Hello all. A fellow chicken keeper in Guilford is in need of a few hens. She lost a few to predators this summer, and now only has a couple hens and rooster. Any one have any extra hens? Let me know thank you.
A fellow chicken keeper near Newburgh is looking for someone who does processing in his area. If anyone knows anywhere, please send me a message and I will pass it along. Thank you.
Does anyone have information/photos of the brabanter / ameraucana cross? I understand that brabanters are incredibly rare, and certainly understand wanting to keep their genetics pure. I only ask because if I had a brabanter roo, he would have access to all the hens, including a number of...
We lost one hen last night, and we think it was due to the heat. We brought her inside and tried to help, but she didn't make it. I am going to try some new tricks today, in hope of helping the others deal better.
We've never bought Blue Seal Organic. We always get Green Mountain organic and...
Yes, lots of ticks here in Guilford. I've found three on me, and had two bites. Luckily no Lyme (had them tested), but it seems like a bad tick year. I keep giving the flock a tick-eating pep talk. Hope it works.
Is anyone possibly interested in going in on an order of slow-growing broilers/dual purpose birds from hatchery? (perhaps Strombergs). Let me know. Thanks.
Does anyone know of a local source for fertile eggs? I have a dozen Swedish flower eggs coming later this week, and I'm considering adding a few more dual purpose eggs. Any suggestions?
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Thanks the ideas and info. I did not know that UConn would do it, or that it would be a free service. Too late now, but great to know for future reference. I didn't see any entry points for predators, and I do look pretty often, but I will give a thorough inspection tonight.
Sad chicken news today. We found our 8-month old rooster dead in their run early this afternoon. No obvious cause. A couple of blood spots were found in the run, but no clear injuries. He seemed fine this morning and nothing was different in his behavior recently. None of the hens seem sick...
Thank you. I have been patrolling craigslist frequently. Haven't really looking into eBay too much.
I also was worried that building my own would be a project... and more frustration that I want to undertake willingly.