NY chicken lover!!!!

[Chicken girl 15]

Hang on.  You're going to pay me?     That would be great.     

buy, trade, barter. I would feel horrible just taking. I'm not good at getting stuff for free.

 

[lcvedder]

I have a black-lavender split chick that is 2 weeks old. If it's a rooster and you're still looking we could plan something. It'll take another 8 weeks or so to figure out. I've chosen my roos for the next year or so so extras go to freezer camp or get sold. I'm keeping pullets until my flock fills out a bit.

Oh I'm so glad you have lavenders! Please pm me whenough you know for sure. Thanks so much!

 

[lcvedder]

I didn't know there was a chicken feed source in Burdett, so nope, don't know anything about them. :/ Was it something u found on CL? Definately worth looking in to. I get most of my feed from Ithaca bc that's where I work. I have mostly Spitzhaubens of various colors, a few blue bredas, and a handful of cemanis. I probably have too many birds, but tough to know which project to let go of. And they all seem to be projects or potential projects
Btw: love ur avitar

Yes it was on craigslist:

Arcangeli Feeds -
http://ithaca.craigslist.org/grd/5293190322.html

I haven't had time to get info yet. I was planning to call this week and see. I would love to find a closer place.

 

[Chicken girl 15]

Ok so I have 3 breeds I would like to get come spring. EE, Lavender anything dual purpose (I love the color ) and Marans. If any of you will have them available around April or may please pm me.

 

[akaruby]

I'll be hatching some of those so by the spring they would hopefully be laying...and I'll know which are roosters.

 

[PhoredaBurds]

Yes it was on craigslist:

Arcangeli Feeds -
http://ithaca.craigslist.org/grd/5293190322.html

I haven't had time to get info yet. I was planning to call this week and see. I would love to find a closer place.

Thanks for the tip! I tracked them down & stopped by on my way home from work. Very sweet people. It's a small family farm where
they raise beef cows, meat chickens, and layer chickens. They got tired of driving a long way to get feed & started grinding their own. They figured other people in the area might like a local source of feed too so they opened for business. Sweet people. So happy for the opportunity to support another local farm and it seems like decent quality food for cheap. $11 for 50# of layer mash with 21% protein. Hope my chickens like it too. Here's a pick of the label from the bag:

 

[Beer can]

Thanks for the tip! I tracked them down & stopped by on my way home from work. Very sweet people. It's a small family farm where
they raise beef cows, meat chickens, and layer chickens. They got tired of driving a long way to get feed & started grinding their own. They figured other people in the area might like a local source of feed too so they opened for business. Sweet people. So happy for the opportunity to support another local farm and it seems like decent quality food for cheap. $11 for 50# of layer mash with 21% protein. Hope my chickens like it too. Here's a pick of the label from the bag:

Boy wish they were near me...
I am now feeding grower for the higher protein, I don't think the young ones were benefiting much when I was feeding just layer, the growth wasn't up to snuff in my opinion. I have oyster shell free choice for the layers and haven't noticed any problems with the eggs. I could have supplemented protein with the layer, but figured this was easier.
The giants and sussex I have had separate from the laying flock for awhile on higher protein, but I still have some young in the big coop.

 

[Beer can]

I still have a white giant cockerel and a black langshan cockerel if anyone thinks they need one. Seems a shame to put them in the freezer, beautiful birds, especially the langshan. I'll try craigslist, maybe someone will want one.

Both very large breeds but very calm.

 

[LuvMyChicks1491]

The chicks are doing much better. The older one is out of chick jail and they have been together all day without too much fighting...

On unrelated non chicken news..My sister could use all the prayers that she can get right now. My mom just called to tell me that my sister has been admitted to the hospital. Her lung collapsed again. They have put in a chest tube. The doctors told her that it might happen again, but no one thought that it would happen again this soon. The way the doctors describe it, she has a "blister" on her lung that has made it weak. They would normally at this point take her in for surgery to fix it, but they are not going to do it because she is pregnant. They don't want to stress the baby...So please keep her in your prayers for me..

 

[Beer can]

@LuvMyChicks1491 That's just terrible....Prayers from here for her the baby and her family......