FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

[DanKistner]

Welcome to the Sunny coop, I am in Lakeland myself. Just getting back into chickens and enjoying the heck out of it.

I work in Lakeland.

 

[4Hgirl]

If anyone lives in Indian River County, Florida, or Sebastian, Florida, I started a Facebook page for locals to share and help each other out locally. If you are interested in joining, PM me and I'll give you the details.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/SebastianBackyardChickens/

Thanks just joined!

 

[4Hgirl]

I am new to raising chickens. We live in central FL. My question is, how warm is too warm for these guys? My chicks are about 3 weeks old, and I am concerned that the temps in the coop is getting too high....and its only spring We created a vent on one side, and there is another opening that they get into and out of to enter the run area. Any thoughts? Thank you

Last summer our polish bantams who were hatched in May so still had their fluff were getting too hot I made sure they had a shady spot for their coop which is a mobile tractor type model and I put Ice packs (like for lunch boxes) in a bowl of water in addition to the regular waterer. This alleviated their panting and they survived. Now they are a year old and have regular feathers so I'm hoping they will do better and I don't have to make them ice water this year.

 

[Gophfer]

Thanks just joined!

welcome!

 

[cheesum]

Hey! Does anyone know a place to buy white silkies? And I'd like to buy a geese too soon.

 

[Magnolia86]

Is anyone in N. FL selling a Silver Laced Wyandotte rooster or cockerel? I am looking for a good quality roo, doesn't have to be show quality, but would like one that is. My hens are almost to breeding age, and i really need one, so if you have one to sell, please pm me with your price and some pics please. I am just north of Gainesville.
Thanks

 

[Magnolia86]

Also, I have Ameraucana (the brown/ red type) chicks for sale @ $2 each, so if interested, let me know, I have some hatching every week.

 

[Go Gators]

Lake County here, add me up

 

[kwol]

Lake County here, add me up

 

[Connies352]

Anybody want my little ninja rooster. Free if you come and get him. Clermont Fl. He is still attacking every time I go into hen house alone. cant have it and cant seem to break him of it. I would eat him if he was big enough but not quite old enough or fat enough for that.