North Carolina

[Hollowoakfarm]

Hmmmm.... Our TSC has it. They should be able to order it in.

 

[missnu01]

I have some 13 weeks old pullets and I need to move them into the coop. Running out of space in the shed. I know I could put them in the coop but I have layer crumbles in there for my girls right now. If I try to put two different feeders in there, one with grower, I don't think that would work out. Any ideas? You guys seem to have more expeirence with babys in this forum. Would it hurt them to go ahead and let them eat the layer?

Not too long ago I was faced with the same issue. I started out with 2 feeders, but the adult chickens were eating all the chick food...and during the time everyone was eating the chick food my eggs became half a size larger, so I switched everyone to flock raiser with oyster shell on the side. I'm getting bigger eggs and all the chickens are happy...and all ages after 7 weeks can eat it

 

[Hollowoakfarm]

Good Morning, Happy Chicken People!

Have a great day!

 

[NewHomesteader2010]

Good Monday Morning everyone!! It's suppose to be beautiful today and tomorrow - I hope you are able to get outside and enjoy the sunshine a little, and turn on a healthy dose of chicken TV!!
Aside from cleaning and some baking, I think today and tomorrow are going to be spend all day outside and just run/play days!
Non-chicken question: ANY ideas for a <insert sniffles> FIRST birthday cake? DD1 is allergic to soy, dairy and is sensitive to certain fruits.... DD2 (the bday girl) is allergic to bananas & soy (yay for allergies). I wanted to make cupcakes (so one could be her "smash cake") but I just can't seem to find one that uses natural (no boxed/processed) ingredients and doesn't call for bananas or something else they can't have as a binder...suggestions?? Thank you in advance!!

 

[doubleatraining]

It was great seeing everyone at WCA today... I really miss you guys if you don't turn up on Sundays.

With DH helping them out... we got out of there about 6:30 PM.

( 470 ish boxes today )

Alex, sorry we missed you today... I hope you get over the crud and get to feeling better.

Meg... Joshua thanks you for the cookies.. he devoured them.

I hope everyone had a great Sunday.

Thank you, I hate I missed everyone. I was really looking forward to coming. Hopefully the antibiotics start working soon!

 

[Moores6]

Good Monday Morning everyone!! It's suppose to be beautiful today and tomorrow - I hope you are able to get outside and enjoy the sunshine a little, and turn on a healthy dose of chicken TV!!
Aside from cleaning and some baking, I think today and tomorrow are going to be spend all day outside and just run/play days!
Non-chicken question: ANY ideas for a <insert sniffles> FIRST birthday cake? DD1 is allergic to soy, dairy and is sensitive to certain fruits.... DD2 (the bday girl) is allergic to bananas & soy (yay for allergies). I wanted to make cupcakes (so one could be her "smash cake") but I just can't seem to find one that uses natural (no boxed/processed) ingredients and doesn't call for bananas or something else they can't have as a binder...suggestions?? Thank you in advance!!

I found this recipe online
http://www.thiswifebakes.com/2011/03/dairy-free-soy-free-cake-and-frosting.html

 

[LukesCityHens]

Advice please?

A friend and I are looking for small numbers of specific breeds in the NC Sandhills area (I'm in Moore, she's in Hoke). She wants EE and RIR, I want Delaware, Australorp, Light Brahma, or Dark Brahma -- 4 hens in a combination of these breeds -- and wouldn't say no Silver-gray Dorkings or to Silver-laced Wyandottes if they were southern-bred and OK with the heat (I was told that Wyandottes often don't do well in the steamy southeast).

Any recommendations for getting chicks or started pullets in these breeds in our general area?

I have some brahma x brahma chicks. the roo is dark and hens of all color so some full blood darks. PM me if you're interested

 

[busymadre]

Good morning all!
Put my 7 girls outside for good this weekend. Got the coop finished on Friday so out they went. They are going in and out perfectly. Took a bunch of pics and will download them later or tomorrow. Opened the "hatch" this morning and put some treats of veggies (end parts of lettuce, zucchini and cucumbers) for them to enjoy during the day while I am at work. Hung the water container up, but also left the quart size one on the ground for my smaller girl ("scissor beak). She's too short to get to the big water pot. Peaked in on them and 2 were on the roosting bars while the rest were huddled together near the door. Glad I put a board to contain the bedding material so they didn't fall out when I opened the door.

They are letting me pet them more when they are roosting somewhere. Especially "marble"! She seems to enjoy me petting and talking to her. She hunkers down on the roosting bar looking so relaxed.

Almost got locked in the run the other day. I have 2 latches on the door (one on top and one on bottom) and a wood block that turns in place. The wood block was what I had on the door to begin with until I bought the regular bolts. The block is getting loose from moving it around and when I went inside with my girls it moved a bit and I couldn't push the door open.

Thankfully, my daughter was nearby to let me out. Needless to say, it was quite the joke all day. The block is coming off tonight

Matt - sorry for your loss!

Have a great day everyone.

 

[Hatch N Eggs]

Good Monday morning all! Boy, I'm starting to realize that you can really get behind if you don't stop by this site at least daily. WCA was great yesterday, a TON of boxes. I left before it was over, and I managed to get out of there with 2 doz hatching eggs, so needless to say, I had to buy another incubator! I'm hoping to get a good bit of mine in there too since I'm overloaded with eggs right now. I'm collecting a dozen plus a day, not counting the duck eggs. We also had a hen who was sitting on 16 eggs, well, 10 hatched this weekend. The husband wants to bring them in but I'm bound and determined that I'm gonna let momma raise these. They aren't anything but regular old game birds. It should be fun watching them grow! Anyway, hope everyone has a great day and week. I'm off to till at least 2 more garden plots so I can get these veggies in and maybe tomorrow I can get started on the chicken garden.

 

[chicken momma]

Hey, anyone in the Person, Durham Co area's have any Polish chickies for sale???