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...
Try slowing down as you approach the brooder. I've seen a big difference in chicks behavor by slowly showing yourself over the brooder wall, and moving kind of slow, vs rapid movements.
Think about it. As a chick all is going fine in your own little brooder world, then out of nowhere pops a...
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...
I don't think it is that difficult. The guy on Dirty Jobs was sexing chicks on one of his shows. It seemed like a task that is easily to trainable to anyone. Not that I know how...
In short, knowledge varies from store to store, just like any retailer. If you don't like the knowledge or attitute of a particular retailer, you go to the next one down the road. Try some local feed stores. Or just order from the hatchery if that gives you a warm a fuzzy feeling. With TSC...
They were taking personal information. I did not ask the reason, but it appeared to be a log for ag or health purposes. I think there were some threads on here denoting where they order their chicks from. I go my first chicks last year, and from TSC. I ended up with a odd bunch of birds...
A heat lamp should keep it warm enough. Put one in there and test it. Build the lamp so that you can raise and lower it to adjust the temp. As for a top. Unless it is drafty. I would not build one of plywood. Mainly because you then have an issue with lamp height limitations. I would...
I was asking the same question a couple of weeks ago. No one could come up with a reason not to vaccinate. Other than the extra 10 cents/bird, or what ever the cost was. So I went on and had the chicks vaccinated. I don't see any harm in it.
I just ordered , a week or two ago, from the same hatchery. My first time as well. I did a lot of reading and could not find any negitive issues regarding My Healthy. At least nothing of significance. We'll have to compare notes on our experinces. I requested a hatch date of 3/7. I'll be...
Thanks Katy
What are some examples of "respected breeder" ? Ijusted ordered a gaggle of pullets from a hatchery. I'll see how this goes. But this breeder thing is interesting. I guess I never through of that approach.
Sometimes those plastic owls can deter birds from gathering. Buy a couple of those and postition stratigically in the area. Although, I don't know what that might do for your chickens mental well being.?
Colorado has been heading down that road for a while now. New restrictions on hunting and trapping started a little over 10 years ago. It is out of state people moving there because they thought it was so great, then they try to mold it into the place they came from. That's why I left. Too...
I don't think you should worry about it too much. They become more and more comfortable over time and will roam further. They will go as far as they want, 4 foot fence or 12 foot fence. People who say big bird can't fly, just haven't seen the big bird fly. I have. I have about a 2 acre...
Sorry to hear that.
Once in a while we get teenagers, or young rowdy adults who run around shooting up what ever walks. Game animals, horses, etc. From a mind set, I don;t think it's any different than vandals breaking windows. Other than this is obviously more extreme and dangerous than...
I think I would be considering moving. Who needs neighbors like that. For the love of Pete, what harm can a hand full of hens cause. They are quiter than most dogs by leaps and bounds. i hope you succeed in your covert ops!