Search results for query: *

  • Users: MudPie
  • Content: Threads
  • Order by date
  1. MudPie

    Mt Healthy dun good

    Got a call at 06:19 this morning from the post office, they had a box of chicks for me. I ordered 75 Barred Rock pullets back in mid January, with a hatch date of 3/7. Mt Healthy called me last week asking to change the date to 3/10, because there is no air-mail out of Cincinnati on Sundays...
  2. MudPie

    Medicatied Check Starter / Cocci Immunity

    I've got some chicks coming 2nd week in march. I was looking at getting some medicated Purina Start and Grow. However, I noticed on the label that I should feed to chicks where immunity to Cocci is not desired. This confused me. Does this mean that the birds will never develop an immunity to...
  3. MudPie

    New Chicks-n-Water - Question?

    My first batch of chicks was purchased from TSC last spring. They told me to mix an electrolyte supplement with the water, as well as an antibiotic. So I did and all turned out well. Now, I’m expecting a delivery of chicks in March from Mt Healthy. I’m wondering about all this water stuff...
  4. MudPie

    Advice on Ordering Chicks from a Hatchery

    This is my first time ordering chicks. In the past I've always picked some up a local feed stores. I have a couple of questions about ordering some birds from a hatchery. I’d first like to state that I’m not interested in turning this thread into another this hatchery is better than that...
  5. MudPie

    Odd Behavior of one bird

    Hi I have 1 bird out of 14 that behaves very odd. The most notible behavor is he/she (can't tell yet), goes off on its own. Moves off as far as it can until it gets to the pasture fence, and never returns to the coup, or joins the other birds. It will stay out there over night, in storms...
  6. MudPie

    Raised coup

    Hi I've seen pics of a lot of coups/hen houses that are raised off the ground. Is there a reason for this? Or is it just a personal preference?
  7. MudPie

    How old before feeding scratch?

    Hi, I'm new to this forum, and to raising chickens. I've got a mixed bag of Bantam's at about 9 weeks old. At what age can I begin allowing them access to scratch feed?
Back
Top Bottom