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I haven't been on for awhile. Lost a third of my flock this summer. Didn't get the turkey eggs I won in Easter hatch a long. And haven't been getting many eggs lately - I'm assuming because they've all been sick. BUT there is always an upside. And right now it's that I have the first ever chick...

She said she could probably have some to me before May 1st. If you or anyone else wants to go in on shipping, I can bring the chicks to the Gilmanor swap.

I will. I'll let you know what she says. Thanks.

He is not selling BLR chicks this year. He also doesn't have any older ones listed for purchase. :(

Quote: Originally Posted by Maggiesdad Quote: Originally Posted by SoManyHats Does anyone have BLRW chicks or hatching eggs (I'd even consider older birds) you will be bringing to swaps? I have 30 in the incubator, but it looks like only two are still viable. Shoot ki4got a pm -...

Does anyone have BLRW chicks or hatching eggs (I'd even consider older birds) you will be bringing to swaps? I have 30 in the incubator, but it looks like only two are still viable.

Thanks for the tips! I'd love to see your chick in the jar picture!

I have an EcoGlow 20... But it doesn't really work for 20 chicks for more than a week or so! My chicks are from the NYD hatch, so about 5 weeks, and getting so big and changing so much! Here's my favorite - an EE girl, cream with lavender and black.

It got up to 58 here yesterday... and today we got at least 7 inches of snow. I'm so glad my husband built a hoop house (which we covered in plastic), so the littles could get out of the coop and away from the big girls despite the snow. Here's what I woke up to this morning. Oh, and...

I leaned a board against the wall to create a little tunnel they can snuggle in if they choose. We do deep litter so I turned it over really well and added 1/2 inch on top. As you can see, my coop is *really* open. But - and this makes a huge difference - the coop is in a 3-sided structure, and...

I used to baby mine - make them go in the coop during cold rain, etc. Then I figured they know better than me. A couple days ago it was raining and barely 36 degrees and they chose to be out in it all day. One even got out of the yard and too wet to fly back in to go to bed. When we went out to...

I don't heat either. If you did heat, you'd have to make sure to have back up in case the power goes out. Yours will be used to the cold, and as the other poster said, just make sure they have cover. They'll be fine.

Just make sure their water doesn't freeze. Do you heat your coop?

We did everything in hardware cloth, and I didn't even put in a pop door. The full size door has a latch that has to be pulled up and slid over, and we even out a carabeener on that to discourage intelligent raccoons from figuring it out. It's a very secure coop, and they always spend the night...

It is true that most people who are lactose intolerant can drink raw milk. My son can't drink regular milk, but he's good on raw! Thankfully I'm in a place wherei can get it, because I don't have room for my own cow!

So question... I'm just starting out - getting some chickens at the end of the month. Today a friend mentioned I should let her borrow some in the spring to till up her garden. At that point I'll only have 6, so I wouldn't want to "loan" any. But in the future if I had some to spare - are there...

That sounds perfect! What breed would you recommend? And where can I get pullets without going to a swap?

Well, we finally moved to VA! I'm excited to plan our coop and finally get some chickens! Is end of September too late in the year to get them- should I wait until the spring? I'm in Gore (west of Winchester).

Well it's good to know that crowded at the swap doesn't mean crowded at home. I felt really bad for some of those chickens! So how do you know who's reputable? As for sloppy, I don't mean not fashionable! Comfortable doesn't necessarily equal sloppy either. But no big deal. Like I said - city...

I went to this swap also, and, being new to this, I had no idea what was normal and what was not. Some of the vendors had sloppy, crammed booths and were very sloppy themselves. I hope that doesn't sound snooty - and I'm just a city girl - but I tend to judge by presentation of seller and what's...