INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[hogster160]

I don't know how old you are, but we are in our 30s and don't have television of internet at home. Instead we buy DVDs and have a super nice screen. Our internet is through our cell phones. There are no cables, other than electric, coming into our house. We were going to try avoiding even being hooked up to the electric grid but could not find a reliable power source in our budget. One day our roof will be covered with solar panels.

I would love to live off the grid, currently whole house is electric though, no gas. jealous

Just had a full crisis mode. Chickens going nuts....raccoon in the pen. Still feeling full of adrenaline. Scary stuff

I hope all is well with your chickens.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

They have a waiting list? I'm waiting on my necropsy results to make sure I don't have anything crazy going on with my flock and then if all that's clear I'm making my spring chick list. Cochins, ameracaunas, more buff brahmas? And about ten more im considering lol I really need to narrow it down. And dang it now I want bees

I think you have to call and such. I know I was able to order chicks for a March delivery way before the new yr even started.

I went back to their FB page, it looks like they started taking orders in early Nov. in 2012 for the spring hatches.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Curious here, how much do breeders charge for their AM?

It really depends on what breeder you get from. Every breeder has their own price.I have never seen higher than $10 a chick, but i havent emailed every breeder on the ABC. I usually buy hatching eggs and their is a pretty well know breeder in illionis and he only want $25 for a dozen eggs, some breeders want $45 for a dozen. I am going to email some other breeders soon, i will let you know what some of them are asking.

 

[strssdmom]

I got a little closer to finishing my coop before winter today. Welcome to my hot dog stand, lol. That's what it looks like This side was completely open all summer. There is still fencing in over the coop area. I made it so I can close it up for winter and open it up again next summer.



Finished closing in the wall on the nest box side.



This side (left) that goes into the run was wide open all summer too. Now just a door. The near side opens up (3 boards) for access to the feeder and waterer and the bottom bottom board opens down to slide the poop tray out.



I still have some more to do before winter but I got a lot done today. Also, I met SallyInIndiana today!

It was nice to meet you and your family.

I love the coop! That is a brilliant "upcycling" idea. I will have to think about that for our play set when the kids get a little older.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Quote: Thanks, One good thing about meyer is that they will ship the day old chicks. I have heard that smaller breeders wait and have to use express shipping. I can see where the eggs would be much cheaper.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Thanks, One good thing about meyer is that they will ship the day old chicks. I have heard that smaller breeders wait and have to use express shipping. I can see where the eggs would be much cheaper.

Paul smith, a very very well known and respected breeder ships AM chicks. I just emailed him to ask him how much he charges per chick. I am not sure how much he charges as I have never bought directly from him, but do have some of his lines. I want to buy some him eventually though. I am pretty sure he ships day old chicks.

 

[Mother2Hens]

I've always thought that chickens weren't the brightest creatures out there, but I really thought they'd be smart enough to get in out of the rain if there was a coop they could get into. I am smart enough for that, anyway. Maybe I should let the moonbeams keep working on them, to make them smarter!
Steve

Too Fast~ I posted this before, but I don't think you were smart enough to read it (Just Kidding!!)

Dr. Lesley Rogers, Professor of Zoology at University of New England, Australia
“t is now clear that birds have cognitive capacities equivalent to those of mammals, even primates.”
Rogers LJ, The Development of Brain and Behaviour in the Chicken (Wallingford, Oxon, U.K.: CABI Publishing, 1995, p. 217).
Dr. Joy Mench, Professor of Animal Science at University of California at Davis
“Dr. Joy Mench, Professor and Director of the Center for Animal Welfare at the Univ. of Calif. at Davis explains, ‘Chickens show sophisticated social behavior….That’s what a pecking order is all about. They can recognize more than a hundred other chickens and remember them. They have more than thirty types of vocalizations.’”
Specter M, “The Extremist,” The New Yorker, April 14, 2003, p. 64.
Dr. Chris Evans, Professor of Psychology at Macquarie University, Australia
“Chickens exist in stable social groups. They can recognize each other by their facial features. They have 24 distinct cries that communicate a wealth of information to one other, including separate alarm calls depending on whether a predator is traveling by land or sea. They are good at solving problems. ‘As a trick at conferences I sometimes list these attributes, without mentioning chickens, and people think I’m talking about monkeys,’ Mr. Evans said.
Perhaps most persuasive is the chicken’s intriguing ability to understand that an object, when taken away and hidden, nevertheless continues to exist. This is beyond the capacity of small children.”
Grimes W, “If Chickens Are So Smart, Why Aren’t They Eating Us?” New York Times, January 12, 2003.
Dr. Christine Nicol, Professor of Veterinary Science at Bristol University, England
“‘They may be bird brains, but we need to redefine what we mean by bird brains,’ she told the British Association Festival of Science at Leicester University. ‘Chickens have shown us they can do things people didn’t think they could do. There are hidden depths to chickens, definitely.’”
Ananova, “Chickens ‘Not Just Bird-Brains,’” September 11, 2002.http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_668673.html
Dr. Bernard Rollin, Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University
“Contrary to what one may hear from the industry, chickens are not mindless, simple automata but are complex behaviorally, do quite well in learning, show a rich social organization, and have a diverse repertoire of calls. Anyone who has kept barnyard chickens also recognizes their significant differences in personality.”
Rollin B, Farm Animal Welfare: School, Bioethical, and Research Issues (Iowa State University Press, 1995, p. 118).

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

thats really interesting. I always thought my chickens were smart, and just had their blonde moments like anyone else. but never thought they were that smart!

 

[vickichicki]

Thunder That is a rather pretty looking coop.. Job well done

 

[vickichicki]

morning everyone, chick question, my little babies turned out to be EEs, about a week old they are on day three at home all alive and well eating drinking etc, am I out of the woods as far as one of them not making it? I was in fear of that, that's the main reason I got four, but it looks like they are all keepers I hope! When can u stop worrying?!?

I would say around 4 weeks old is a better age for health stability. I have lost a 2 week old chick before.
As long as there is not issues with overcrowding after the 4 week mark they should be good to go.