calling any one from missouri

[ocap]

I have barred rock hatching eggs on the way. If my hatch rate is low then I'm open to another breed, preferable dual-purpose heritage.

I have been hatching for the first time this spring, fun every week to see the chicks. Challenge to figure out the pens.

 

[5 Acre Rooster]

This thread does go stale at times but has been fairly active lately.
I have a story to share.
Last year, at my urging, the local feed store at the northern fringe of our large metro area had a chick day. It was hugely successful. This year they doubled their order.
They had 400 chicks and half were gone early on chick day but weeks later they still had about 30 when I visited Friday and they were so over them.
They had marked them down to $2 each. I asked if they'd make a deal on the whole lot but the manager wasn't there that day. I basically just wanted to rescue them since they weren't being well cared for.
I went back to the feedstore Saturday afternoon about 2 o'clock. They close at 3. I was standing by the chicks trying to talk customers into taking some home. There were 21 left and the feed store so wanted to be rid of them. I talked one guy into buying the last 3 barred rocks. The manager and clerk came over and put his chicks in a box and took the heat lamp away. They're not open on Sunday and I wondered why they took the heat source away for the weekend. They then packed all the rest of the chicks into a box while I was blabbering to a woman about the amazing aspects of chickenry. I said to her that apparently someone else had bought the rest of them. I went to the register and asked, "who bought the others?" They said, "you did". I said, "we didn't even discuss a price nor did I tell you I wanted to buy them (today)". The manager said, 18 chicks = $15. I'm now the proud owner of 3 week old white leghorns, australorps and my first ever bantams, those are black wyandottes. Hopefully some of our local meetup group wants some of these breeds. They'll be in much better care here than they were there.

Kinda of had same thing happen but not exact. Just found that the feed store was buying chicks last year. Bought a few chicks 1 day and just stopped by every other day for next week or so. They had bought 100 CornishX to sell from store and nobody was interested after 1st week. They were post $1.50 to start, dropped to 110, then I was there 1 day and they asked if I wanted em all. Not at asking price, So guys discussed it and I got at $1/each which was $.05 less then they paid from hatchery. Part that stung em was I didn't buy feed from them. This year we ordered meats direct because they wanted $1 ea on top of cost. So ordering direct we only pay $.20 shipping each.

 

[artidautenhahn]

Any goslings at the Marshfield swap? I'm desperately seeking somewhere to buy Toulouse Goslings.

 

[solomine]

So, I want to call the post office ahead of time to let them know I'm getting some chicks tomorrow, but I'm having trouble figuring out which post office to call!

Do you guys know which is the main postal office for St Louis (area code 63105)?

Also, anyone else from St. Louis (or nearby) order from MPC? When were you able to go pick them up? (OH to MO... they shipped out around 2PM. Hopefully they'll be at the PO by tomorrow morning!)

 

[littlechickies]

I am new to broodynees. I have a silkie who no matter how hard I seemed to try I could not break her so I have given up and let her keep an egg she stole from one of my Easter eggers. Wish me luck and any advice would be great.

 

[solomine]

To help prevent her broodiness, I think you should first make sure she has no eggs to brood over (so go out and get all them eggs until there aren't any left!)

I've read on @thechickenchick 's blog about breaking broodiness, and you can put her in a wire cage with food, water, no bedding, and with airflow under the wire cage (you'll want to cool down the hen) which will discourage her from sitting and being broody. It might take a couple days though.

Source: http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/05/broody-breaker-when-hens-mood-to-hatch.html

 

[littlechickies]

I[qI have been taking the eggs as soon as they get laid. I don't have a spot to keep her like the chicken chick but I make sure she can't access her spot. And she still just wants to sit. So now she has one marked egg and we will see how that goes. Love the chicken chick. te name="solomine" url="/t/73271/calling-any-one-from-missouri/5850#post_13213920"]To help prevent her broodiness, I think you should first make sure she has no eggs to brood over (so go out and get all them eggs until there aren't any left!)

I've read on @thechickenchick
's blog about breaking broodiness, and you can put her in a wire cage with food, water, no bedding, and with airflow under the wire cage (you'll want to cool down the hen) which will discourage her from sitting and being broody. It might take a couple days though.

Source: http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/05/broody-breaker-when-hens-mood-to-hatch.html
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[jellybellyx6]

Any goslings at the Marshfield swap? I'm desperately seeking somewhere to buy Toulouse Goslings.

We have two Toulouse Goslings that we will be taking to the Marshfield swap meet if they last that long. We will be in Lebanon on Thursday Morning if you would be interested in meeting us on Thursday. We ask $6 for our Goslings.

 

[karenerwin]

Does anyone in the St. Louis/ Jefferson County area have any Cornish Cross (meat) chicken eggs that I can buy? I only want about 8 to 10 of them.
I found some at Buchheit's.

 

[tmulleady]

I'm from Southwest Missouri as well