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Yes we have garden, no our birds do NOT do well in it. Last year they destroyed 90% of everything planted. We put up a small "chicken fence" this yes. Its actually a 2 foot tall plastic barrier. Its made from repurposed materials. Its not chicken proof but deters them enough to keep seeds/plants...

Good luck with everything. I have got a lot of chicks from Orscheln's . Ducklings also. local feed store has better prices on equipment, and sometimes birds too but they are hit and miss. This year they wanted chick cost (hatchery cost) +$1 per bird. I was just looking for some CX which I got...

House the coop/pens coming along? My day was annoying. Drive 35 miles to get part for Vehicle (Actualy had 2 die on us this past week, in SAME DAY) , repair barn roof (Lost 3x12 sheet of tin on 4-27, didn't realize until today.) fix vehicle x 2. Rush in Brocoli plants to garden (way behind on...

Yeah I have access to pallets myself, if I get the time and help working the lumber free I could repurpose a lot. Since I am Mr. Mom 11/14 days in a pay period its not exactly easy. 2 and 3 y/o keep me on my toes. I have a few out buildings I should be refinishing for separate coops for future...

Yes miss WLH=White Leghorn. What I use anyway. None of my roosters now are really outstanding ,Although my Austra-White Is really my biggest, which is part of the reason he is with my CX. The white feathers help also. RLH- I don't know if theres any cheap mini coops around. A lot of people are...

Good luck with the pairing Miss. Thinking of breaking my new leghorns into 2 pullet pens (2/3 I have 5). They are bred, for now were with roo until yesterday when I got them. And have them penned with other pullets and a immature cockerel. My idea was to do a rolling pen mating or clan style...

Meats don't count birds you might think of selling don't count...... and so on.

AND now shot myself in the foot. Lost some meats in the coop from drafts. Found this AFTER I posted earlier. Sealed drafts better and adjusted heat lamps. Moving to garage if any more layed on in AM. Added some milk to there water for a little extra energy for tonight. Hoping it helps.

If they are fully feathered they should be ok. If your worried leave it on if only for YOUR comfort. That way you won't regret turning it off. If they don't need it they won't use it. If they do they will. As for my chicks they are all doing well. But they are at most 2 weeks old. Meats are in...

1+1 does not equal 2. You start with 1 chicken. and somehow they multiply. Threw hatching, feed store visits want ads etc. People say "I want X chickens for X eggs and that's it." next thing you know you have x20 that number but there are flexible rules to the X number. Its like a drug. And when...

Gotta love chicken math. As long as its going up not down. Just a heads up. If anyone is watching CL for birds Columbia area has a lot... of bad birds listed. Rather sure its all same person. They will only text or email no calls. Not even worth the trouble to text...

I have some due the 28th I believe. Just BYM and then some Rouens 1 week later. All kinds of ideas lately backfired. Turkey breeder counted eggs, not what would hatch. There goes those. No word on some retiring layers, got a guy on CL had some year olds for $5 was gonna get around a dozen to...

Seems I am only person ever in north Mo, LOL. How's everyone's year going so far? Mines 1/2 1/2. Snow last night freezing tonight. Ugg when will it straighten out. But birds are doing good, eggs are cooking in bator, selling everything the girls lay and have meat coming this week (Was suppose to...

Kinda of had same thing happen but not exact. Just found that the feed store was buying chicks last year. Bought a few chicks 1 day and just stopped by every other day for next week or so. They had bought 100 CornishX to sell from store and nobody was interested after 1st week. They were post...

Guess I loading today sometime. Since theres open space and keets coming out of bator now I'll have room. Maybe save 1 weekof eggs to eat this time. I been hatching 75% of all eggs lately. My address is unionville but between there and milan if anyone knows where that is. Kirksville people...

Unlike everyone else. I am on the northern border of Mo. About dead center in the state. Which sucks for me cuz I am around nobody or any swaps. 3-5 hr drive for a swap wouldn't even pay unless I could sell like 40 birds at least. Just to cover gas. And most Auction houses that used to sell...

I only have pearl grays and pearl whites as parent stock. Most keets are looking to be grays but have some whites in the bunch. I have them listed on CL for $4 each. Which I think is fair, cheaper than hatcher stock and mine are from birds that have survived MO unreliable weather. Not to mention...

JNJ Very nice looking. Maybe someday I can have enough supplies and gumption to get a nice looking DIY myself. Right now conetent with what I have made. Works and thats the important part for me. Was gonna build a plywood 1 but that designe got converted to brooder space when extra eggs came...

So far up to her 1 hatched, 3 nice healthy out. 1 iffy out and 3 more extreme pips. Went to look and had to chase down guinea, and yes I really chased her for 5 mins in dark w/ 3ft tall grass. Then put her in coop. Sad to see her hover over her nest like that. But like you said prolly better...