ARK2016
In the Brooder
- Sep 17, 2016
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Hello all
My family and I will be moving to northern Ontario in two weeks to start a farm.
We're going to have chickens, ducks, rabbits and pigs to start with and then add from there next spring.
The biggest challenge I've had so far has been the chickens!
The rest of our livestock we will be buying down south and trailering up with us (couldn't find any local) but we were able to acquire a flock of chickens (mixed laying hens) via the internet.
I just got word yesterday though that a pack of coyotes decimated the flock!
We were pretty shocked and upset about this, although it is one of those challenges we'll be facing up there we're confident our fencing plans will keep this from happening to us.
Our current problem is finding more chickens! All I've been able to find is hatching eggs, so now I've got to figure out how to transport them 900 miles while keeping incubation temps steady.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
My family and I will be moving to northern Ontario in two weeks to start a farm.
We're going to have chickens, ducks, rabbits and pigs to start with and then add from there next spring.
The biggest challenge I've had so far has been the chickens!
The rest of our livestock we will be buying down south and trailering up with us (couldn't find any local) but we were able to acquire a flock of chickens (mixed laying hens) via the internet.
I just got word yesterday though that a pack of coyotes decimated the flock!
We were pretty shocked and upset about this, although it is one of those challenges we'll be facing up there we're confident our fencing plans will keep this from happening to us.
Our current problem is finding more chickens! All I've been able to find is hatching eggs, so now I've got to figure out how to transport them 900 miles while keeping incubation temps steady.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!