OHio ~ Come on Buckeyes, let me know your out there!

[LindaKatheryn]

Welcome, AmysChickens. I live near about 2 miles from Utica. Do you have a coop yet?

 

[crazychickenwom]

Ok all you experienced Buckeyes.
I am sooooooooooooo new at this.
I have 25 various breeds that are 4 weeks old.
I also have 14 various breeds that are just a week old.
When can I combine the two groups?

If it were me I would put them together now! Since they are all still smallish they should do fine. I put a 3 week old in with 5 day olds and they did fine. I would make sure you have PLENTY of food and drinking space, as well as overall space for them all to be able to move towards / away from the heat source as needed. Since they will have different needs as far a temperature go I would suggest your brooder have the light set up at one end and a much cooler end available for the older ones. As they age they will probably be able to acclimate to the same temps. After all, there will be plenty of friends to snuggle with if they are chilly, just don't make it too hot!

 

[crazychickenwom]

Hello! I'm in Knox County Ohio! My family used to have some chickens, geese, and ducks. Now that I'm an adult I wanted to get chickens again! So the chicks will be here around June 26. Looking forward to getting them, building some waterers and feeders! I've seen a lot of stuff on this website! The 12 chicks coming will be welsummer, buff orpington, rhode island red, and delaware!

Hi there!! I am near Martinsburg and Utica myself! You sure have chosen some wonderful breeds of chickies! I am going to post some pics of the new chicks I got Monday. There are 34, 21 cornish x and 13 egg layers... RIR, barred rock, columbian wyandotte, and buff orphingtons. They are all sooo cute!! I also have 6 eight week old buckeyes and 1 eleven week old white rock. They are dolls and we are having a great time raising them!

 

[AmysChickens]

LindaKathryn Hello! You are close to me! I am in Mt. Vernon! I do have a small chicken tractor and an old coop that we used to use when I was a kid for the chickens. So my dad and I are going to fix up the old coop for winter. I posted pics of my chicken tractor in the Coops section....I'm not sure how to operate things on this site too well yet. haha

 

[AmysChickens]

CrazyChickenMom, Yes I am in Mt. Vernon so I am close to you also! I'm looking forward to getting the chicks!

 

[AmysChickens]

For anyone interested here is where I put the info and pics about my coop. https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/amys-chicken-tractor

 

[Marengoite]

Ok all you experienced Buckeyes.
I am sooooooooooooo new at this.
I have 25 various breeds that are 4 weeks old.
I also have 14 various breeds that are just a week old.
When can I combine the two groups?

Just watch them and see how they behave. I bought some Golden comets back in March and some Buckeyes and Barred rocks in April. The GCs are in a pen that will eventually become their laying pen, but they can get out fairly easily. I put the chicks (along with our three week old turkey poults) in a grow-out pen before we move them to final quarters. The GC's will leave their pen, join the little guys for breakfast and eventually leave by mid morning. So far they haven't bothered the little ones at all. I would think if you have all or mostly pullets, you should be okay if you have them in a big enough area. If you're really worried, you can put a dog crate in that is wide enough for the little guys to escape and get away from the big ones who can't fit through the bars. Or an Ohio Brooder will let the little chicks under it and the big ones won't be able to get to them.

 

[Marengoite]

Hi, AmysChickens. We are in Marengo and will be showing at the Morrow Co. Fair the end of August. Seems to be a LOT of chicken people in this neck of the woods.

 

[Marengoite]

So many new Ohioans since I last checked this page, welcome to all!

Here's a topic: Who feeds organic? Where do you buy it and is there any bulk options near you? I have many feed mills near me but none stock organic grains so I am interested to know if any other do.

I think there's an organic bulk feed guy in Fredericktown. Are you anywhere near there?

 

[AmysChickens]

Hi, AmysChickens. We are in Marengo and will be showing at the Morrow Co. Fair the end of August. Seems to be a LOT of chicken people in this neck of the woods.

How cool! Yes there do seem to be many of us! I'm so excited to get the chicks! They'll be here between June 26th and June 28th. I haven't had chicks since I was a kid.