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[Chaneys Ranch]

Is it hard to raise your own mill worms? Can you do it in the winter?

they are really easy. I do it mostly in the winter so my birds have fresh bugs and extra protein. And because its so funny watching chicken football!

 

[CluckAcres]

My local town is on lock down and bomb squad is being called in. They are finding suspicious suitcases around town at some businesses and up town. This better be a prank and if so how un cool!! Alot of people are scared after what went down in Boston.

 

[Too Fast]

^^^Yes that really sucks about Boston, and about your town in lockdown. Probably some kids thinking they are funny. Not. Glad they got one of the Boston bombers alive. Death by 10,000 cuts, I say, and may the death take 10 years.

MrTat Head: You got a lot of advice, it's all good. Read up as much as you can, that's what we did. Our coop is 2 feet off the ground, still a work in progress, but the girls love it going under there. The 3 sides are already secure, this weekend is the run build. You are right about hardware cloth being $$$! We were going to cover our whole 14x12 run in it until we priced it. Now, it will only be around the bottom and in the ground, with 2x4 wire netting for the rest. Our coop is predator proof, so I don't think it's necessary to make the run predator proof also. After all this rain, we are very glad to not have a dirt floor or a floor on the ground.

Make sure you have plenty of easy access for everything.




Cluck: You said 4x4 is not enought for 4 chickens? I've always read that 4 sq ft for indoor space per bird is plenty, and 10 sq ft for the run for each bird is plenty? 4x4 is 16 sq ft, so should be enough? I know more is always better, and when chicken math strikes, look out!

 

[Too Fast]

Wow just realized i hit 1,000 post and about 3/4 of that is just right here on this thread!!! LOVE IT!!!!!!!

Yeah this is an active thread, eh? I was looking at some other thread, and someone joined in Aug of '12. I saw they either had 5,000 or 15,000 posts since then, I think it was 15,000! All I can say is wow!

Congrats on the 1k amount, keep giving out your great advice.

 

[bradselig]

Question does anyone know the cheapest place to buy dryer millstone? My chick and turkeys love them.

Practically any place that sells wild bird seed and many farm stores now carry them. lowes also sells them

 

[Crafty chick]

Cluck~ I couldn't imagine the "bombs" being real around there. Probably some kids. I hate all the copycat stuff that goes on. Sate Police said the packages were empty after 4 hours of investigating them. Glad my little bro lives in the country near there and not in town.
Do you make tractors? If so I'd like to see pics. I need to build a big one for the chickens I'll be using for meat.

 

[oldrooster]

Cluck~ I couldn't imagine the "bombs" being real around there. Probably some kids. I hate all the copycat stuff that goes on. Sate Police said the packages were empty after 4 hours of investigating them. Glad my little bro lives in the country near there and not in town.
Do you make tractors? If so I'd like to see pics. I need to build a big one for the chickens I'll be using for meat.

I need to pick up prescritptions but I don't want to go to my pharmacy in Bloomington this weekend because it's "Drunken five" weekend...

 

[wheezy50]

I still have two Buff Orph straight run chicks that im fairly certain are roos. If it will warm up this afternoon I will get some pics to post but they really need to find another home, I'd like to keep the closest neighbors happy!

I'd love to trade both of them for a pullet, any breed, I don't care. If nobody around central IN has a trade but wants them for free, please let me know!

 

[strssdmom]

I have a few Gold Wyndotte Sex-Links.

I bet they are stunning! I would love to see pictures.

 

[strssdmom]

Golden Laced Wyandottes are one of my favorite chickens. What is the Golden Wyandotte breed with to get the sex links?