Minnesota!

[holm25]

They all were healthy, at least I thought.

Hopefully it was nothing serious!

 

[jermoatc]

Hello Minnesota. I am moving from Colorado to Minnesota this spring and will be restarting my flock ASAP. Anybody know any good breeders around the Mankato area? Any good laying cold hardy breeds would be of interest. Thanks.

 

[holm25]

Welcome!!

 

[Minniechickmama]

Hello Minnesota. I am moving from Colorado to Minnesota this spring and will be restarting my flock ASAP. Anybody know any good breeders around the Mankato area? Any good laying cold hardy breeds would be of interest. Thanks.

Funny you should ask When is the move? How many are you looking for? Send me a PM and I can see what I can do.

 

[NathanZee]

I think my bantam hen has scaly leg mites. Would bag balm work to suffocate the mites? Does it have to be reapplied everyday, or occasionally?

 

[KlopKlop]

Is everyone ready for the snow storm that is brewing? Be sure to stock up on milk and bread! Hahaha

 

[Minniechickmama]

I think my bantam hen has scaly leg mites. Would bag balm work to suffocate the mites? Does it have to be reapplied everyday, or occasionally?

Put it on thick and every couple of days would work. You will want to treat the coop with Sevin dust or some other product or remedy to get them out of the housing.

 

[AlezaJ]

Welcome! We prefer straight run but some people get certain genders.

I find it is worth the extra 30-50 cents to get all cockerels.

Klopklop, is that because they are bigger? What age do YOU butcher them?

We got all hens, red ranger. It was nice because there was no cock fighting, and we were able to grow them out a little bigger. We brought them in to be butchered to, dennison meat locker was around $2 per bird.

Wow it's nice to get perspective on all 3 options, thanks.
Holm25, when you get straight run do you butcher them before any rooster problems start(age)? And how much do they weigh on average after butchering?

 

[KlopKlop]

Klopklop, is that because they are bigger? What age do YOU butcher them?
Wow it's nice to get perspective on all 3 options, thanks.
Holm25, when you get straight run do you butcher them before any rooster problems start(age)? And how much do they weigh on average after butchering?

Yes they are bigger and also I like the uniform sizes by getting all of 1 gender.
I would be curious to hear the experience from people who talk about fighting issues. I have raised many groups of broilers both straight run and all cockerels and have never had fighting issues. They get processed before they ever reach full sexual maturity, unless you are keeping them a long long time. I process my CX between 8-12 weeks depending how big I want them. This year I kept 10 birds to 12 weeks and they were over 10 lbs after processing.

My Dixie rainbows this year I kept to 16 or 17 weeks and they were straight run. Still no issues with fighting. My birds are all tractored or pastured in rotating pens

 

[NathanZee]

Put it on thick and every couple of days would work. You will want to treat the coop with Sevin dust or some other product or remedy to get them out of the housing.

Okay thanks. How long does it take to kill? And how do the mites survive in freezing temps? Is there anyway to get rid of them without getting some product? Do they affect waterfowl?