Colorado

[Mtn Margie]

So meeting off of 36 still doesnt help much.

LOL!!! . Depends on what chunk of 36 you are talking about! South of Boulder near Denver, no not much. I am saving $2/bag if I get it from you so my even point is $20 bucks, but if you do not get other takers on the feed, I will continue to figure this out and come up with something.... don't count me out entirely, I am willing to help out.

 

[coloradogal]

LOL!!! . Depends on what chunk of 36 you are talking about! South of Boulder near Denver, no not much. I am saving $2/bag if I get it from you so my even point is $20 bucks, but if you do not get other takers on the feed, I will continue to figure this out and come up with something.... don't count me out entirely, I am willing to help out.

I have a call in to Agland to see about doing a co-op. They are up in Eaton. Bartlett's has a great price per pallet so can assume that Agland itself will have a better price per pallet. The person I spoke to said he isn't sure right now because of my close proximity to Bartletts. I just told him that delivery would be Peyton and then he was able to talk a little more. I don't have details as he'll call next week. That doesn't affect this buy though.

I suspect we'll get enough people on this buy as we are only short a few bags. I haven't asked my family yet.

edit: haven't asked the family yet as they are a given. I suspect between all of them, they are good for at least 10.

 

[jgurshtein]

I'm concerned I might have a roo.... I've only had them 2 days but the wyandotte is definitely more.... manly. 'She' seems to be the watchdog and stands up taller than the buffies and looks around very much more. When I take them out to hold, one by one, the wyandotte actually cimbs my body for the high point (my shoulder) and then sits there cheeping for her friends.

But what's really got me concerned is that 'she' pecks at the others beeks. I'm not sure if she does it to both the other chicks (they are still almost identical) and I'm pretty sure that one of them (it might be the only one she pecks) pecks back. Any thoughts?

In good news, it seems the pasty butt is mostly gone!!

 

[coloradogal]

I'm concerned I might have a roo.... I've only had them 2 days but the wyandotte is definitely more.... manly. 'She' seems to be the watchdog and stands up taller than the buffies and looks around very much more. When I take them out to hold, one by one, the wyandotte actually cimbs my body for the high point (my shoulder) and then sits there cheeping for her friends.

But what's really got me concerned is that 'she' pecks at the others beeks. I'm not sure if she does it to both the other chicks (they are still almost identical) and I'm pretty sure that one of them (it might be the only one she pecks) pecks back. Any thoughts?

In good news, it seems the pasty butt is mostly gone!!

Do you have a picture?

 

[Ashdoes]

So where are you going to keep your earth worms? In your compost bin? If you don't mind explaining your set up.

Nope, I got a 20 gallon rubbermaid bin from walmart, drilled holes for drainage, filled with shredded paper and card board and soaked with water. Then sprinkled some worm casings in it, to get the microbes going, and put the lid on. When the worms get here I'll just dump them on top and let them do their thing. Right now the bin is in the big hideous tub in my master bath, that way it drains properly and is warm enough. I'm hoping at some point they can go in the garage. I read all about it here... http://usaworms.com/index.htm it was really easy, and I'm hoping it continues to be easy. If I hear my husband and father-in-law complain about the cost of fishing worms one more time, I might go crazy.

 

[Ashdoes]

I'm concerned I might have a roo.... I've only had them 2 days but the wyandotte is definitely more.... manly.  'She' seems to be the watchdog and stands up taller than the buffies and looks around very much more.  When I take them out to hold, one by one, the wyandotte actually cimbs my body for the high point (my shoulder) and then sits there cheeping for her friends. 

But what's really got me concerned is that 'she' pecks at the others beeks.  I'm not sure if she does it to both the other chicks (they are still almost identical) and I'm pretty sure that one of them (it might be the only one she pecks) pecks back.  Any thoughts?

In good news, it seems the pasty butt is mostly gone!!

My Wyandottes have always been awful, mean little things. Where did you get them?

 

[Dnetschke]

My Wyandottes have always been awful, mean little things. Where did you get them?

My Bantam Wyandotte's are sweet. It takes a lot of handling to get them there though. Just keep up the handling. My wife moved the brooder to the living room. They were spooked for 3-4 days, but now they are settling down with all the commotion that happens in that room. The though is to desensitize them so they are not so skidish.

 

[WendyGeisler]

I started a meal worm farm about 3 weeks ago. I bought a sterilite 3 drawer container at Walmart, Then bought 10 lbs. of cracked oats at Circle F (this was a lot cheaper than bran or oats), it cost 7 dollars and filled up all three drawers. Then I went to the pet store next to Kohls/Nevada and bought 1000 meal worms for 15 dollars. So far so good. They are multiplying like crazy. I take out about 10 a day to feed my baby chicks. My boys (ages 3 and 5) love playing in the drawers, and they slide out so easily. I can pull a drawer out and set it one the floor. They will find all of the pupaes for me and I try to keep them in the bottom drawer. I haven't given any treats to my big girls (I have 9 chickens) but I think by mid summer my colonies will be big enough. But for now, its fun and the baby chicks LOVE them.

I have 15 blue copper marans eggs ready to hatch this Friday!

 

[Ashdoes]

My Bantam Wyandotte's are sweet. It takes a lot of handling to get them there though. Just keep up the handling. My wife moved the brooder to the living room. They were spooked for 3-4 days, but now they are settling down with all the commotion that happens in that room. The though is to desensitize them so they are not so skidish.

We brooded ours in the house as well, they're almost a year old now, and I really dislike them still. They're just mean to all the other chickens, except the head hen. They'll be the first in the stew pot this year.

 

[Mtn Margie]

I love this time of year, shoveling snow in a t-shirt to get to a wood pile for a neighbor in need. T-shirts in snow is just an oxymoron, except here. LOVE IT!!!