We started our first batch of eggs on 3/13 and they started coming out 3 days ago we are up to 104 babies chickens no turkeys yet.
This was the first one out
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this was when we were at a 50 count...
The last couple weekends I have been saleing Produce at a local flea market. Each weekend I have been aproached to raise chickens for the asian community. They have already started haggling me for prices as of yeat I'm not even for sure if it would be profitable to raise them.
If you going to...
For the last couple years I have been thinking about going organic both with my chickens and with a garden i put In.
I'm going to expand my garden to about 1 acre this summer usually feed my family and friends pretty well but thinking about hitting the farmers market and having some fresh...
Can the two share the same pen and living area ?
Im asking because I just bought 20 more RIR and 2 Bronze turkeys for tday dinner until that day comes they will be sharing the same pen with my 7 Isable and 1 Rooster Cougburn.
Now just to name my new 20 chickens hmmmm
my wife tried making a home made bator yesterday and we had some extra cash so we went and got a cheap one from tractor supply co. we have had are new roo with the hens for about 7 days so no way to tell if they are fertile yet for acouple days but she wanting to try I'm just happy she starting...
I was wondering what kind of stuff i could grow to feed the chickens, Im thinking of growing about 5 acres of corn but not for sure how to process it yet for them, i found out last year they like being in the garden but my wife doesnt like them in the garden so i had to build them a pin.
I also...
I had 10 RIR hends in the last two days I have lost two, one of the hens had a clear mucas around her nostrils. When i instpected the other ladies tonight it seems when i pick acouple up you could hear whezzing in there lungs, I saw no bloody stool everything looked solid I had just changed...
Iam looking to switch my little chickens over to organic and get them certified but unfortanly I cant find any infromation about this I have searched so many web sites and talked to tons of people on the phone with each saying they will get back to me.
I have found laws about switching dairy...
Well i got my 9 RiR about 1 week ago and there one that likes to stay by herself and dustbathe in the food dish then the other chicks peck the food off her think one might have hit her right below the eye and caused it to bleed but she is fine. Is this normal ?
Also iam going to put about 5...
My dad was saying i should get acouple turkeys to go with the chickens for tday was wondering if the turkeys and chickens would get along in the same coop and pen when raising them both up ?
I was wondering what kind of items i could use for treats for the little ones there about 2 weeks old now give them bread now and them just a little piece but i want to get them use to seeing a red bowl at night time and know that is there treat bowl.
Well we went and picked up are babies today were only going to get 10 RiR but there was one left all by himself so we have 11 RiR now.
Now if i could just figure out how to build a coop got 2 weeks.
My coop iam going to start building is going to be 8ft by 8ft with one 10ft side and one 8 ft side there run is going to be 8ft wide 16ft long 8 ft tall all fenced in during the day when iam home they will have around 40 acres to move around on to free range once they get use to comming back...
We have close to 40 Acres and me and my wife have been talking about raising chickes for acouple reason fresh eggs and meat of course not all of them for meat. I have been searching for the last couple days and Iam wondering what the best type of chicken is to raise for meat and eggs ? How many...