North Dakota

[maverick7wi]

I live near Grand Forks. Does anyone know of a place fairly close where I could buy chicken feed in bulk? Getting tired of TSC stuff...who knows whats really in it? Plus, would be nice come spring/summer when the meat chickens arrive. Those things are pigs!

 

[stryker]

I would say hubbards feed has been doing great for my chickens but it is only owners preference. I mix a gamebird grower with my layer 50/50. They do very well and eat both layer and grower. Good luck.

 

[mygreenkitty]

I live near Grand Forks.  Does anyone know of a place fairly close where I could buy chicken feed in bulk?  Getting tired of TSC stuff...who knows whats really in it?  Plus, would be nice come spring/summer when the meat chickens arrive.  Those things are pigs!

I know it's a bit far, but we love the feedmill in Barnesville. We are north of Fargo, and we get enough that we only have to drive out there 4-5 times a year. He mixes his own stuff, and will tell you exactly what's in it. For a 100 lb. bag, he charges $19 (they will bag it in 50 lbs if 100 is too big for you) and that's way cheaper than the stuff we buy at Fleet Farm.

 

[clearwater10]

Do you still have laying chickens for sale?

 

[clearwater10]

Do you have any araconas chickens for sale?

 

[bethtista]

what do you fellow ND'ers do in winter for your birds? I am a newbie in Reynolds and i'm worried come winter about keeping the water warm. I dont want to change water out 50X a day either lol I am planning on getting a heat pan for under the waterer but from experience with the dogs water bowl i know when it drops to a certain temp it no longer works. Thanks!

 

[Tuhmu]

I have a metal fount that I put on a heated base, you can get both at runnings/tsc. I keep them set on a set of cinderblocks. The only problem I have with them is that the fount starts to rust? I may end up going to the heated plastic waterer. It has always kept the water from freezing though.

 

[stryker]

I have been using a 250 wt Birdbath De-icer Aluminum Base under a 5 gallon bucket in a plastic pan... It has never froze over even in the coldest weather... It also lasted for 3 years so far. I just drill a hole about 1 inch below the lid and then fill the bucket with water, put a lid over it, then turn it over in the pan... Easy as that.

 

[sellison]

I use a plastic heated dog dish. I put it on cement blocks. It's easy to clean and no trying to take it apart in the winter and getting water all over you or it freezing a little and breaking. My chickens don't drink as much in the winter and one dog dish works for 25 chickens and only has to be filled once a day. During the summer I use the regular 5 gallon waterers.

 

[Tuhmu]

I use a plastic heated dog dish. I put it on cement blocks. It's easy to clean and no trying to take it apart in the winter and getting water all over you or it freezing a little and breaking. My chickens don't drink as much in the winter and one dog dish works for 25 chickens and only has to be filled once a day. During the summer I use the regular 5 gallon waterers.

This is honestly what I would probably do too if I didn't have call ducks, who would all try to squeeze into it. Having crunchy/frozen pants from fumbling with the waterer isn't fun.