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  1. HEChicken

    Perches extend full length of coop?

    I love this roost style and it still looks much the same as the day that photo was taken - just a little more pooped on - haha. I would have to measure to see how far apart the boards are - I'd guess about 12". This roost easily accommodates all our birds so they can either sleep close to...
  2. HEChicken

    The Aloha Chicken Project

    My group of chicks from @alohachickens are a month old and I'm starting to see their potential a little better now that they are feathering out. They moved from the brooder to my secure hoop coop a week ago and love having the extra space. I'm excited to watch them continue to grow and feather...
  3. HEChicken

    The Aloha Chicken Project

    I would be thrilled to take you up on that in spring. I have some extremely broody birds and I've found the best way to break a broody is to give her chicks to raise. How about if I let you know as soon as one starts going broody and we can go from there? Depending on where you are with...
  4. HEChicken

    The Aloha Chicken Project

    Yes, still 50/50 NHR and Exchequer. Ugh - excited to see the next generation and at the same time hoping they don't recede backwards. I think a couple of the hens may have started to lay recently as I'm seeing a few pullet eggs but don't know who is laying them. But, even if they are laying...
  5. HEChicken

    The Aloha Chicken Project

    @alohachickens dang it, I just ran into a lady from San Antonio last week at DH's company Christmas party. Mind you, we had each flown to the location of the party so in order to get her to carry them home, the eggs would have to go through security both from here to there and from there back...
  6. HEChicken

    The Aloha Chicken Project

    Wow! I love that confetti coloring and yes, if we can find a way to transport eggs and trade back and forth, that would be great. I had the same thought that your confetti coloring on my big boys would be stunning. I'll keep you in mind if I know of anyone traveling your way and if you do...
  7. HEChicken

    The Aloha Chicken Project

    Heya, good to hear from you too! I hadn't taken any pics since the ones I posted earlier this year so I ran out just now to get some updated pics since by now of course they are full grown. As you know, they often lose a lot of their spots in their juvenile molt so I am very, very pleased with...
  8. HEChicken

    The Aloha Chicken Project

    Howdy - long time, no talk. BYC changed the format and I couldn't find the "where I've posted" option which means I couldn't find the thread. Even tonight, doing a search, it took me awhile :( Last year I did not get anywhere with my project but this year I was able to segregate some hens and...
  9. HEChicken

    Consolidated Kansas

    Gotcha - thanks for taking the time to explain. I would think then that taking a pelleted alfalfa and grinding it would be undoing the expensive part. I buy alfalfa pellets to feed to my sheep and goats and they eat them just fine. I offered them to my birds, who are used to a pelleted feed...
  10. HEChicken

    Consolidated Kansas

    Can you explain that last bit? Are you saying that running the grain through a pelletizer is more expensive? Why is that?
  11. HEChicken

    Consolidated Kansas

    Welcome Thomas! I'm totally envious that you have access to your own whole grains - I would love to be able to feed my animals that way instead of relying on purchasing feed.
  12. HEChicken

    Consolidated Kansas

    Yes that's correct. Unless there are covenants that prevent it, Wichitans are allowed 3 hens (used to be 5) without a permit. Of you can go down to city hall and pay $25 per year and have up to 12 hens. When I started there, it was 5 so I was grandfathered in for that number but soon found...
  13. HEChicken

    Consolidated Kansas

    Marans is one of those weird breeds where even when talking about a single bird, the breed is still Marans, not Maran Kind of like Swedish Flower Hens. I still find it odd to see a Swedish Flower Hen Rooster listed for sale..... To answer your question you'd have a mutt. There is no...
  14. HEChicken

    Consolidated Kansas

    I would love to have 50% of my hens laying. I have 40-50 layers and I'm currently getting 2-5 eggs a day. As Danz said, there are so many factors that affect laying. This is the first year in several that I have even had that handful of eggs daily throughout December and January. The last...
  15. HEChicken

    Consolidated Kansas

    We only got a very light layer as well. They are still saying the worst is yet to come and we could get ½" overnight - ugh. I hope they are wrong. There is only so much prepping I can do. And if we lose power that means we also lose our unfrozen water so I would have to haul water from the...
  16. HEChicken

    The Aloha Chicken Project

    Remember this guy? Well....I need to get updated pics on him. I'm sad to say he lost ALL his white. He now looks a lot like a NH except that he does still have a lot of spots. However I do have lots of good news. First, my F2s are all a really good size - think heritage (not hatchery)...
  17. HEChicken

    Consolidated Kansas

    I rarely buy corn but when I do, I only get whole corn for the animals, not cracked. Like many things, corn starts to oxidize as soon as it is cracked. By the time it is bagged and sits on a store shelf for awhile, it has lost what little nutritional content it ever had. Corn doesn't offer...
  18. HEChicken

    Consolidated Kansas

    Pretty eggs rlh1 - that for me is one of the best parts of chicken raising, is being able to get all those different colors. Well, I finally got one of my multitude of extra cockerels butchered yesterday. One down, several more to go. I should have done them all by now but kept...
  19. HEChicken

    Consolidated Kansas

    I agree with Sharol and Trish44. I've actually had hens go broody ON wire. I have a wire rabbit pen that I use occasionally to transition chicks out to the chicken yard. The last couple of years, I've had hens go broody sitting right on top of the rabbit pen, ON the wire. Another went broody...
  20. HEChicken

    Consolidated Kansas

    I can see that - I agree they are hardy. However I have been lucky and not had any health issues with the chickens, and for me, the ducks were a hassle due to the mess. The first three years I could deal with it as 9 months of the year it wasn't a problem and I just grit my teeth and got...
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