Online Large Fowl Chat Thread

[CapricornFarm]

Well, shoot how do they get their heads stuck with no horns? I have goats with horns and without , but usually it's the same ones that keep getting stuck with horns hooked.

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

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Awwwwww so sorry to hear that. Hope things turn around and it gets better for you soon.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Thanks for your support! I want to add that I normally don't chain up my goats, but I have never had one as bad as Devilgoat for jumping fences and eating plants I don't want her eating. Can hardly wait for the next auction!

 

[Chicken Coach]

My goats find places in the fence where their is double wire and get stuck there--stupid goats--So tomorrow i'm taking my Icelandic chickens to the sale.They are a lot like game chickens.The roos are always chasing and fighting when i let them out.I don't like keeping them penned up all the time . All my other chickens are super tame fat slow things .Easy targets for the viking chickens.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Oh, hi coach , I am going to a sale tomorrow too. Got to get rid of the rest of my spare roosters.The feed bills are scary around here. I have some chickens already in cages. As it is, I will probably get up at 6 am, which is early for me. I am not a morning person.
The chicks are hatching out pretty well this time, I have bins full of them in the garage. I just emptied out a brooder, can't believe how fast those chickens grew! They got moved into the duplex that has a nice big run attached. There I was, driving the Mule around in the dark. Of course , the goats had to come check it out to eat any spilled feed in the back. If they are in the barnyard, I have to take the key out of the ignition because the goats will take it and I only have one. I priced the keys at the dealer, and they cost like $40. each. You can't just have one made at the hardware store.
These pop up showers are giving me fits! Every time I go out to feed the goats it has to rain! Naturally, they don't want to eat their pellets if they get wet. I guess it is going to be very hot next week, everyone drink lots of water, you will need it!

 

[Chicken Coach]

Yes, feed prices are getting out of hand.I buy feed that comes in 1250 pound boxes. I'ts good feed with about 16% protein in it and i'ts half the price of bagged feed. I add different bag feed to it when i'm feeding chicken but all the animals like it. But i like mixing feed. With half grown chickens bringing 2.50 or 3.50 each i'm going to hang on to mine till fall and then sell them or eat them. I also have chicks and youngsters everywhere.

 

[jn3]

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I would like to buy in that size. Where would I look to get feed in that quantity?

 

[CapricornFarm]

Try looking for feed mills or co-ops in your area. You can get bulk feed delivered sometimes too.;-)

 

[Chicken Coach]

Well my icelandic chickens did OK at the chicken sale. One pair brought 26 and the rest went for 5 each,But the problem is i bought 2 dozen hatching eggs and two more brown leghorn hens and came home with 10 bucks. Last night we went to the PBR bull riding and had a great time, Today we bought a bunch of landscape bushes at half off and got them all planted .Hot work but they look great!

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

Congrats on the selling of chickens and getting more eggs......lol. Seems most swaps are slowing down with the heat of summer around here. Nothing quite like watching a good buckoff competition for a bit of fun.