ALABAMA!!

[huntinwidow]

I am quite near Blount. I have EE, ameraucana, bantam cochin and Mille fleur leghorn chicks and hatching eggs. I am also on both the Facebook pages listed.

 

[Tomtommom]

Y'all make it so hard to match names on both sites! I atleast use the same picture on both

 

[Razadia]

Y'all make it so hard to match names on both sites! I atleast use the same picture on both

I do too. If I update my picture on facebook I update it on here. Makes it easier on my BYC friends on facebook.

 

[Cbjorn0620]

~~Hello fellow Alabamians! We're going to the chicken auction in Millerville, AL tonight hoping to pick up some hens. I read somewhere on here that there's a chicken auction on the first Saturday of every month nearby us... apparently the auction has goats, cows, poultry,etc... but I can't find the post that says were it is!!?? We'd love to go to that one too!! Can anyone please help?
If I remember correctly it was near Roanoke or Raburne area??

 

[chickadoodles]

I just got my first batch of chicks in this morning. So happy they made it thru this polar vortex.

Right now they are in a box in my den warming up and getting some vitamins. I will move them to the brooder outside soon.
This year I am mixing my flock up some. I am getting some birds from Cackle Hatchery, and some from Breeders.
Because alot of my birds will just be for meat and eggs I felt that Cackle could do the job just fine.
And for other reason's I have orders some breeding trio's and quad's and and alot more variety in my breeds plus some more turkey.
I am so excited about all the new birds coming in. We are building a new breeding complex for the birds this year as well.
Hoping for lots of good things to happen this year!

 

[Tomtommom]

Congrats! What did ya order?

 

[AlGirl]

OK this may be a stupid question, so you have been warned

! We are very new to Chickens (as in a little over a month type of new). When we got our chickens the guy told us they should start laying within a few days. Well here we are over a month later and we have 1 maybe 2 laying and not always daily. We have 8 hens and a rooster, I would think we should have more eggs then 1 sometimes 2 a day. We are feeding them layer pellets and oyster shells. They have fresh water. We have 4 nesting boxes, which they tend to sleep in instead of laying in. I also put a plastic egg in each nest to help them know where to go. Help I am tired of buying eggs at the store. Thank you! Oh and I don't know if this matters but we have 3 dominique's (which I believe 1 is the one of them laying) 1 rhode island red, 1 buff orpington, and 4 gold laced wyandottes.

 

[chickadoodles]

Congrats! What did ya order?

These are RIR, Buff Orps, and Lt. Brahma's. Next week I am getting some more Buff Orps, and RIR's, Then I ordered some Chantecler's and some Buckeye's.
I will also be getting some more Welsummers and some Heritage RC RIR, Andalusian's and Speckled Sussex.
Then I have some Bourbon Red turkey, and some Std. Bronze turkey and we will be getting some broad breasted turkey also.
So excited for this year!

 

[huntinwidow]

OK this may be a stupid question, so you have been warned  ! We are very new to Chickens (as in a little over a month type of new). When we got our chickens the guy told us they should start laying within a few days. Well here we are over a month later and we have 1 maybe 2 laying and not always daily. We have 8 hens and a rooster, I would think we should have more eggs then 1 sometimes 2 a day. We are feeding them layer pellets and oyster shells. They have fresh water. We have 4 nesting boxes, which they tend to sleep in instead of laying in. I also put a plastic egg in each nest to help them know where to go. Help I am tired of buying eggs at the store. Thank you! Oh and I don't know if this matters but we have 3 dominique's (which I believe 1 is the one of them laying) 1 rhode island red, 1 buff orpington, and 4 gold laced wyandottes.

Often upsetting their routine will put them off laying for some time. I had a cochin once(Cochins are not known to be good layers) to stop laying for several months. Try giving them some chopped red peppers the kind you find in the Hispanic section of the grocery. I have friends who swear by this.

 

[waynec1955]

OK this may be a stupid question, so you have been warned

! We are very new to Chickens (as in a little over a month type of new). When we got our chickens the guy told us they should start laying within a few days. Well here we are over a month later and we have 1 maybe 2 laying and not always daily. We have 8 hens and a rooster, I would think we should have more eggs then 1 sometimes 2 a day. We are feeding them layer pellets and oyster shells. They have fresh water. We have 4 nesting boxes, which they tend to sleep in instead of laying in. I also put a plastic egg in each nest to help them know where to go. Help I am tired of buying eggs at the store. Thank you! Oh and I don't know if this matters but we have 3 dominique's (which I believe 1 is the one of them laying) 1 rhode island red, 1 buff orpington, and 4 gold laced wyandottes.

Not all breeds start laying at the same age. Also some chickens don't lay well in cold weather. As Huntinwidow said, when chickens are re-located it takes them sometime to get over the move. I wouldn't worry too much, just give them a little time.