INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[EmSteele]

i reLly need to come up with a farm name. I am terrible at these kind if things

A "friend" named mine Steele Cockerels....well, she shortened cockerels and I had to put my foot down!

 

[hogster160]

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my run is 5' by 10' my coop had 2 nesting boxes, I ordered it online, it said it was able to accommodate
4-6 birds, rural king didn't say anything about a min I had to get I said I may get 5 because I was wondering about the hour drive home to help chances of survival the manager said they should be fine, the more the warmer they will stay, I am not allowed roosters,

I would put no more than 4-5 birds in there then. Ours does have a min, but, mine is in Michigan, maybe that's the difference. They should do fine on the drive home. Just keep the inside comfortable, no ac. Maybe set the little box on a towel on the floor board. If you get little boys, sometimes you can tell by 4-8 weeks, sometimes it takes longer lol. I would post any roosters for sale on craigs list, lots of people buy them up from what I hear. Might get $4-5 for one thats a couple of months old.

 

[hogster160]

Thank you M2H for asking about CE. I was wondering the same thing. In my house, if I were gone, my kids would probably eat fast food more than I'd like , stay up too late, their clothes wouldn't match, but they'd have a really good time. This is what happened the last time I went somewhere and left the kids at home:
They lived and I only had to soak that dress for about a week.



You are infectious with all this chicken talk. They are so pretty.

I don't know if I will get to go to the poultry show, but we are trying to figure out the logistics for going to the game as well. My MIL called and offered us free tickets if we can get them from her and make it back in time for the game. I hope you have a great time visiting your daughter.

They look like they had so much fun! Ah good memories for both them and you!

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Quote: if you end up with roosters, you can put them on CL for $5-$10 and re home them while they are still young and barely crowing. Just don't list them for free or CL will delete your post.
2 nesting boxes is more than enough than for 5 hens. The run is large enough for 5 hens as well. Do you know how long the roosting bar is in your coop? chicks don't need a lot of space but a full size large chicken likes about 9-12 inches of roosting space. Roosters being larger take up more space than hens and sometimes I think the recommended space numbers posted on this site are for giant roosters. I agree that a lot of run space is great but they are only in the coop all day every day for about 4-6 weeks of the year and those weeks are not always back to back. For the other 85% of the year the chickens hang out in the run and the coop is mainly for sleeping and nests. So I tend to ask more about roosting bar space than coop space.

 

[EmSteele]

Ok, I remember reading about an old disabled man laughing about his dog attacking someone's chickens here.  Was that you?  If so, sorry, it is hard to keep up with everyone here when you are new.  I will presume that you are the same member.  If animal control is not doing anything and they are suggesting that you shoot the dog, something is really wrong there. Is this in a town or city?  I would contact the mayor and see if they are OK with you shooting the neighbor's dog.  I usually contact officials in emails so I have a record of the response.  I wouldn't think that they would want to promote citizen's shooting other citizen's pets.  I'm not against it but it does present a peace problem.  Shooting the dog will likely cost you a lot of time and grief no matter what.  In this case, it might save some time and grief but I wouldn't count on it.  In the end, it looks like it is the neighbor, not the dog that is the problem.  I really hope you can get this situation fixed without shooting the dog but you have to do what you have to do.  Good luck!    

The old man was my neighbor.. After a well placed "I'd hate to shoot him but I will" remark (to his daughter) I haven't seen the little terror off of his chain since then.

 

[PeacefulWalls]

Thank you M2H for asking about CE. I was wondering the same thing. In my house, if I were gone, my kids would probably eat fast food more than I'd like , stay up too late, their clothes wouldn't match, but they'd have a really good time. This is what happened the last time I went somewhere and left the kids at home:
They lived and I only had to soak that dress for about a week.

Mom's away & we can play!!!!

Love it! Makes you wonder what they have planned for the next time you're gone

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[Urbanmom519]

if you end up with roosters, you can put them on CL for $5-$10 and re home them while they are still young and barely crowing.  Just don't list them for free or CL will delete your post.

2 nesting boxes is more than enough than for 5 hens. The run is large enough for 5 hens as well.    Do you know how long the roosting bar is in your coop?  chicks don't need a lot of space but a full size large chicken likes about 9-12 inches of roosting space.  Roosters being larger take up more space than hens and sometimes I think the recommended space numbers posted on this site are for giant roosters.  I agree that a lot of run space is great but they are only in the coop all day every day for about 4-6 weeks of the year and those weeks are not always back to back.  For the other 85% of the year the chickens hang out in the run and the coop is mainly for sleeping and nests.  So I tend to ask more about roosting bar space than coop space. 

the dimensions state 32 inches deep, with two roosting bars, I want them happy, I hope I got a big enough one :/

 

[hogster160]

if you end up with roosters, you can put them on CL for $5-$10 and re home them while they are still young and barely crowing. Just don't list them for free or CL will delete your post.
2 nesting boxes is more than enough than for 5 hens. The run is large enough for 5 hens as well. Do you know how long the roosting bar is in your coop? chicks don't need a lot of space but a full size large chicken likes about 9-12 inches of roosting space. Roosters being larger take up more space than hens and sometimes I think the recommended space numbers posted on this site are for giant roosters. I agree that a lot of run space is great but they are only in the coop all day every day for about 4-6 weeks of the year and those weeks are not always back to back. For the other 85% of the year the chickens hang out in the run and the coop is mainly for sleeping and nests. So I tend to ask more about roosting bar space than coop space.

Thanks for adding to this! Being new to chickens myself, I don't always remember everything. I don't have any roosters so just giving the advice I've seen here. It does make a lot more sense to ask about roosting space, I presumed it would be as wide as the coop.

thanks again!

Deb

 

[EmSteele]

I REALLY wish I could be at the Bloomington show but tomorrow is the kick off of our Persimmon Festival and I'll be manning a large yard sale with my mom...unless Husband gets his way and I have to spend the weekend close to English, IN :-/
Are there many poultry/chicken shows more south of Bloomington?

 

[pbirdhaven]

The Bluegrass show in Frankfort KY is October 26; there is also one in Brownsville KY Oct 12.

There is no admission fee at the Bloomington show. The best time to visit is in the morning. Ending time varies depending upon the number of entries; once judging is completed and awards are announced, the birds are released. Ending times show later in the day, but I've never been to one that went longer than 2:00-2:30 PM (at least in my aging memory!). Especially if you are interested in sale birds, early is better. We can coop in on Friday evening (I'm seldom that organized), and often birds sell then.

I hope to see some BYCers there--it's always nice to put faces to names. I'm in a red Dodge Ram with a camper shell, about 5 ' '7" with gray hair. Have a couple of sale cages reserved, but depending on weather may have them at the truck instead.