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  1. HillCountryMomma

    Tractor Supply federal tracking!?

    Here are a couple more links. I can't find anything else more current than 2003. This link talks about HB 2328: http://www.tahc.state.tx.us/animal_health/poultry_reg_discussion1.pdf Here is a specific quote from their little FAQ section I find interesting: (5) Do you expect there to be new...
  2. HillCountryMomma

    Tractor Supply federal tracking!?

    Thanks for all the responses! I have a better idea of what direction to go in with this now. I have emailed Tractor Supply directly and I'm awaiting a reply. I've gotten good responses back from Ideal, which makes me happy because as a hatchery I've been pretty pleased with them over the...
  3. HillCountryMomma

    Tractor Supply Tracking chicks

    I posted this in the raising chicks section without realizing there was a section just for legal issues! I'll copy and paste my original message below. To add another update, I just got an email from a lady saying at TS in another Texas town is doing the same thing and the workers there couldn't...
  4. HillCountryMomma

    Tractor Supply federal tracking!?

    Boy did I get a nasty surprise at TS last night. Went in to grab a bag of layer pellets. I don't usually buy feed from them, but I just realized the layer pellets my local feed store carries contain a petroleum based preservative. So that led me to TS. Anyway, they are having their 'Chick...
  5. HillCountryMomma

    fair price for BSL pullets?

    I have a friend wanting to buy some of my home hatched/raised BSL pullets. They are almost 13 weeks old and have been raised very natually. No meicated feeds, in a tractor and now started free ranging. Very nice healthy girls. I'm not looking for top dollar prices, just what's fair for us...
  6. HillCountryMomma

    I had too many visitors (graphic pics)

    That is <was!> a rat snake. Pretty common through most parts of Texas. Good snakes to have around right up until they start eating big things like birds. Real bummer when they do too. Typically they won't eat eggs/birds unless they run out of other options or the birds are an easy target. We...
  7. HillCountryMomma

    i think i need a dog--what breed is best?

    I'm sorry you lost your chicken. I too understand wanting a good dog. I have quite a few animals indoors and out, and it's been very hard for us to find the perfect dog. I wasted a lot of time with rescues, adult dogs, and hoping to train the wrong breed to do the job I needed. I finally wised...
  8. HillCountryMomma

    how do I catch this stupid coon!?!

    Thanks everyone. I have learned so much about catching critters here it's just amazing. I managed to catch the coon. Had to put a solid bottom under the trap so it couldn't dig under, then caught it right away (with marshamallows!). My neighbor thinks I've just caught one of a pair though (it...
  9. HillCountryMomma

    I am SUCH a sucker!!!

    Excelent idea about putting Splash in a tractor as s/he gets older. I'm about to shuffle chickens through tractors pretty soon here, so will hopefully have one open by the time it's needed for the possum. Never thought I'd have a tractored possum! I put him in a big cage (for guinea pigs, etc)...
  10. HillCountryMomma

    how do I catch this stupid coon!?!

    I guess the biggest problem is that the coon isn't stupid. Too darn smart actually. I've had the traps out for several nights now and still haven't caught the big coon that's been killing my hens (haven't lost any more hens either though, they've all agreed to settle into the coop and stay...
  11. HillCountryMomma

    I am SUCH a sucker!!!

    ...bell peppers and puppy food. Not to mention the puppy milk a few times a day. The kid is going to grow up to be a giant possum. I'm trying *real* hard to not domesticate it too much. It's already getting used to us though. I'm not sure how to care for one so young without the domesticating...
  12. HillCountryMomma

    I am SUCH a sucker!!!

    Horsegirl I'll let you know what happens. All this predator stuff is an adventure isn't it? Dixygirl, why on earth should I be paranoid now???? I live in the middle of nowhere. I imagine momma possum (amongst other things) has been coming up for months to drink out of the tanks and just...
  13. HillCountryMomma

    I am SUCH a sucker!!!

    I haven't posted on this section of the board much but I just have to share my latest trials and tribulations. Posted a little while back about having issues with a raccoon killing my birds. Still having issues with the 'coons! I borrowed 2 live traps from a neighbor after trying to track the...
  14. HillCountryMomma

    A few more questions about "freedom rangers"...search didnt answer..

    I think this is one of those 'your mileage may very' situations depending on you location (weather) and how you are raising the birds. We butchered the first of our rangers (8 of the medium to biggest birds) at 10.5 weeks and had a size range of 4 lbs 4 oz to 5 lbs dressed weight. For my...
  15. HillCountryMomma

    Where do your rangers go at night?

    Oh my gosh! I can't believe I inspired you! I can't take credit for the design though, I saw the idea on a really cool blog and copied his idea, just simplified because I am not much of a builder. And hey, post some pictures when you have birds in it!! Liz
  16. HillCountryMomma

    Where's My Membership Card? I did it...

    :lol:Great job!! You're one up on me. I can do everything but kill the bird. Primarily because of just what happened with you... if I *knew* I could make a clean kill quickly I'd do it but I'm so afraid I'll mess up and make the bird suffer. One of these days I'll have to get over it and just...
  17. HillCountryMomma

    **Sort of poll** How do YOU process your birds?

    Ya know, The cost of processing is a big factor in why we are doing it at home. There is a place 'locally' that will process for $1 a bird. Hayes Farms, and they get good reviews. But it's a couple hour drive (it's Texas... local is relative!). We were considering it, but gosh, gas is so high...
  18. HillCountryMomma

    Where do your rangers go at night?

    If your tractor has a wide wood frame bottom it should be fine against most predators. If it does not, you will need some sort of additional covering to the ground to protect the birds from critters (especially raccoons!) reaching in and grabbing them, especially at the back and corners (where...
  19. HillCountryMomma

    Butchered Rangers - pictures

    ...wait to taste one. I'm really having to hold myself back and let the birds rest for a good 48 hours. The temptation to sneak one into the oven is **SO** strong though!!! Jenna, I'm glad to hear the birds from Ideal are doing good. I'm going to give the Freedom Ranger lines a rest after this...
  20. HillCountryMomma

    My accounting to date

    I think feed prices in Texas are pretty reasonable vs. the rest of the country. I started out feeding DuMor brand from Tractor Supply because it was the only 20% unmedicated chick starter I could find. Then had a 'duh' moment while talking to my neighbor that owns the feed store I go to. She has...
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