Agreed! We're in Ontario (1hr west of Toronto) and looking to start our flock again with Chanteclers. Any tips for sourcing chicks or pullets?
are you close to Erin?
Welcome...where abouts in Canada are you at? I live outside of Erin, Ontario. I'm a newbie also to chickens. I started back in June with 5 chick's and now have 14 chickens...it becomes addictive.
Im by no means an expert but I might be able to answer some questions given my little experience...
Saw the forum about naming your chicken coop...didno know people were so passionate about it. So I decided to get on that wagon and go back to my German roots and name my chicken coop
(House of the crazy chickens)
Started on this last night...really easy to do...very rewarding to see done...
Since your passionate about chickens selling it for you will be easy.I always believe that when a salesperson truly believes in the product they are selling then it's much more convincing.
Raising and processing your own chickens is so cost effective...and makes sense...but I can see how it would be difficult especially if you think of them as pets
Good luck on your interview....what would you be doing there?
Thanks....I was thinking of getting 5 to start...I do want to build them a small coop within the larger run that I have built.
I built the addition with 2 enterences and a divider too keep them separate.
I was told by a local chicken farmer that keeping separate is much better.
Have you ever...
2nd week with the chicks and they are growing fast. I'm up to 8 with 3 more on the way. It's addicting...
I think they need a bigger coop....
Here's what I've done...
The roof is going to be metal still have to finish the rafters in the back.
There is a separate section for the meat chickens...
I had them in the garage last night and the temp was 28-30 degrees.
This morning my thermometer said 25 degrees so I brought them in.
My setup is 3 flouresent 6500 kelvin lights which I used to start my seedlings. I am trying to be energy efficient and not use the infared heat lamp. I found a...