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[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Oh my goodness, it sounds like it's pouring rain out there now! Bet the chicken-leg river is really flowing now!

 

[critterwhisper]

Raining hard here,no turnout for the girls tomarrow their turnout is starting to flood,and my poor horse needs a canoe lol

 

[animallover2202]

well my dogs ran out :/ ik theyll come back but there going to be soking wet

 

[oldrooster]

is there anyone in the Bloomington area who wants/needs a barn vat or two, not a pet cat (altho perhaps one could coach them into being a pet if your a cat whisperer kind and want to spend hours letting them own you)?

 

[ellymayRans]

pipdzip said: This is what I mean by river through my chicken yard.

[COLOR=B22222]Pip~ What a coincidence that the river is in the shape of a chicken's leg and foot![/COLOR]

Ha that's the first thing that came to my mind!

 

[AmLambson]

Ok DH is about to bust a gut laughing at me. He says I am an over protective mom. With the nasty storms heading here tonight I ended up stapling 2 blue tarps along the coop. I wanted them to be safe. Possibility for hail, severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, or 80 mph straight line winds.
If he only knew I wish i had a barn to put them in. I will be up all night. Did anyone else freak during first big storms as a new chicken owner?

I'm totally freaking!!! I had to move my coop to higher ground but its still puddled in every part of the yard!! I feel horrible for them! They are all wet in there! I wanna bring them inside!

 

[MrTattoohead]

Howdy all,

Chicken newb here. In Bloomington and looking for people who've been there and might have advice on doing it right.

So HI! It's late so I'll get talkative tomorrow. Night all!

 

[AmLambson]

Hi everybody! I thought I'd introduce myself as a fellow IN resident. I live up in Lebanon and I am just getting started raising chickens. I was wondering if you had any suggestions on where to get some egg layers. I have a bunch of questions and I'd love it if anyone could start pointing me in the right directions.

First off, I have a small to medium sized, privacy fenced backyard. I saw this 'Precision Pet Urban Modular Chicken Coop' (http://www.precisionpet.com/detail.aspx?ID=198) on sale on Groupon. Is this a reasonable size for two hens? The Groupon deal is $150 for the coop and $80 for the add-on. Are there better options?
As far as building something myself, I majored in Furniture Design, so that's not an issue. However, I am extremely limited on time and tools right now.

Secondly, I live in Indiana where we have fairly mild winters and hot, humid, awful summers. Any suggestions for breeds that thrive in that type of weather? I have a heated garage, so it is possible to move them inside as well.
There is a farm store down the street from my house that sells chicks. Is it safe to assume the birds they have there would be good? I live in a neighborhood, so I would prefer not to have a rooster. Is it easy to tell males and females apart as chicks?

Any other suggestions on where to start researching some more would be great! Also, if there is anything that a novice wouldn't think of looking into ahead of time would be fantastic!

Thanks everyone!

-Ben

Hey there Ben!! I'm a newbie too!! AND I also live in Lebanon we moved here a couple years ago. I got 3 hens about 2 weeks ago. As far as the tractor supply in town, they are really helpful! I bought my coop from them (they will assemble it for you for a fee if you want) it was $199 fits 4-5 hens. I thought they seemed cramped and was worried about coyotes and stuff trying to get them so I went back the next day after I got the hens and bought the 10x10x6 dog kennel to go around the coop. As far as I know at the tractor supply you have to buy a min of 6 chicks, that's what the sign said last week anyway. Also there is a big sign at the Tractor supply right in front of the chicks that has breed info on it and there are little brochures on the side of the area that has a whole list of breeds and list if they are heat tolerant, cold hardy, eggs size, egg color, and how often they lay! Super helpful for us!! I'll add a pic of it below, we still have it. We bought a Rhode Island Red, an Easter Egger and a Golden Comet. Our RIR is the Momma role, the EE is shy and the Golden Comet is like a dog, so friendly!! There is a Rural King in Frankfort that's in the old walmart so its really big they to have chicks and coops. Don't know what you plan on feeding your chickens but I found a organic feed mill just outside of Lebanon actually more towards Brownsburg but Leb address. They also have chicks and I bought my feeders, pine shavings, organic feed, and straw from them, they are very nice and will answer all your questions about chickens too. They sale other feed too not just organic. Also other animal food too. > http://www.centralindianaorganics.com/ 5780 S 200 E • Lebanon, Indiana 46052 • 765-482-3215

Hope this helps you!!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Howdy all,

Chicken newb here. In Bloomington and looking for people who've been there and might have advice on doing it right.

So HI! It's late so I'll get talkative tomorrow. Night all!

and glad you have joined our thread

 

[Too Fast]

Howdy all,

Chicken newb here. In Bloomington and looking for people who've been there and might have advice on doing it right.

So HI! It's late so I'll get talkative tomorrow. Night all!

Hello and welcome. Don't leave this thread too long, it is very talkative you will find out!