pretty small. This is one of mine, Spicy Boots (just over 1 yr old), standing by some standard size hens. She looks a bit taller than usual because she's got her neck outstretched, but they're definitely the smallest of my bunch (except for Dinky in the bottom right corner - she's the...
  7. ChickyCh00k

    Losing Chicks

    Yes, yes, and yes. You can totally tell when one is different from the rest in terms of activity and general vigor. I suppose this "feeling" you get does help soften the blow. Still sad, but perhaps a *little* less painful. ❤️‍🩹
  8. ChickyCh00k

    Losing Chicks

    :hugs I'm not sure it gets "easier", but I do think you just sort of relent to the fact that these things happen sometimes (in fact, pretty frequently - especially in shipped chicks - especially bantams), despite our best efforts. It's likely that little one could have had some sort of...
  9. ChickyCh00k

    Sally's GF3 thread

    Let's just say they cover all the locations where I'd be safe from getting mosquito bites/ticks where the sun don't shine :eek: (literally amd figuratively). 😅
  10. ChickyCh00k

    Sally's GF3 thread

    There's a young man on YouTube (Fast Gardening Michigan) who does something similar. He's a permaculture gardener who lives in Hartland, MI (which is quite close to where I am), so I like much of his content. I'm not sure I could attempt this particular method (we have cameras surronding our...
  11. ChickyCh00k

    Sally's GF3 thread

    Very good info, thank you for that! I've definitely read about adding pest deterrent type plants as part of the permaculture design, I'm skeptical about how well they'll work (probably better for some pests and not so much for others), but will be incorporating them nonetheless. I like the...
  12. ChickyCh00k

    Sally's GF3 thread

    This is my biggest concern starting a permaculture food forest. How do we keep the animals from eating everything before we get a chance to harvest?! We have deer, wild turkeys, raccoons, rabbits, chipmunks, squirrels, sandhill cranes....literally all the wild animals! It seems like an exercise...
  13. ChickyCh00k

    Medical/Not Emergency

    Oh geez! I did not know that RK sold chicks year round!! 😭 There's an RK not too far from us, but TSC is closer, so I don't usually go to RK for anything... I am shooketh. "You cannot have more chickens, you cannot have more chickens, you cannot...Do not collect chicks, do not pass Go..." (me...
  14. ChickyCh00k

    Medical/Not Emergency

    Sooooo cute! It gives me beeble-fever! 😍🤗🤗
  15. ChickyCh00k

    Medical/Not Emergency

    You can always try a bit of egg yolk...I know Meyer Hatchery recommends this (or warm scrambled egg) for lethargic chicks. I think there's also a sugar water recipe for an energy boost (1 teaspoon to 1 quart of warm water, IIRC), but I think that's only recommended to be given for a short period...
  16. ChickyCh00k

    Medical/Not Emergency

    I feel that! I'm the exact same way when I have little ones. That's why I took a break from getting more - it's exhausting worrying about them all day and night (but worth it, too)! They just seem so darn fragile (especially the bantams)!!
  17. ChickyCh00k

    Medical/Not Emergency

    Again, I could be wrong, but I *think* that extra "floof" may also be a frizzle thing...
  18. ChickyCh00k

    Medical/Not Emergency

    I could be TOTALLY wrong, but is there a chance it's a frizzle?
  19. ChickyCh00k

    LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

    I have a REALLY hard time when I go into TSC. The only thing that keeps me from buying chicks is the horrible rep TSC has for mislabling breeds/sexes 😆. I just have to repeat "it's not what they say it is, it's not what they say it is..." 😵‍💫
  20. ChickyCh00k

    Feathers Feathers Feathers!!!!

    Same!☝️
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