How is your flock today?

[ackie]

O-no! They need Bats and Purple Martins also!

I suggested adding mosquito dunks to it but it's way too big

 

[416bigbore]

I suggested adding mosquito dunks to it but it's way too big

Bats and birds will get the little blood suckers under control!

 

[ackie]

anyway just went to the feed store so everyone is happy right now. yesterday was slim pickings

 

[Sablehaven]

Hello, Thanks for posting and letting us know your flock is doing good. Glad to hear your new Roo is being nice to you and his new girls. What breed is he, any pics to post?

He is actually a barred cochin, and while I might let him have one batch of chicks, I don't plan on him being long term Cochins were an experiment, and we got a good flock protector out of it, and he can help raise the blue australorp roo we are getting in the spring

 

[Sally PB]

the blue australorp roo we are getting in the spring

Where are you getting him from? I want need some blue aussie day old pullets. What hatcheries have them?

 

[BlueBaby]

@jwehl Here's another link with more that will eat mosquito's for you:

https://mosquitojoe.com/blog/what-eats-mosquitoes-the-predators-of-peskiness/

 

[BlueBaby]

I could separate them but how old do the chicks have to be in order to be with the adult chickens? The small chicks have access to under the coop and it is covered with chicken wire from everywhere except for a small hole so the chicks can get out to be with the adult chicken and they can run back in anytime they want

A pullet usually starts laying at around 5 1/2 to 6 month's old.

 

[BlueBaby]

Where are you getting him from? I want need some blue aussie day old pullets. What hatcheries have them?

https://www.strombergschickens.com/product/blue-australorp-chicks

 

[Rosalba]

A pullet usually starts laying at around 5 1/2 to 6 month's old.

Okay thank you

 

[ackie]

Okay thank you

it can vary some based on the breed and the individual pullet. mine didnt start laying until like 10 months but they're not a layer breed