Howdy there Import... not in B-CS, but have certainly spent some time in the Brazos Valley!
Interesting story from our friends over at A&M and the Extension Service... If you're in Texas, and looking to start raising chickens (or are still a newbie), this might be worth checking out...
Well, there's several issues here...
First - ducks are very messy compared to their chicken cousins. They love to splash in the water dish, and they seem to poop about three times as much as chickens.
Second - Yes, they could pass diseases to one another. Of course, depending on where you...
Some folks say no because of the risk of blackhead disease spreading from your turkeys to your chickens. Personally, last year I raised turkeys with chickens with no problems, but my turkeys only made it to butchering age. Your mileage may vary...
I'm a big, big, BIG fan of Ideal. Great to work with and excellent birds. I've bought directly from them and also through my local Atwoods (their birds are Ideal birds). Good prices too.
I got ducks, chickens, and guineas from them last year. I assume my turkeys are also Ideal, as they came...
Welcome to the world of chickens!
As far as the heat, it got awfully hot up here in Northeast Texas this summer (110+!) and I and out of close to 100 birds at the time, I only loss two chickens to the heat. One was a Broiler that my daughter adopted, and as such I wasn't allowed to process and...
Mount Vernon Texas Chicken Ordinance
Are Chickens Allowed in this location
No
Max Chickens Allowed
Roosters Allowed
No
Permit Required
No
Coop Restrictions
City/Organization Contact name
Additional Information
Chapter 4, Section 4-1 defines Fowl as any chicken, turkey, goose...
I have only ordered from Ideal, otherwise have picked up my chicks from TSC, Atwoods, and one Kindergarden teacher that lived in a major metro area.
I love Ideal for several reasons, and they don't charge an extravagant shipping fee in Texas. Because of shipping concerns, I would generally...
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Maybe not in StL, but go back 44 towards Joplin and on down into OK and AR... Cock fighting still reigns supreme in many parts of the Ozarks and down here in the "foothills"... I want to say OK was the last state to outlaw cockfighting.
There's a Valley Feed Mill just down the road in Clint... if it's anything like the VFMs we've got in Paris and Winnsboro, it's a real, full service feed mill, not a store...
Hen is cute! :
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in my area, the limit is 6. They don't want them to die of lonliness?
I think it's an attempt to stop folks from buying 1 or 2 chicks for their kids. You know, Easter Chicks? It's in the best interest of the birds, I believe.
It does cost more, but here's why I do it.
I grew up here, in the heart of Pilgrim's Pride Country. In fact, when I went out on patrol this afternoon, I passed Bo's HQ, Feed Mill, Freezer Locker, Bank, Mansion (Cluckingham Palace), and Prayer Tower. I've been in the laying houses, broiler...
Don't believe there's a State Law in Texas regarding it, but our TSCs around here have a 6 chick and 4 duck minimum. Atwood's has no minimums that I'm aware of (and can attest to that as I bought a signle replacement gosling last Spring there)
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I wish it was legal to buy raw milk in Louisiana.
They're still real stringent on how it works in Texas, I'm just fortunate to have a participating dairy about 6 miles past my work. http://www.jerseygirlsmilk.com/ is the place I buy from. Their yogurt is also wonderful, we...
I made cornbread the other night with a couple of duck eggs from my ducks and raw milk from a dairy out near where I work. Best cornbread I've eaten (don't tell my grandmother that, she'll curse me in German again). Tasted like cake!
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Which breed did you like the best? I've been considering raising turkeys when we move, although I'm a little concerned about my husband getting attached, too. I'd like to get something non-white, able to free-range ( depending predator pressure on where we move, of course), and...
I'll be processing my own home grown turkey tomorrow, never had one before, but looking forward to it.
As far as Wild Turkey, it is excellent. Good color, goes down smooth, mixes with anything... oh wait, you were talking about meat wild turkey not liquid Wild Turkey? Never mind, then.