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  1. Kasilofchrisn

    Got my new egg carton stamp!

    I've currently got ten laying hens 5 black sex links and five Easter eggers. And they've been laying like crazy this winter. Yesterday I got 5 brown eggs and 5 green eggs for 100%! YEA!! Normally I don't sell my excess eggs I gift them or trade them. But after reading a post here recently where...
  2. Kasilofchrisn

    Laying age question?

    So this year I switched it up and got some different breeds of chicks in April I've had Easter eggers before but I also decided to try some black sex links. Previously I had Barred Rocks, Rhode island reds, and Easter eggers. I'm loving these new birds and their laying like crazy even in winter...
  3. Kasilofchrisn

    When your chickens misbehave!

    Does this actually work? Do they get the point and change behavior? Can you really shame a chicken into behaving?lol...
  4. Kasilofchrisn

    Good neighbors!

    So I read a lot on here about problems with people's neighbors. Either an unrestrained dog that threatens our birds or neighbors that complain about our birds and their noise etc. etc. Well I figure it's time for some good neighbor stories so here's mine: My neighbor I met at a meeting of my...
  5. Kasilofchrisn

    Feed storage? In the bag or not?

    So I bought a smaller metal trash can (20 gallon) to store my feed in. I'm going to use my 32 gallon can for my whole corn,scratch,oyster shell and grit. I was thinking I could get 2 bags of feed in there if I dump it out of the bag into the can. No real benefit other than buying feed less...
  6. Kasilofchrisn

    Got my first eggs today!

    Yup 3 eggs for 7 hens and a rooster. I ordered 8 chicks and picked them up May 18th. Ended up one of my girls was a boy. So I have 3 Rhode Island reds,3 Barred Rocks,and 2 Auracaunas one of which turned into a rooster. Found 2 this morning and one this afternoon. Ate the first 2 for lunch then...
  7. Kasilofchrisn

    sawdust can it be too fine?

    A friend of mine is helping me build my coop tomorrow. He is a carpenter but also makes and sells hundreds of wooden toys of all types that he sells at craft shows etc. He has offered me all of his sawdust and shavings which is mostly pine and occasionally other woods but no cedar. The problem...
  8. Kasilofchrisn

    hello from Alaska!

    Hello from Alaska's Kenai Peninsula. I am not new to chickens but haven't raised any in almost 20 years. Last time I had chickens I was living in Minnesota. I don't know how much posting I'll do here but certainly a lot of reading and researching. I currently have 8 hens on order, 3 Rhode Island...
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