calling any one from missouri

[jthornton]

snowing here but it's already 27 )) My buff orpington laid it's first egg the day before yesterday. I am getting two eggs a day, mine seem to lay right at sunrise

Congrats on the first egg, it's the most amazing one for sure. Mine start at 4:30am about 1/2 hour after they wake up. Usually done by 9:00am.

JT

 

[jthornton]

Anyone know where to get barley in SEMO? No one in Poplar Bluff sells it. I want to sprout it for the chickens. I'm sprouting wheat now.

JT

 

[jeria]

snowing here but it's already 27 )) My buff orpington laid it's first egg the day before yesterday. I am getting two eggs a day, mine seem to lay right at sunrise

Congrats! No eggs out there @ about 9am. Had a pretty blue one yesterday that I found about 3pm. 3 hens that have started laying in the last couple weeks so still small eggs and mostly frozen when I find them. The barred rock is laying more than the EE's.

 

[jeria]

Anyone know where to get barley in SEMO? No one in Poplar Bluff sells it. I want to sprout it for the chickens. I'm sprouting wheat now.

JT

I bought some at a natural food store or I can get it from a middle eastern grocery here in the KC metro, nothing in the feed stores though. I can't even find milo l or oats like I used to be able to up in St Joe area for the horses. Only chopped up corn.

 

[SueT]

We got up to 32º this afternoon. In spite of that, the girls who have braved 5º and worse all stayed in the coop until I swept away some of the snow. Little Cochin cockerel in his snowsuit didn't mind.
This is how much snow and how many eggs we got....I haven't gotten 3 eggs in one day since the fall-- before they all went into molt-- including the pullets.

 

[1cock2hens]

the snow is all gone here, meted before noon. My girls were out for a little bit but pit themselves up early. I got two eggs today, one from that buff and one from a gamehen.

 

[Crooked Chicken]

Our snow melted off just the other day, but today we got maybe 2 inches. It's snowing right now too.

I was looking online for places that sell used/recycled building materials and such. Didn't find much in my area, but for those of you out towards KC (Pleasant Hill)

, I found this lumber that looks to be a great deal. If it were closer I would go get some wood. A whole pallet of 2" x 2" x 4' untreated wood. Looks like they have a lot of pallets available. I put the link in the screen shot.

edited to add: they have some other lumber available also

 

[LilJoe]

Hello all,

I am from central Missouri ( Ft. Leonardwood area).

It snowed today! Yay for me, nay for the chickens.

 

[Crooked Chicken]

Hi Joe! Yeah, I don't think they are liking the cold too much. My rooster quit crowing when the weather changed, otherwise he's been fine. Seemed to enjoy a long warm snuggle the other day. I crowed out the window the other day and he returned the crow -- about 10 times! lol

 

[LilJoe]

Hi Joe! Yeah, I don't think they are liking the cold too much. My rooster quit crowing when the weather changed, otherwise he's been fine. Seemed to enjoy a long warm snuggle the other day. I crowed out the window the other day and he returned the crow -- about 10 times! lol

Lol
One of my roosters is definitely having a rough winter. His first cold season and he's got frostbite