Arkansas folks speak up.........

[Miriahb]

Thanks!

Are there any others on here in the NEA area? I'm needing hatching eggs and can't seem to find any local. Planning to set my incubator up for a 2nd grade class so they can learn all about incubation, chick development and hatching.

I'm in NEA and I may have some eggs for you that you could use, depending on the amount. They would be Phoenix crossed with leghorns, marans, BO's or fayoumis though. Nothing purebred.

 

[cforrester]

I'm in NEA and I may have some eggs for you that you could use, depending on the amount. They would be Phoenix crossed with leghorns, marans, BO's or fayoumis though. Nothing purebred.

Thank you! I did finally find some though.

 

[whatthecluck24]

Good morning! I'm new to chickens and live in NWA, I have 6 Isa Browns I'm thinking about 4 weeks. I am waiting for them to be completely feathered before I put them in the coop. Once they are fully feathered they should be fine in our Arkansas weather without a heat lamp right?

 

[Ridgerunner]

Yep. I’d suggest at five weeks looking at out ten day forecast. Just getting by tomorrow morning should be enough but, not knowing your set-up and all that, five weeks age should be plenty safe.

We are getting a lot of new people on here lately, which I consider great. In case I haven’t greeted you yet, welcome. It’s good to have new people on here, just join in and have fun.

 

[pioneerchick816]

@whatthecluck24
Welcome! I'm from the Fayetteville area. Close to Lake Wedington

 

[whatthecluck24]

@ridgerunner

I bought a coop from Tsc. then a pen around that for them to run around during the day.

@pioneerchick816
I'm in West fay.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I think you will be fine next week with that. A quick look at my set-up.

This is an overall. The Grow-out coop is at the right, the main coop is in the background, and a small holding pen is inside the electric netting.

This is my Grow-out coop, a 4’ x 8’. Good wind protection this time of the year but with great ventilation up high. An 8’ x 14’ section of the main run is fenced off for them. There are thirteen 9-week-olds in it right now. I regularly put 5-week-old chicks in here, even with temperatures a bit below freezing.

This is the 4’ x 8’ holding pen that I currently have a broody and 9 chicks hatched last Sunday night. We had a frost last night, the broody kept the chicks plenty warm.

Then another shot showing that pen in the run for the broody and the main coop in back. I closed off an 8’ x 12’ section of that shed for the main coop.

Forgot to mention, I'm outside Prairie Grove.

 

[pioneerchick816]

@Ridgerunner
That looks great! Lots of room. I will post pics of our set up once I get one more section of run up & ready. We built another(lower to the ground) coop for my meaties to be in at night. It was quite the pain last year. Towards the end, they sat their fat butts down & wouldn't walk up the ramp at night. So there I am lifting 30 FAT birds into the coop

I'm just before the Savoy turn off, off of highway 16

 

[Mucho Chickens]

Hey yes that is correct I am relatively new to the site. I just couldn't stay away from the fun any longer.

 

[draye]

Hi all! New to this thread but not BYC...live in Jonesboro and have had chickens for going on 4 years now I believe....currently 10 total plus 2 dogs and a rabbit

Good morning! I'm new to chickens and live in NWA, I have 6 Isa Browns I'm thinking about 4 weeks. I am waiting for them to be completely feathered before I put them in the coop. Once they are fully feathered they should be fine in our Arkansas weather without a heat lamp right?

Welcome to both of you.


Sorry if I've missed anyone else that is new. Just a big welcome to all.