calling any one from missouri

[Shonda85]

Hey everyone! I'm from the Park Hills area in Missouri about an hour South of ST. LOUIS

 

[karenerwin]

Hey everyone! I'm from the Park Hills area in Missouri about an hour South of ST. LOUIS

Hi Shonda85. I live in Jefferson County, Cedar Hill, to be exact. Welcome to BYC and the Missouri thread!

 

[cheryllynn]

I'm about an hour west of St.Louis in Augusta. I'm new to BYC.Looking to get started in chickens and rabbits this spring. Currently have 10 Nigerian Dwarf goats and Pekin ducks.

 

[SueT]

I'm about an hour west of St.Louis in Augusta. I'm new to BYC.Looking to get started in chickens and rabbits this spring. Currently have 10 Nigerian Dwarf goats and Pekin ducks.

Welcome to BYC! And to the MO forum...
Be sure to check out the learning center, and also forums on ducks, goats and rabbits....

 

[BriColie]

I'm about an hour west of St.Louis in Augusta. I'm new to BYC.Looking to get started in chickens and rabbits this spring. Currently have 10 Nigerian Dwarf goats and Pekin ducks.

That's wonderful! We are trying to breed our first set of rabbits that we have. We have 6 hens & 1 rooster...we are getting more chickens & ducks this spring. We also are farming mealworms for the birds we are looking into goats for the summer or fall, once we have an area fenced for them...if you don't mind me asking, where did you get the goats from? We live in Cabool, mo about 1 hour from springfield.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

If anyone is interested, my 4 hour beginner chicken class at Meramec Community College (StLCC) is coming up a week from this Saturday (March 25).
St Louis Community College It is from 10AM-2PM $35
Call 314 984-7777 to register.
A former student wrote, "Great class! If you are thinking about having chickens or are getting chicks this spring, we highly recommend it!!"

 

[karenerwin]

If anyone is interested, my 4 hour beginner chicken class at Meramec Community College (StLCC) is coming up a week from this Saturday (March 25).
St Louis Community College It is from 10AM-2PM $35
Call 314 984-7777 to register.
A former student wrote, "Great class! If you are thinking about having chickens or are getting chicks this spring, we highly recommend it!!"

That's great ChickenCanoe. I'm glad that the college is allowing/encouraging this class. What a great way to get people informed who may be thinking of getting chickens!! I hope you have a good turn out. My 8 Black Penedesenca eggs are due to hatch on the 18th. Wish me good luck!!

I'm about an hour west of St.Louis in Augusta. I'm new to BYC.Looking to get started in chickens and rabbits this spring. Currently have 10 Nigerian Dwarf goats and Pekin ducks.

Hi cherllynn

Welcome to BYC. I live about an hour outside of STL in Cedar Hill, MO (Jefferson County). I used to raise New Zealand White rabbits. They are a good meat rabbit. Now I have chickens. I have 26 hens, 4 roosters & 2 waiting for the soup pot. I've talked about raising rabbits again, but my husband says" either chickens or rabbits, you don't need both. Don't go crazy" LOL. We weren't together when I was raising rabbits. I just like the idea of being more sustainable, but without a market for the extra rabbits, it can get overwhelming sometimes.

Good luck in all your endeavours!

 

[karenerwin]

If anyone is interested, my 4 hour beginner chicken class at Meramec Community College (StLCC) is coming up a week from this Saturday (March 25).
St Louis Community College It is from 10AM-2PM $35
Call 314 984-7777 to register.
A former student wrote, "Great class! If you are thinking about having chickens or are getting chicks this spring, we highly recommend it!!"

How are your fruit trees holding up with this crazy weather? I feel like I cover mine, then uncover them just to turn around and cover them again. 2 out of 3 peach trees are blooming! so I feel like I need to protect them from the freeze warning temps the weathermen are calling for. The apple trees haven't really started to even bud yet, but I covered them just in case. Of course, I have read that they need x number of days of really cold temps to set & bare fruit, so hopefully I am not sabotaging myself.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

That's great ChickenCanoe. I'm glad that the college is allowing/encouraging this class. What a great way to get people informed who may be thinking of getting chickens!! I hope you have a good turn out. My 8 Black Penedesenca eggs are due to hatch on the 18th. Wish me good luck!!

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Good luck. I have a bunch of eggs incubating. I have 18 chicks a little over a week old, 9 that are about 5 weeks old and two cockerels that hatched January 2 playing surrogate mothers to the 5 week olds.
I have 4 dozen eggs ready to go in but I have to make time to get my modifications of the cabinet done right away. Hatching in a little giant is a pain in the neck.

It was the college's idea to teach the class. I've been doing it for about 5 years all 3 semesters. I teach other chicken classes there too but this is the only one scheduled for spring.

How are your fruit trees holding up with this crazy weather? I feel like I cover mine, then uncover them just to turn around and cover them again. 2 out of 3 peach trees are blooming! so I feel like I need to protect them from the freeze warning temps the weathermen are calling for. The apple trees haven't really started to even bud yet, but I covered them just in case. Of course, I have read that they need x number of days of really cold temps to set & bare fruit, so hopefully I am not sabotaging myself.

It only needs to get below freezing for a few days in the winter. We had 4 days in the single digits this winter. That's more than enough.
I'm not holding out much hope for most of it. The apricot bloomed weeks ago and the fruit was growing. It is 17 out there right now. Green fruit in apricots are 90% killed at 25F so I'm sure they are lost.
My peaches are in full bloom as are the plums. The apples and pear buds are swollen and about to open.
Peaches in full bloom are lost at 24F and plums are killed at 23F so both of those are gone too.
Pears at first white are killed at 19F so some may survive.
Apples at the stage mine are, are killed at 15F so they should make it.
Everything was a month or more ahead of normal.

http://www.hrt.msu.edu/labs/sweet_cherry_research/fruit_bud_hardiness

 

[karenerwin]

Good luck. I have a bunch of eggs incubating. I have 18 chicks a little over a week old, 9 that are about 5 weeks old and two cockerels that hatched January 2 playing surrogate mothers to the 5 week olds.
I have 4 dozen eggs ready to go in but I have to make time to get my modifications of the cabinet done right away. Hatching in a little giant is a pain in the neck.

It was the college's idea to teach the class. I've been doing it for about 5 years all 3 semesters. I teach other chicken classes there too but this is the only one scheduled for spring.

It only needs to get below freezing for a few days in the winter. We had 4 days in the single digits this winter. That's more than enough.
I'm not holding out much hope for most of it. The apricot bloomed weeks ago and the fruit was growing. It is 17 out there right now. Green fruit in apricots are 90% killed at 25F so I'm sure they are lost.
My peaches are in full bloom as are the plums. The apples and pear buds are swollen and about to open.
Peaches in full bloom are lost at 24F and plums are killed at 23F so both of those are gone too.
Pears at first white are killed at 19F so some may survive.
Apples at the stage mine are, are killed at 15F so they should make it.
Everything was a month or more ahead of normal.

http://www.hrt.msu.edu/labs/sweet_cherry_research/fruit_bud_hardiness

Thanks for the information on the fruit trees. It was really helpful! If I don't get a successful hatch I may ask you to put some of my eggs in one of your future hatches!
Are you planning on going to :
2nd Annual Pot Luck Picnic at Tower Grove Park! (Weather permitting)
with Backyard Chickens in St. Louis
The new date is April 22nd.