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The Rural King in Parkersburg is the same way....no labels on the tanks as to what chicks are in it, several breeds in the same tanks and the employees usually don't know which is which. It's all a potshoot as to what you will receive if you buy those chicks. They seem to know nothing about...

Greenbrier is a beautiful county!!

Wards, in Parkersburg. It's a local feed mill, very old...I can get fresh layer mash there for $10 and change for a 50# bag. Been feeding it for 4 yrs now and am still loving it.

Unfortunately, that many roos will ride the feathers and hide right off your hens and cause them much stress. Even one young rooster to 4 hens will do the same. To avoid that trauma and stress on your hens you might consider either getting rid of all but one rooster and adding more hens or...

I'm looking for Khaki Campbell ducklings or even just a single drake if anyone near Ritchie County has any for sale.

I'm here but don't often post to this thread as most folks on here are pet flock owners and raising toy and exotic breeds, so nothing much to discuss.

I've asked before and both TSCs I've asked both claim they don't know where they get their chicks and also state they get them from "all over" but can't say when or from where. I think they do that so folks won't bypass them and order directly from the hatchery.

Do you know what hatchery they source from the the northeastern TSC.?

Nope, I'm currently trying out an experimental method of incubation I've dubbed Simulated Natural Nest Incubation and started some eggs yesterday to be hatched on the first day of spring. This is the pic of the first nest...being inexperienced in incubation, I've managed to kill two nests of...

I'm in Freeport, WV...about 20 miles out of Parkersburg.

Howdy, neighbor! I'm just down the road from you.

My flock's doing great, egg production increased when it got super cold, no frost bite as I have breeds that are not prone to it and I have an open air style coop that lets out humidity. Heated buckets and bowls for water and deep litter on the coop floor that's dry and fluffy, fermented feed...

He sure does look cold...doesn't have the coat development to be outside. He'll survive it but he won't be comfortable.

That's a dog that's been living indoors all winter, so I'm thinking this dog was not tied outside and slipped a collar. I'm thinking you have a dumped off dog, especially since he's sitting by the road waiting for his owner to come back...if he had wandered away from home he'd just wander right...

Try this link, post #34. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/844018/help-please-before-this-rooster-becomes-dinner/30#post_12626931 Also never a good idea to cuddle young roosters due to how male birds imprint..cuddle the hens, not the roos....good article on male animals and the trouble...

You do realize that is bucket love, don't you? It's not real....

Your roosts need to be higher than the nests as they will roost in the highest point in the coop if they can. Increase roosts space to allow for the pecking order and for mounting and dismounting, then either raise the roosts or lower the boxes. You could even change the design of your coop by...

Thank you..I misunderstood that you were selling chickens, for some reason. I'm gettin' old! I'm getting ready to cull some very old layers and wanted a couple of young RIRs to replace them but only if they were from heritage line genetics. I'm done dealing with hatchery stock for now and...

What source is your RIRs from? Are they from heritage genetics or from hatchery? How old are the hens? How much are you asking?