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

[nfldgoose86]

I always go to rural king in Lebanon or Hamilton.

Carney's feed mill in Batavia is great. Family run and very knowledgeable. Would highly suggest them.

 

[popartrugby]

I just went to Louise feed and seed the other day to see what they had, because I am just learning about this awesome new hobby. And they seem to carry everything( they are in Batavia/ Eastgate ). But I have to hold off on putting money and effort/love into these adorable chicks, it seems that union twp doesn't allow it" from what I can decipher from the zoning lingo. If anyone is interested in helping me change this, I would appreciate it.

 

[loveourbirds]

ive mixed my feeds since the second month farming. I used to mix 25 lbs cracked corn, 25 lbs layer crumble, some sunflower seeds, calf manna to boost the protein, oats when they got to fat.

It took me a while to put this together, but last fall my eggs started getting smaller, and less of them. about a month ago, I was talking to a couple other chicken farmers who were having the same problem. we had all formulated our feed with a crumble that the company quit making. we went to an above mentioned store and bought a layer crumble from them that was far less protein. we weren't aware that we had dropped our protein content in our feeds.

I started researching a good mix, starting all over. I came across this mix that is formulated by a poultry judge, and head of southern ohio poultry association. I have varied it a little from his formula to match my birds being in cages more. I am very happy with this feed, in 2 weeks we could see a change in the overall wellbeing of our birds. larger, and more fertile eggs.

if you let your birds free range, you wont need the high quality feed that I am about to mention. but this feed is also about $27 for 100lbs.

shrink this to match what you need, its best to have it mixed at a grain mill.

375 lbs cracked corn
50 lbs oats
200 lbs range bird pellet (24% protein) if you cant find this you can substitute hog pellets.
75 lbs wheat
50 lbs black oil sunflower seed
25 lbs wet molasses

once a week we put in dried meal worms, one pinch per bird. we also add grass a couple days a week.

 

[dollbaby769]

Hi! I am in Hartville, Ohio! I have 8 laying hens. I am in the process of fighting village council for the right to keep my hens. I called and got the ok from the village hall, but one of the neighboring property owners (which lives somewhere else) complained to the mayor. I am now in the fight for their lives! I have posted pics of my girls on my profile! I am selling my eggs for $2 a dz. They are huge! I have 3 barred rocks, 3 golden comets, and 2 buff americaunas.

 

[OHfarmerswife]

Hey all I need some help!!!!!
I have a hen who I think has bumblefoot.
She is limping & has a black like scab on the pad her foot.

 

[mlaff]

As promised here is the list of the lady in Indiana that I am meeting memorial weekend. Pm me for prices because some i will have to email her for due to i am only getting showgirls and silkies. I can pick them up for you.


7 bantam black Cochins
2 bantam golden laced Cochins
Tons of silkies
5 black tailed white Japanese
2 brown red oegb
2 bantam Ameraucanas
I still have 1 cockerel and 3 pullets that are the blue laced silkie Cochin crosses- they are fully feathered in and gorgeous!!
7 showgirl cockerels
1 showgirl roo

4 porcelain D'Uccles

The silkies and showgirls
Older:
I have three gray sg cockerels,1white sg cockerel, and 2-3 older straight run sg chicks... 2 partridge pullets, a couple black pullets, 2 black cockerels (1 with leakage around his neck and streamers),a couple white pullets, 2 white cockerels, 1 blue pullet.

Babies:
Blue, black, white, partridge, gray partridge...some that are unique and I can't quite label them yet.

 

[Fowl Menagerie]

I live in Darke County in New Madison, Ohio. I currently have a whole flock of Pomeranian Saddleback geese, both grays and buffs, Calico bantam cochins, Muscovies, various colors of call ducks and my project of calico Rosecomb bantams, sheep, dogs. and cats. Knock on wood, but I have had a very good year with the incubator. approaching 40 Pomeranians. Forgot to mention one pair and 4 baby Oregon mini geese.

 

[loveourbirds]

sounds like bumble foot alright. clean the area the best you can. I spray water on mine, let them sit for about 5 mins, spray, wipe, and spray again. let it set a few mins more and spray and wipe again. this will soften the scab a little bit. I then clean the area again with iodine, and slowly pick the scab off with a needle from a syringe (22 ga.) sometimes you will see like a large white head pimple, open at the head point. some of the abscess is more than likely hardned. make sure you get it all out. wash again with clean water. I then rub some (single) antibiotic ointment into the wound that is left. make sure to put the chicken in a clean cage. some people say put on newspaper and that may not be a bad idea.

don't be intimidated by the surgery. its not hard at all to do, just be easy and take your time.

 

[OHfarmerswife]

sounds like bumble foot alright. clean the area the best you can. I spray water on mine, let them sit for about 5 mins, spray, wipe, and spray again. let it set a few mins more and spray and wipe again. this will soften the scab a little bit. I then clean the area again with iodine, and slowly pick the scab off with a needle from a syringe (22 ga.)  sometimes you will see like a large white head pimple, open at the head point. some of the abscess is more than likely hardned. make sure you get it all out. wash again with clean water. I then rub some (single) antibiotic ointment into the wound that is left. make sure to put the chicken in a clean cage. some people say put on newspaper and that may not be a bad idea.

don't be intimidated by the surgery. its not hard at all to do, just be easy and take your time.

thanks for your help!
Do you bandage the foot after?

 

[cluckitall]

I have some extra roos up on CL if anyone's interested -- LF barred cochin, wheaten and blue wheaten marans, and basques: http://mansfield.craigslist.org/grd/3816901470.html