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Sorry can’t help out. Just checking in from Prairieville. My 11 hens did well through the cold weather- water bucket froze.. I had one that had a lash egg and was sick for 2weeks- she is limping now but much much better. Have to separate her, the other chickens are fricking monsters at...

Well dang… I am all full right now. Thanks for the offer! Your feeder is doing great btw.

The 6 pullets I have now are 3 weeks old and doing very well in the coop/run on their own. Getting 5 new baby chicks today that will start in the brooder. Then plan to put the brooder in the coop so both groups can be familiar with each other. Damn…it’s been hot.

Idk….I just changed it out and noticed the little black and white one has feathers on his legs. I believe that would be the FBCM

Great job!!! I think you are right on!

Want to take a guess and try to name the chick? -French Black Copper Moran -Speckled Sussex -Golden Laced Wyandotte -Silver Laced Wyandotte -Easter Egger -Sapphire Splash I think I have the Sapphire Splash, SLW, GLW. I can’t place the Easter Egger, Speckled Sussex, FBCM. 1. Brown with a...

We had a bad storm come through last night and the temp dropped from 95 to 80 in like 40mins. The chicks did not like that at all. They were loud and erratic. The heating pad was working but couldn’t catch up to the sudden decrease in temp so daughter and I moved them to the garage where it was...

Had to jerry rig some scaffolding to support my weight while screwing down the mesh on top. Wasn’t for sure it would hold but it did….

Everything is going great! Tbh…The first 6 hrs was not so good. The black chick with silver stripes had a hard time- unsteady, falling over and just looked bad. So I hand fed her for a while with a syringe and she livened up after about 3hrs. That’s my little buddy there. Everytime I go out to...

They are handling the heat okay right now at 6:00pm. Will be interesting to see if they can handle mid day 100+. Thoughts?

The first 6 chicks are here:

My brooder set up.

Started covering the windows with black vinyl coated 1/2” hardware cloth. Very pleased with how it turned out.

Thank you.

All great information…thanks. If I have river silt- basically sand for my coop and run floor, do I need to provide grit? @WhoDatChick Hate to hear that about your Buff. Have you had Buffs before? I heard they are not heat tolerant at all, mostly because of their big size but they are great...

All egg layers. These are the chosen warriors: Black Copper Maran Welsummer Buckeye Spec Sussex Blue laced Wyandotte Golden laced Wyandotte Silver laced Wyandotte Starlight green Egger Blue Andalusian Easter Egger Prairie blue Egger Coop is almost done. Will do the run this weekend. Will...

I need some help here…I am really confused about what to feed. There are different types for different ages and situations: Crumble Layer Pellets 16%, 18% protein? Oyster shells Grit All flock Purina TSC Etc…. Going to order baby chicks soon and I don’t know what to have ready and what to...

I heard about the Buffalo gnats… A friend at work lost 11 hens in one day. The Buffalo gnats got into the hens nose/respiratory systems and suffocated them. Crazy…

“difference between a pet and a farm” I like this rational reasoning.

Yeah…will take care of them sure, but the pampering is a bit too much. I believe it will actually cause more harm than good. A spoiled animal is significantly less able to adapt to environmental conditions- especially if power goes out (hurricane). Giving daily treats can be hazardous also-...