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I'm thinking it's about 3 hours from us here in SEMO. My poor husband made a 3 hour trip one way with me to get my Cochins, he won't be doing that long of a chicken run again any time soon lol

Yes I can definitely understand that. I did see a video, may have been cackle, that pretty much did a walk through on each step from egg to post office. Amazing to see that amount of eggs and chicks!

It would be fun to visit a hatchery and see how it all works! Hope everyone is doing OK and making it through this crazy weather. In the teens then 60 and thunderstorms..welcome to Mo, all seasons in one day. Swap season starts this month. Does anyone go to them or know of any good auctions?

Thanks so much for that information, so interesting! That would be nice, sex-linked Silkies lol. They are so hard to sex until they crow or lay sometimes. I'm not sure if these are dominant or recessive. I've got a new trio out together as well and honestly I guess it's impossible to know until...

I'm also trying to figure out how the silver gene works as far as white. And, many say the chicks that hatch silver/smoky with the silver gene, are not only a more crisp white, but are also male. I'm raising white Silkies so I guess I will watch for patterns in mine and see how it plays out...

I have some White bearded Silkie chicks available from breeder quality parents, and should be hatching weekly. Day old up to 2 weeks, $5.00 each. Pickup ONLY at this time in Southeast Missouri. I will also have a few Bantam Buff Cochin chicks, day old to two weeks, $4.00 each...

I share your sentiment..so sad to see the numbers and quality decline, I adore Cochins. I do believe people go through breed "fads" and have seen it. And yes Cochins are big birds, eat alot, slow growing, so it takes someone who loves and wants to preserve the breed to keep them. Their...

Oh my goodness, so sorry to hear that. I have trouble getting to the most recent responses on these threads, especially on the app. Thank you for responding..and yes, there are still some praying people left in this world!

Prayers going up for you!

LoL, with the flighty ones I'll wait until they are in the run. Glad to hear that it actually helps, I grabbed some from Tractor supply a couple of days ago!

Maybe we could get a Missouri hatching eggs thread going..

I've went to stonies all my life, yep... Still great but pricey!

Thanks Sue, years ago I was on this site alot and did the egg swaps ect..lots of fun! Glad to hop back on here and see all the great info shared! JThornton..i hear you about cutting wood..it has its challenges in every season lol. Bugs and snakes or freezing your butt off. I'm from Perryville, Mo.

It's been a spell since I've been here..how are you all surviving this nasty weather? I've spent hours this week trying to get rock in the muddy coop runs, replacing bedding, and put up some plastic yesterday before the cold blast hits this weekend. Good thing I like chickens or this could be...

I've been pondering trying the sweet PDZ. Definitely gonna give it a try, this nasty wet weather just makes the smell a million times worse, and having coops in city limits makes it a challenge to keep things extra clean and low odor!

Thanks so much, I was pretty devastated :-/ BUT didn't give up!

Thank you! I'm in Perry Co Mo, abt 80 miles south of St. Louis. Sounds like you have a pretty good flock going thanks to that chicken math lol. I've had chickens most of my life & other poultry..one of my first best friends was a red hen named "Henrietta" who I carried around in a little bucket...

Thanks! Not yet..sadly I only have a couple of hens left after a dog attack wiped away years of building up my Cochin flock :-( My girls are just starting to lay again & are grandmas now so it will be slow going lol.

HI all..I haven't been on the site in a very long time so I look forward to catching up! Happy spring & hatching :-)