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so how can I find msladyhawks info so I can pm her?

also how can I find the map of who is located where?

I am in SE PA and don't want to drive too far for chicks.


What if I get a few chicks at Pickering and a few from another source..............can I keep them together since they are all so pure and new?
or is there a health issue

I am only trying to raise 5 chicks!


I really wanted the Columbian Wyandotte and dorkings!
 
LisaYolkUm said:
so how can I find msladyhawks info so I can pm her?

also how can I find the map of who is located where?

I am in SE PA and don't want to drive too far for chicks.


What if I get a few chicks at Pickering and a few from another source..............can I keep them together since they are all so pure and new?
or is there a health issue

I am only trying to raise 5 chicks!


I really wanted the Columbian Wyandotte and dorkings!
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Put "msladyhawk" in the searchbar (at the top of each page). She is in southern Chester County, is that close to you ?
 
I am playing with feeds/seeds.
On the way back from Quakertown with the turkey hens on Saturday, I stopped at Agway to see if they had any of those mineral salt block holders I am now using as feeders in my pens in the shed. I want to add one to the turkey shed (which is only a temporary winter housing), the goose run and the Ameraucana pen. Well, while there I decided to pick up some new seeds to see if the chooks would eat them.

This is the stuff I picked up all mixed together - Safflower seeds, buckwheat seeds, thistle/nyjer seeds and rooster booster scratch (sunflowers, barley?, corn, popcorn and milo/sorghum).


Here it is the top mix after being mixed with grit and the wild bird food I picked up (more sunflowers, cracked corn, white millet and milo). My 12yr old took the pic - sorry it's blurry.


I can get all of the above ingredients by the pound or cheaper in 50lb bags. I can also get peanuts! I can't get field peas though...
I am using this as a scratch for now. I am just testing what they will and won't eat. Is it weird I was eating it too? The thistle tastes like sunflower seeds. The buckwheat isn't bad, but I can't really define a flavor. The barely? and safflower are both icky. I was curious...
 
Well everyone, wish us luck! Since we didn't get all that snow, we were able to start our coop construction. Today we cleared about a foot of snowfrom the spot and started the foundation. Hopefully we can finish the foundation tomorrow, the ground is so hard. It's going to be 10 x 12 feet. 10 x 6 will be actual coop and 2 feet up of the ground. The other 10 x 6 will be attached to the back at ground level for feed, straw, and wood shavings storage. The nest boxes will extend from the coop into the shed part. I'm excited to get it built and I'll post pictures either along the way or when it's done :)
 
Auroradream26 said:
Well everyone, wish us luck! Since we didn't get all that snow, we were able to start our coop construction. Today we cleared about a foot of snowfrom the spot and started the foundation. Hopefully we can finish the foundation tomorrow, the ground is so hard. It's going to be 10 x 12 feet. 10 x 6 will be actual coop and 2 feet up of the ground. The other 10 x 6 will be attached to the back at ground level for feed, straw, and wood shavings storage. The nest boxes will extend from the coop into the shed part. I'm excited to get it built and I'll post pictures either along the way or when it's done
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Leave room in the storage area to build a smaller pen or 2 for quarantine or raising some future chicks. You don't need it now, but someday you'll want to use a little more space for chickens.
 
Reyvaughn said:
I am playing with feeds/seeds. On the way back from Quakertown with the turkey hens on Saturday, I stopped at Agway to see if they had any of those mineral salt block holders I am now using as feeders in my pens in the shed. I want to add one to the turkey shed (which is only a temporary winter housing), the goose run and the Ameraucana pen. Well, while there I decided to pick up some new seeds to see if the chooks would eat them. This is the stuff I picked up all mixed together - Safflower seeds, buckwheat seeds, thistle/nyjer seeds and rooster booster scratch (sunflowers, barley?, corn, popcorn and milo/sorghum). Here it is the top mix after being mixed with grit and the wild bird food I picked up (more sunflowers, cracked corn, white millet and milo). My 12yr old took the pic - sorry it's blurry. I can get all of the above ingredients by the pound or cheaper in 50lb bags. I can also get peanuts! I can't get field peas though... I am using this as a scratch for now. I am just testing what they will and won't eat. Is it weird I was eating it too? The thistle tastes like sunflower seeds. The buckwheat isn't bad, but I can't really define a flavor. The barely? and safflower are both icky. I was curious...
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You're asking if its weird? Do you remember who you're talking to? People who spend their time talking about chickens, chicken poop, mealworms etc. We are waaay past weird! ;)
 
Another chick pic

Rainbow of chicks (like Skittles):
Yellow ones are (all or mostly) New Hampshires
Blue ones are Breda or Breda x Barred Rock
Brown ones are mixes of Ameracauna, Welsummer, Red Sex Links and others
 

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