calling any one from missouri

[potagergirl]

Yeah I cut back this year, I had 350 plants last year. I live In a little town POP. about 1000, but pretty close to HWY 47. I set up a veggie stand at the end of my driveway and sell produce on it based on the honor system. I have signs out on the HWY pointing to my house. I have plenty of good customers that come back year after year And look forward to my stuff

I need a bigger stand!.

Wow! this is awesome =) You could go on planting whatever hits your fancy and have a place for it to go if you don't like it but love growing it.

 

[Debs Flock]

Hello Missouri BYC peeps! I'm a new member and new mom to 4 ducklings that were a week old yesterday. I haven't yet figured out how to get my location to show. I'm in Jefferson County (southwest-ish) of St. Louis County.

 

[katatonic123]

Welcome @Debs Flock

 

[potagergirl]

Welcome to all the new peeps!
Pull up a chair, chat and read a while =)

 

[potagergirl]

Did you know??
I did not know this but found out because of my beautiful black lf Cochin rooster. He is the picture I have on here.
Anyway, he died three days ago. I found him lumped over in the yard with a purple comb and waddles. When I picked
him up I knew right away his neck had been broke. There weren't any animals near by and the dog did not bark a warning.
This really puzzled us, what on earth could have happened???
Well we had dinner with the man that I purchased the rooster from last night. His wife Gail said it was most likely a Hawk.
I had no idea a hawk would break a birds neck and leave. She said it's happened many times over the years with their chickens.
(they have about 600 chickens) Anyway Gail went on to say because of his size the hawk was unable to lift him so it left him with
a broken neck. BJ was about a year and a half, he was a very large size bird and for those that know about the cochin breed he was
also heavily feathered.
I don't recall reading about something like this before so I wanted to let others know so if it were to happen to one of your chickens it
would give some sort of clue as to what might have happened.

Also, I had told her that I was in the back of the house when I heard all the chickens in a commotion. We only have 4 hens and a few baby chicks we let free range and they are never that loud unless something has happened. They had all went into the chicken run and hid.
I quickly took our pinned splash rooster out of his pin and placed him in with the hens. It wasn't but a few minutes before they all calmed down. I know there are a lot of people that will only keep one rooster but I am an avid believer in 2. You just never know.....

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Weird things can happen in animal conflicts.

A rooster can kill a hawk by spurring it in the head.

 

[karenerwin]

Hello Missouri BYC peeps! I'm a new member and new mom to 4 ducklings that were a week old yesterday. I haven't yet figured out how to get my location to show. I'm in Jefferson County (southwest-ish) of St. Louis County.

Hi, I' in Jefferson county also! Welcome to BYC

 

[potagergirl]

Anyone in Mo have an egg license to sell at farmer's markets and such?
I had no idea I needed one until I read the rules of the local farmers market. It was easy to get and costs 5.00. I put in missouri egg license in the search and came up with the website where I filled in the information. This evening I was looking at my email and found they had emailed the pdf form of my egg license to me not even a week later. Now that is fast service!
I did find the instructions and rules on the website but it took a little digging to get to what I needed. Now I need to order a refrigerator thermometer for the little frig I have especially for eggs =)

 

[potagergirl]

I forgot to mention: Mexico Mo. is having there first Small animal swap Saturday:

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Hi, I' in Jefferson county also! Welcome to BYC

Hi Karen, I have 40 chicks now. The last hatch went much better. I have 28 eggs due around May 5. Another 49 went in a couple days ago. I may have to start selling chicks.

Anyone in Mo have an egg license to sell at farmer's markets and such?
I had no idea I needed one until I read the rules of the local farmers market. It was easy to get and costs 5.00. I put in missouri egg license in the search and came up with the website where I filled in the information. This evening I was looking at my email and found they had emailed the pdf form of my egg license to me not even a week later. Now that is fast service!
I did find the instructions and rules on the website but it took a little digging to get to what I needed. Now I need to order a refrigerator thermometer for the little frig I have especially for eggs =)

Great place to get quality thermometers and other measurement devices.
http://www.thermoworks.com/?utm_sou..._content=inbox&utm_campaign=May2015-Moving-cs
Here are some with alarms
http://www.thermoworks.com/products/alarm/
I have this dual channel one intended for refrigerators and freezers that I use for my incubator and hatcher
http://www.thermoworks.com/products/alarm/rt8100.html
I have this extremely accurate one for my incubator that I use in conjunction with a Brinsea Spot Check.
http://www.thermoworks.com/products/low_cost/rt301wa.html

I forgot to mention: Mexico Mo. is having there first Small animal swap Saturday:

Thanks for posting. I doubt I can make it but I'm going to the Silex swap next Saturday. I have to bring a rooster there and perhaps some chicks.