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Thank you. Ideal does not have the variety we need to order today. Next ship is 7/11. Will our lonely hen be okay by herself until we get chicks mid July and then raise them a few weeks and then introduce? Any other suggestions?

Our flock of 14 was one month shy of laying age. Tragedy struck yesterday and we lost 13 birds. We have one lone remaining Australorp hen. She is doing fine and happy go lucky. However, we are ordering 14 chicks today and will want to introduce our new chicks to her when and if it is possible...

I took a fitting from Home Depot that was in the brass section of plumbing, (I believe this fitting was supposed to be to a water heater...) The fitting has threads on the non spout side. I drilled a hole in the side of the bucket that just allowed the threads in, but stopped the welded metal...

Okay, I found the perfect waterer, it is this one: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/supremo-waterer I just need some help on the fittings to get to make the bucket to pipe connection not leak. There is a Home Depot 5 min from my house:D, so I am going to go get the stuff soon. I know it...

Very nice, the exact thing that I had imagined.

Thats how marriages are broken.....My advice? be submissive to your husband...God will work it out :)

Order from Ideal Hatchery in Cameron TX. They ship anywhere in the US and have a minimum 3 chicks per order and no minimum per breed. Their selection is wonderful and their staff is great.

I have searched all over the internet and have come up with conflicting information on the type of litter to put in the bottom of my chicken house as bedding while I raise my chicks (who will be here on the 15th!!!!!) I have had people say that pine shaving dust can be poisonous to the chicks...

Thanks so much! I will definitely try your method and recommend it to my "never introduce" friends. I will post pics of my chicks when they arrive and pics of my coop later. I am still building it. It is a rather colossal project for a 16 year old, but my dad has showed me the use of all the...

The run is 8' x 5' by 3' tall. and the house is 4' x 5' by 4' tall (two stories) a colossal structure for a supposedly movable chicken tractor. and when the girls are a bit older, they will be allowed to range in a open top pen that is much bigger.

When the girls get a bit older and less of an attractive for hawk snacks, they will be allowed in a larger pen with plenty of room. This is only for if we leave to go run errands or something where we can't keep an eye on them that they can still have some space. Thanks for your concern though...

I do that on a normal basis lol, if my mom doesn't catch me...... I love milk....

I do not have a lot of space, as they are in a closed-in chicken tractor, so I have not yet decided whether I could hatch chicks or not. My chicken tractor has a yard space of 8' x 5' and I am running 15 chickens in it. So a rooster would take up space and feed and not increase egg production...

Im looking forward to my red sex links.

Hey Thanks Guys, Here is the list I ordered from Ideal Poultry in Cameron TX: 2 Barred Rock 2 Black Australorps 1 Jersey Black Giant 2 Buff Orpingtons 2 Golden Wyandottes 2 Rhode Island Reds 2 Ameracaunas 2 Red Stars My main aim was good layers that would give a good crockpot meal after...

I am 16 year old homeschooler, I live north of Houston, TX and I am starting a backyard chicken tractor project. My aim is good layers (5-7 eggs per week) and a good butchering weight I was looking to buy assortment 15 chickens of the following breeds: 2 Buff Orps. 2 Rhd. Is. Reds 2 Easter...