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This Olive egger in particular was a hatchery bird but I guess I will just wait and see how the comb continues to develop. I just really don't want a bunch of roosters.:) Thanks for the info.

I raised my first fock of six chickens and lost most after a few years to predators. When I was raising them I never thought anything about them possibly being a rooster I just assumed the hatchery was correct in sending what I ordered. It worked out just fine. I have not had a great experience...

Picked up a couple straight run wheaten marans today At a local feed store any way to tell if these are pullets? The lady assured me they were pullets but I am not sure I trust her need some experts to weigh in And see if they can tell or if it’s too early

Need help identifying these three chicks. I ordered from Meyer and my welsummers came dead in the box twice I was looking forward to some dark eggs and was really disappointed by the deaths. I was looking for fence supplies at Bomgaars and saw they had a shipment of colorful egg layers. The two...

I have same the same concerns. It has been about 20 below here in Wyoming and isn't expected to get a lot warmer. My coop is insulated and the water has never frozen with my bucket heater but my chickens Coombs did get frost bit. When I looked in my coop last night there was blood splattered...

I am also a newbie to chickens. I built a similar bucket to yours with 2 places for The chickens to feed. The bottom of my elbows sit about 3/4 inches off the bottom of my bucket. Before the bucket feeder I had a standard hanging feeder that the chickens spilled everywhere. It seemed like most...

I have my walls insulated but not the ceiling. I installed a ridge vent and soffit vents and just have one small window and the pop door. I think the window will be shut in the winter. Hopefully it will provide enough ventilation while keeping them out of the wind. I will keep my waterer in the...

Thanks for the info. I looked at that one also. If mine doesn't work this winter I will switch to that one. Do you use a bucket and horizontal nipples? I know we get to -30 usually a few times a winter. In Wyoming the wind really blows though so sometimes we get windchill -40 to-50.

Thanks for the great advice. I am a little concerned with ventilation. When I built my coop I placed a ridge vent and also vented soffit for the eaves hoping that would be enough ventilation along with keeping the pop door open. I think I will learn a lot from this upcoming winter. Great...

I am going to see how this first winter goes without a covered run. What is the brand of heater you used last year?? I think Montana and Wyoming winters are probably pretty comparable:)

You will have to let me know how it works through the cold winter. How cold are your winters?? I ended up buying a farm innovator 250 watt bird bath de- icer. I will post after this winter and let everyone know how it performed. Still deciding if I should just keep it in the coop or place an...

What kind of stock heater do you use??? Brand ?? Wattage?

I found a pretty cool map online at www.farminnovators.com/agricultural.htm de-icer product guide that has temperature ranges and recommended wattage. It appears in northeast wyoming I will need 250 watt for my 5 gallon bucket. I am still trying to figure out which brands if de-icers have...

Yes I have already read through alot of information on the Internet and in the forums. That was one that I had looked through previously. Just would like to get some first hand information from some people that are currently using de icers to see what brands are working and what wattage is...

With winter coming and temperatures in wyoming already dropping into the low 40's I am beginning to research the best bucket heating solutions for horizontal nipples. I have seen recommendations for 150 watt to 250 watt but there are a million different brands The temperatures here drop to -20...

Thanks for the help. Hopefully I will get this chicken stuff figured out. It has been a learning experience so far!!

It wasn't tractor supplies fault...... it was due to my ignorance. I just saw a bag of dumor chick starter and bought it without asking questions and now I have fed it to the chicks for a few days. They were nice enough to give me a heat lamp and bulb for free that they used on their baby chicks...

I am new to raising chickens and didn't do enough reading before buying feed. I bought some chick starter from tractor supply with 24 % protein. My chickens that just arrived on Friday are being raised as egg layers (4 Rhode Island Reds, 2 Easter Eggers, 3 Black Sex Links, 3 Buff Orpingtons,3...