calling any one from missouri

[Quackmeister]

I've had them in the brooders inside my living room and then the kitchen for over 2 months. They should have gone out to the coop long ago, but since the older chickens would probably kill them I had to build a cage in the coop until they get accepted. And I really have doubts that they will take to all of the boys.



Probably going to end up eating most of them, if not all. I just don't have enough females to keep them all happy.





So, if I understand what you're saying, because of the dander, etc. on your property you couldn't start fresh with a new flock?

I'm on the main highway and often find large white feathers along the edge of the property. Not sure if it's a turkey or chicken truck. Hopefully they aren't carrying and diseased birds.



I've seen several postings for Muscovy ducks on Craigslist (Jeff City) -- looks like multiple locations all over Missouri and Illinois.

Thanks! I found someone in Marshall, MO that had some and I brought her home. She's the brown one and was born late fall. Lulu was so happy to see one of her own kind

 

[SueT]

Lulu was so happy to see one of her own kind

awww....that's so nice! thanks for posting pics!

 

[SueT]

We went to Cackle Hatchery today. The roads were clear (except our dirt road) but we saw along I-44 at least 6 vehicles that must have gone off the road in yesterday's snowstorm and not yet been removed. There was a crane lifting up a tipped over tractor trailer that had taken out a length of guardrail.
So here I am at Cackle where I found they gave me 5 instead of four chicks:

The building is huge and you can't really see much thru the viewing windows. And it actually did NOT smell like chickens in there. But the season is just starting....

All chicks were hungry and thirsty and figured out within minutes of getting home how to eat and drink...some have tiny wing feathers which leads me to think they are already a couple days old. I feel bad for the ones that got shipped today. Well maybe they give the early hatched to the pick up orders.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Thanks! I found someone in Marshall, MO that had some and I brought her home. She's the brown one and was born late fall. Lulu was so happy to see one of her own kindView attachment 1256257

We went to Cackle Hatchery today. The roads were clear (except our dirt road) but we saw along I-44 at least 6 vehicles that must have gone off the road in yesterday's snowstorm and not yet been removed. There was a crane lifting up a tipped over tractor trailer that had taken out a length of guardrail.
So here I am at Cackle where I found they gave me 5 instead of four chicks:
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The building is huge and you can't really see much thru the viewing windows. And it actually did NOT smell like chickens in there. But the season is just starting....
View attachment 1256569
All chicks were hungry and thirsty and figured out within minutes of getting home how to eat and drink...some have tiny wing feathers which leads me to think they are already a couple days old. I feel bad for the ones that got shipped today. Well maybe they give the early hatched to the pick up orders.

I heard there was a really bad pile up last night on 44

Glad you made it safe and sound with your chics!

 

[jthornton]

We went to Cackle Hatchery today. So here I am at Cackle where I found they gave me 5 instead of four chicks:
The building is huge and you can't really see much thru the viewing windows. And it actually did NOT smell like chickens in there. But the season is just starting....

All chicks were hungry and thirsty and figured out within minutes of getting home how to eat and drink...some have tiny wing feathers which leads me to think they are already a couple days old. I feel bad for the ones that got shipped today. Well maybe they give the early hatched to the pick up orders.

When I got my RIR's from Cackle they sent an extra one so I ended up with 9. Looks clean in there, thanks for the photos.

I'm still toying with that silly idea that I want to get 3 Cinnamon Queens...

JT

 

[SueT]

Here are the Spitzhauben kids, I set them on an old T shirt and my DH took a hundred pics before they all kind of lined up, lol...you can see each looks a little different. This breed is from the part of Switzerland where they speak German, so I'll need some good German names....

 

[jthornton]

Well we didn't get much ice accumulation last night and the power is still on and the chickens are laying eggs. Looks like a good day here.

JT

 

[SueT]

Good morning! It's 13º here. It doesn't look like we got any ice here. Tomorrow will be a warm up.

 

[CayugaJana]

We went to Cackle Hatchery today. The roads were clear (except our dirt road) but we saw along I-44 at least 6 vehicles that must have gone off the road in yesterday's snowstorm and not yet been removed. There was a crane lifting up a tipped over tractor trailer that had taken out a length of guardrail.
So here I am at Cackle where I found they gave me 5 instead of four chicks:
View attachment 1256567 View attachment 1256568
The building is huge and you can't really see much thru the viewing windows. And it actually did NOT smell like chickens in there. But the season is just starting....
View attachment 1256569
All chicks were hungry and thirsty and figured out within minutes of getting home how to eat and drink...some have tiny wing feathers which leads me to think they are already a couple days old. I feel bad for the ones that got shipped today. Well maybe they give the early hatched to the pick up orders.

They look great! What town is the hatchery located? It looks close enough for me to drive!

 

[1cock2hens]

cackle is in Lebanon

411 W Commercial St, Lebanon, MO 65536