will be starting to raise chickens soon! Want to stick to only black australorps for now.
hello fellow MO folk! me and my wife are new to chickens, with our first tiny flock of 5 being 8-10 weeks old. been very much enjoying them thus far, and we look forward to watching them continue to grow, the fresh eggs they'll eventually produce for us, and taking advantage of the resources here on BYC!
Hello fellow Missouri Guys and Gals. In my quest to live a more healthy and natural lifestyle, I've recently taken on the role of chicken keeper. In February, I bought four black sex link chicks to give me healthy eggs. With four dogs of questionable chicken love, I decided to get four chicks (even though only two would have been enough), just in case. As they are about to begin laying, I have been on a quest to find organic, non-gmo, non soy chicken feed. I know, I'm probably more likely to find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, but I was just wondering if any of the other mid-missourians on here might have a good source for that kind of food. The local feed store doesn't carry any, but possibly can order it, although it's not real convenient (even if it is what I'm looking for...) and with only four chickens I don't need 50 lbs. of it. I'm placing an order today for the Scratch and Peck non-soy Layer Chicken Feed - 25 lbs., but with $19 in shipping, it's painful to order. If anyone buys any or makes any or would be interested in going in halves or whatever on a 50# bag, please let me know. I'm in the Columbia/Kingdom City area. The organic, non-gmo corn is really the trickiest part of the equation. Finding just the corn is nearly impossible and finding it a good price IS impossible. At this point, I'm looking at growing a few stalks of my own heirloom corn to use in my own recipe. Any thoughts, ideas, suggestions, warnings, etc., are welcome.
hello fellow MO folk! me and my wife are new to chickens, with our first tiny flock of 5 being 8-10 weeks old. been very much enjoying them thus far, and we look forward to watching them continue to grow, the fresh eggs they'll eventually produce for us, and taking advantage of the resources here on BYC!
Hi guys!! Im from the bootheel of mo, southeast mo.
Hello to all of you,Hello fellow Missouri Guys and Gals. In my quest to live a more healthy and natural lifestyle, I've recently taken on the role of chicken keeper. In February, I bought four black sex link chicks to give me healthy eggs. With four dogs of questionable chicken love, I decided to get four chicks (even though only two would have been enough), just in case. As they are about to begin laying, I have been on a quest to find organic, non-gmo, non soy chicken feed. I know, I'm probably more likely to find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, but I was just wondering if any of the other mid-missourians on here might have a good source for that kind of food. The local feed store doesn't carry any, but possibly can order it, although it's not real convenient (even if it is what I'm looking for...) and with only four chickens I don't need 50 lbs. of it. I'm placing an order today for the Scratch and Peck non-soy Layer Chicken Feed - 25 lbs., but with $19 in shipping, it's painful to order. If anyone buys any or makes any or would be interested in going in halves or whatever on a 50# bag, please let me know. I'm in the Columbia/Kingdom City area. The organic, non-gmo corn is really the trickiest part of the equation. Finding just the corn is nearly impossible and finding it a good price IS impossible. At this point, I'm looking at growing a few stalks of my own heirloom corn to use in my own recipe. Any thoughts, ideas, suggestions, warnings, etc., are welcome.
lol yup,Hello Amy! The red with black is a mix (we think) Dad got him years back for $1 at the fairplay swap.
I'm pretty good at breeds....so what are you up too?
I know it is not going to be the cheapest or easiest route by any means, but it's just something I'm kind of passionate about, and it's also not quite as daunting only having four chickens to feed. 
