North Carolina

[jtbass2756]

I'm not sure where you are in North Carolina. But I'm here in Rocky Mount. And an hour farmers market chicken eggs sale for 3 dollars and 50 cents. There have been duck eggs but I don't know what they would charge.

wanted to add that these people it brought the chickens eggs and that gig they had people almost running in there to get the eggs and they were sold out usually within 2 - 2 and a half hours

 

[rbaker0345]

We've got 13 doing this right now! The birds are just going nuts lining their nests with soft horse hair If we could sell this stuff, we would be rich!

We, on the other hand, feel like we have horse hair in every possible part of our being. Do the white areas shed more or is it just our imagination!? Even using the vacuum on them, I end up covered with hair!

Angela
www.naturallyequine.org

I just looked at that picture again and my eyes started to itch! Thank goodness I board them, so that I can put the clothes right into the wash, take a shower and leave it behind. I swear the bay horses don't shed like that.

 

[crystalgoltz]

Can anyone tell me what breed this is? I got it at TSC in the assorted bantam bin about 5 weeks ago.

 

[wildriverswolf90]

Can anyone tell me what breed this is? I got it at TSC in the assorted bantam bin about 5 weeks ago.

yep thats a bantem easter egger. and with all that red in the comb, it looks like it may be a boy :/

 

[crystalgoltz]

Thanks wildriverswolf90! I am kind of new to this!

 

[tick22]

We've got 13 doing this right now! The birds are just going nuts lining their nests with soft horse hair If we could sell this stuff, we would be rich!

We, on the other hand, feel like we have horse hair in every possible part of our being. Do the white areas shed more or is it just our imagination!? Even using the vacuum on them, I end up covered with hair!

Angela
www.naturallyequine.org

I would have to say, yes, the white seems to be last to finish sheding. In fact, it doesn't really seem to end, just less of it.
Shorty started to shed a couple of weeks ago before the last cold spell, then stopped. Now he seems to be in full blown shed. The birds may like it but my chickens don't. They love to go into the pastures and corral and barn but as of now are tired of the extra hair the end up covered in. Plus, raking it up out of the barn is just another job for me. His hair grew 6 inches this winter. He looked like a wooley horse...

A rainy morning and finally this afternoon, SUN!!!!!
too bad another small cold snap is coming again. puts off planting some veggies another week...

 

[wildriverswolf90]

Thanks wildriverswolf90! I am kind of new to this!

No problem he/she is very pretty

 

[Haley Clark]

Brevard

 

[wildriverswolf90]

Brevard

your name is the same as my cousins name I'm over in Polk county

 

[greenchickenman]

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I have several chicks ranging in age from 2 weeks to 6 weeks. Should I seperate the older chicks from the younger and when can I stop putting a heat lamp on them at night and when can let them out them in the enclosed run and I have 3 red pullets that are a year old, when and how can I introduce them to being in the same run? Sorry so many questions![/quote

I would keep the 2 to 4 weeks together, then keep 4 to 8 weeks together. This will help you keep the temp regulated for each age group. Assuming you have them in a barn of some type; a 100 watt light during the day on each age group should be fine, if it stays around 60 outside. At night I would turn on the heat lamp, its still dropping down to 40s at night. Once it gets warmer at night the 100 watt bulb should be fine. Probably going to require heat up til 8 to 12 weeks.