Minnesota!

[BlackBrookPoultry]

Mine are also pastured. I wonder if that helps.

 

[farmrDAN]

Mine aren't 100% pastured but they go out every night from 5-9 and all day during the weekend

 

[cmom]

I have several coops. Each coop has a very large pen. Every day I open a different pen and let the birds from that coop and pen out into the pasture. I have some different breeds and want to keep them separated so each group gets its own coop and pen. I definitely think it makes a difference when I pasture my birds. The egg yolks are a nice rich orange color.

 

[Minniechickmama]

Sometimes you will just get runty birds that caught the low end of the gene pool. Could it be that that is what you have? I had one one time that only weighed 3# dressed at 9-weeks while the rest were 6# and over. I called him Nugget because he was so small for so long.

As for the feeding and housing, there is more than one way to skin a cat. There are all kinds of methods and feeds. I try to not tell others what they should do, just share what I have done that works and doesn't.

I buy from Stromberg's because I like buying local, even if that means that they are the middle person in this case. By local, I mean Minnesota in this case too. They are also great to deal with and I like their turkeys too. Plus, I know pretty much all the other families at our fair where my kids show take Hoover birds, so I like to see how other hatcheries measure up with them. Who knows, maybe next year I will order through the elevator for meaties, which are Hoover as well. However, Hoover is Iowa, as is Welp. It ain't wrong, it's just different.

 

[MirandaMarie]

Hello there my fellow Minnesotans!

I am very excited because one of my favorite hens Lyla has gone broody and I'm hoping to find some fertilized eggs to put under her. BUT I have no idea where I should get fertilized eggs! I don't want to blow a bunch of money on shipping and have no babies hatch (I know this is a possibility no matter what I do). I would much rather get the eggs locally if I can. I'm hoping to get a couple lavender orpingtons, blue laced red wyandottes, and maybe some chocolate orpingtons. I live in the Stillwater-Hugo-Lake Elmo-Oakdale-Hudson WI area. Does anyone know of anyone offering any of the breeds mentioned above in the area? Even if they live somewhere in Minnesota or Wisconsin and are willing to ship (I would think faster shipping if in the area, right?).

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

 

[Angiebubs]

Hello there my fellow Minnesotans!

I am very excited because one of my favorite hens Lyla has gone broody and I'm hoping to find some fertilized eggs to put under her. BUT I have no idea where I should get fertilized eggs! I don't want to blow a bunch of money on shipping and have no babies hatch (I know this is a possibility no matter what I do). I would much rather get the eggs locally if I can. I'm hoping to get a couple lavender orpingtons, blue laced red wyandottes, and maybe some chocolate orpingtons. I live in the Stillwater-Hugo-Lake Elmo-Oakdale-Hudson WI area. Does anyone know of anyone offering any of the breeds mentioned above in the area? Even if they live somewhere in Minnesota or Wisconsin and are willing to ship (I would think faster shipping if in the area, right?).

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

There is a breeder of Lav Orps in Hudson that posts on craigslist.

 

[Triplell]

I myself go with Hoover for my CX's. I feed twice a day and give them enough for at least 4 hours worth. They also free range during this time. Last year I kept them all penned up and had nothing but problems. I had ordered them from a different hatchery that was local. They refused to tell me where they came from. I with only go with Hoover's for now on. I have gotten other chicks from them too with great results.

 

[farmrDAN]

I'm just dissatisfied with the breed and how un chicken they have been bred to be. I'll probably just go with some rangers next year if I decide to do meat birds again.

 

[Triplell]

With mine free ranging as much as they are I have had no death the past 24 hrs old. I also have had no leg issues. While they do take a little longer to grow but at least.

 

[schoenherr]

Try networking....If you go to church tell a few people what you want. If you go to a grocery store tell a couple people who work there you know. If you purchase gas at a gas station tell anyone that works there. Networking.....Someone knows someone, and that someone has what you want. That is what we did and we have one happy broody hen and 4 beautiful youngests that we cannot wait to see if they crow or not, (hope not)! End of this happy story. By the way, they are 3 months old now and still try to crowd next to their Mom at night. She just pecks them and tells them to move over!