calling any one from missouri

[SueT]

Hey there! I'm kinda in central / SW Missouri, about an hour north of Springfield and an hour east of Kansas. We're going to have our first chickens in a couple weeks.

Are you near Stockton Lake? What kind of chickens are you getting?

 

[Lilion]

Are you near Stockton Lake? What kind of chickens are you getting?

About 30 minutes. I should be relaxing on my boat right now, but it's raining! I have no idea what kind of chickens. My husband was told but forgot. The fellow who is giving them to us gave us eggs before. He now has over 80 chickens and he doesn't raise them for a living, so he's giving some away.

 

[SueT]

We got over 1 1/2” rain so far, and it’s still raining lightly....

 

[jthornton]

We got 1/2" last night and today... perfect light rain.

JT

 

[karenerwin]

The bees were out today checking out the flowers!

Her little pollen pouches are loaded.

 

[Beaker99]

Got an inch. Finally! So happy.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Mason broke my rain gauge.

 

[jthornton]

We got another 1/2" yesterday and last night and highs for the week in the upper 80's to low 90's.

JT

 

[shawluvsbirds]

J had put up a rain gauge I didn't know about. He said we got 3.5 inches.

 

[Beaker99]

Curious if anyone has a coop that sits on dirt and how that does in the wet fall/winter. I'm so new at this. Our coop is a tractor style and they only sleep in it. But I'm worried the ground will be cold in Jan - Feb.