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We got 4.5” on Friday, and another inch last night. No severe storms here thankfully 🙏

We’ve got thunder shirts for our dogs, the terrier especially needs it. It helps w storms…..

3” of rain yesterday, more coming. We had a sudden hailstorm around 7 pm. All the older flock went in when it got really dark just before and I closed them in. The young bantams, who have their own coop, just stayed outside. I ran inside, got soaked.

We had 34 this morning. I have not planted the tomatoes outdoors yet, but may on Wednesday if it isn’t blowing a gale…..

Welcome to BYC! Let us know what happens…..

Heartland Hatchery which is near KC also does traveling chick days, that’s mainly how they sell chicks. I got my EE bantams from them when they were in our area. http://heartlandhatchery.net/

Do you have poultry swaps in your area? I live in SW area, Barton County and follow 2 swaps on FB. People are always offering chicks, or people often ask for breeds they want, in poultry, goats etc. Or try craigslist.

Call them and ask! Do you live near Lebanon? I’ve been there to pick up an order, but I follow them on Facebook and they are often announcing sales on excess chicks…

20% all flock here, all chickens, all ages. Oyster shell on side. Currently buying Kalmbach Flock Maker, they love it, never waste any.

Now we can refer people to this comprehensive article when they ask about treats. Another reason for moderation, that I didn’t see here, is that chickens expecting treats may refuse to eat their regular feed.(ask me how I know!) I save any treat for the end of the day after they have eaten...

Hi, welcome to BYC! I will be interested in what the experts say. I would chalk it up to age, but really I’ve never seen nor heard of anything like it!

So how was it? And did your chickens go in to roost?

It got dim here, not dark. The sun was a fingernail. The wind stopped, we got chilly. But the chickens did not go in

What’s your forecast? Cloudy here, so we’re not driving south to the totality zone, besides which AR DOT is expecting 4-6 hour long traffic jams after the event. Crowds and clouds.

We were okay here. Got 2” rain. Tornado warning at 9:30 Monday night. On the news yesterday morning they showed Carthage square all torn up. There’s a store called All Good. It didn’t look good. The NWS investigated and said it was straight line winds. 100mph. I’m glad you’re okay, it...

I’ve seen This Old House build a chicken coop on one of their shows.

What temp do you mean? 95F is good. They only need an area to get warm, it can be ambient temp elsewhere.

I think my hen needs a makeover

I don’t ever let moms and their babies in with the flock until the chicks are at least a month old. The hen should be so invested in her babies that she doesn’t really care about anything else.

Any breed that you have will be aggressive to newcomers whatever breed. They are not going to welcome them, be prepared!