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You raise ayam cemani in missouri? I am not ready to add birds right now, but i would love to know more about these interesting birds and any knowledge you're willing to share about raising them in the show me state.

I also got t

Several years later ... Still using your tractor? Any new changes or ideas after using it awhile?

I realize this is an old thread, but I'm wondering whether anyone can update this info? I'm a new chicken mom located near Columbia, MO. Backus Poultry is approx 1 hr from me...but I'm reaching out to see whether there are other options to consider. Doing it myself seems less likey each day...

WARNING: I went out this morning to find all my birds out...out of the coop AND out of the run! Everything was locked....what in the world? When i went around back, i found it. They managed to pop out the ventilation window. It easily popped back into place, but i thought i should let you...

Thank you all so much! For those who might find themselves in my shoes ... here's the diary of a new chicken mom. (I gathered eggs once when I was a child - and that is literally my only chicken experience. How & why did I get started? Who knows!?) I decided to go with the Producer's Pride...

I will check out that shed. Did you decide on it because it's bigger? Chicken math will strike and i will need to add on! I haven't found them yet, but I'm thinking that i should be able to buy additional panels to expand my run. I'm moving the chicks to the garage this weekend. The...

I've read and learned a lot. And I've specifically read what's been written about this coop http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/producers-pride-defender-chicken-coop?bvrrp=0519_5_0/reviews/product/2/116823999.htm But that's the coop and run i am working with. Reality: I've got 23 chicks...

I have the producers pride defender coop, but my girls are still in the brooder. I'd love to see how others set this coop up. I'm loving the run, and hoping to be able to easily expand both as chicken math hits.

For newsprint, i buy the unused end rolls from my local newspaper. Great for kids to color on....or cut into rectangles for the brooder.

I have many many layers of newsprint on the floor of my brooder, covered by a layer of pine chips. When it's time to clean, i remove all the stumps and feeders and things and i clean them all up and set them aside. Starting at one end, i take the top couple of pieces of paper and i start...

I'm very new to it all, but my chicks really enjoy smashed hard boiled eggs. For 23 chicks I started with 1 egg a day. They are almost 3 weeks old now and they have worked up to 4 eggs a day. Every other day I mix a dallop of plain yogurt with it. I keep a dish of grit available all the...

Thank you for the warm welcome! No chicks in isolation this morning. Everyone looks healthy. I've got 2 small birds I'm keeping an eye on, but they are eating and drinking, and their eyes are bright. I'm hoping for a drama-free Friday! This weekend I'll start putting together a second...

I got 15 frying pan specials and 10 (11 with their free bird) different breeds of hens. I set down with the catalog and chose 10 random ones that looked nice and were cold hearty. So, I call my little flock: Rainbow Brite. .

I got mine from hatchery last wed, so they are about 10 days old. They all have enough wing feathers to fly about, and some have tail feathers.

All done. She's eating warm egg and then I'll put her in with her crew. Poor girl.

Headed home now to give a warm dawn bath followed by a blow dry. This makes more sense to me than leaving her oily until new feathers come in. Thanks so much!!

Am I better to wash her, or leave her? I called McMurray before leaving her while I'm at work - they told me that she'll be fine. They told me she's too young to use dawn on. But I wanted to ask the experts. I'm concerned about how the other chicks will react -- because I know they love their...

Warning: I'm a brand new first time chicken mom. What an adventure! I have 23 chicks (started with 26) from McMurray. Today is Thursday. My chicks arrived last Wednesday. So I am assuming that they are approx 10 days old. I had NO IDEA that they would be flying so quickly! Today one of...

I appreciate your allowing me to join. I lurked here quite a bit before biting the bullet and becoming a new chicken mom. I started with 26 chicks from McMurray a little over a week ago. I lost 2 chicks in the first 48 hours, and 1 chick a few days later. The third chick is a story for...