Have had chickens for over 10 years now, raising chicks each year (because I have an addiction...) and this is the first time I've been hit hard by coccidiosis. Moved my 2nd batch of 9 chicks outside into my grow-out coop/kennel (adjacent to the big chicken run and coop so they can get adjusted...
Sounds like you're making progress--good job!
Sometimes their individual personalities make them goofy no matter how much time you spend. I spend a lot the first couple of weeks, but eventually they move out of the mudroom into the big brooder in my big coop and it's more difficult, but some of...
I think you are what might be called an enabler...and I like that :) The distance is probably a good thing...but I may take you up on it someday!
Someday I might take the plunge but for now I'm having enough trouble restraining myself from increasing my flock. Well, ok, I guess the problem...
Aw, I'm sorry to hear that. She's been decent for me--sometimes a busy mom but overall been pretty good. Glad you found some--I love mine. They are so pretty to look at and have very calm, friendly dispositions that I enjoy. My goal is to have Junior (the Lav.Orp I'd gotten from Jill) set up...
Try Jill Besida at Sunnyside Up Micro Farm in Valley City--she has some lovely birds. She occasionally has pullets for sale but they would be older to be guaranteed pullets = more $$. Or take your chances and get a few chicks straight run. They are lovely birds :) She's on Facebook or has a...
Wow--you can tell spring is around the corner! Lots of missed conversation since I was last on BYC! I don't get notified anymore when there's new comments even though I have it set up that way...anyways, nice to see all the new members and all the new chick arrivals, or countdowns. I'm trying...
Does anyone need a flock protector? How about adding some gorgeous color to your flock? Or maybe bringing some new blood to your backyard flock? If so, look no further!
I have two (2) six month old Olive Egger cockerels and at least two (2) three month old Blue Splash Marans/Bluebell cross...
Hi chickB26,
"Sweet PDZ" is an all natural product that is sort of like ground up 'clay.' It was used primarily in horse stalls, deodorizes and neutralizes ammonia from the horse urine...now it's used in coops, kennels, etc. No odor to it--I get the granular kind. It runs about $10 at the...
Funny you'd mention this...I had a brood end up hatching out one chick, she was a wonderful mom, for about three weeks. Then she decided she'd had enough and ditched the chick, headed back to the big coop leaving baby alone. She knew how to fly up to a low roof to get in and out of the main...
Buckeyes Rule!
I fed the medicated till I ran out (50lb bag). We were feeding between 10-20 birds so maybe the first 3-4 weeks? My daughter had the records (had to keep track for 4-h) but we'd switch over when we ran out. I probably won't use the show chow for this new batch--kind of...
Hi!
Glad to hear you're trying out the broiler project for 4-H! Sorry you haven't heard back from anyone yet, but thought I'd share some of the stuff we learned over the past few years. My daughter had a market broiler project for 5-6 years, last year she didn't due to Ohio's restriction on...
Hello 'neighbor!'
I am by no means an expert but we have raised meaties for about five years now, for my daughters 4-H projects...and yes, she did the work, but it was a mother/daughter kind of thing :)
We started with raising 10, taking the top 3 to the fair, then 12 the next couple of years...
I raised my egg price from $2.50 to $3 a dozen about a year ago. When I saw the factory eggs in the grocery stores were going for $2-3 and the 'brown' eggs or those labeled organic were $3.50-4, I thought the time was right. Mine are not organic--no way to claim that when I am next to a bean...
Thought I'd share a photo or two of Junior--hope to put him with my three little (ok, big, fluffy) girls this spring when we finish breeding coop and run.
Thoughts welcome!
Hi! Sorry for delay--I don't get notices from BYC when there's updates on my subscriptions.
Yes, I'd try to call again. I'm hoping he's still in business because we'll need him later in the spring. He is seasonal, does this on the side so maybe he's just slow in responding...I hope!
Jordan Fraker in Ostrander does a real nice job--he's done the fair chickens (Delaware County) for the last two years, and I'm hoping he continues to process birds as we're planning on raising some this spring.
http://poultrybarn.weebly.com/
My daughter raised the Cornish Crosses for Her 4-H fair market projects for the last 6 years (except 2015-no birds at the fairs in Ohio). Raised 12 the first year, 20 the next five and didn't lose one before their time.
We raised them separate from the layer/production birds and they did...
Not sure if you're open to ordering shipped chicks but I'd highly recommend checking out Papa's Poultry in CA....he has BCM, Cuckoo Marans and BBS chicks. I ordered from him last year (Gold Cuckoo Marans, OE, Rhodebars and Crested Cream Legbars) and was skeptical/concerned because of the...