Question ... when I asked the ag store where I ordered my chickens - I asked where they get their chickens from, they didn't give me a name they only said they were in Cincinnati Ohio. I had a look online and the only one I could find is this http://www.mthealthy.com/ anyone know anything about them, other than what is on their website??
I was disturbed to say the least about the section they have devoted to this
Quote:being new to all of this, anyone have any thoughts about it??
Very Nice! We too have put together temporary outdoor runs for the 'teenagers'. Does the top come off of this so you can catch em?Our EEs might be from Mt. Healthy, too. I think that's one of the hatcheries our feed store orders from. :/ Today I weeded the vegetable garden for about two hours. The darn thing was overridden with nasty weeds and things. Could hardly find the spinach among them. And then my mom and I built this nice little tractor pen for our 7-week-olds. No wheels, but it's kind of light and easy to move around the yard. I just carried all five chicks on my shoulders and arms out the pen. I felt like the chicken mom version of a cat lady.Here's a few pictures if you guys are curious. I don't know if you use things like this for your growing chicks. We cant move them to the big coop yet since they're still small compared to our two-year-old hens.
Quote: They look fat and healthy. I could get pictures tomorrow. The picture taking novelty wore off with me somewhere around the 30th chicken. LOL! I do absolutely think a couple EE's are a must have for a layer pen, along with Black Copper Marans. I love the Marans dark brown eggs even more than the pretty blues.
Nice pen. I should show you the rigged up mess I constructed for my teens, LOL! I didn't dare ask DH to build me one more enclosure (he's gonna have to build one for the Call Ducks) so I rigged it up myself. I have too many temporary pens for chicks, UGH! I am not hatching anymore until I get the winter blues. Then it will probably be a batch of BCM's and hopefully some Barred Hollands.Our EEs might be from Mt. Healthy, too. I think that's one of the hatcheries our feed store orders from.
Today I weeded the vegetable garden for about two hours. The darn thing was overridden with nasty weeds and things. Could hardly find the spinach among them. And then my mom and I built this nice little tractor pen for our 7-week-olds. No wheels, but it's kind of light and easy to move around the yard. I just carried all five chicks on my shoulders and arms out the pen. I felt like the chicken mom version of a cat lady.
Here's a few pictures if you guys are curious. I don't know if you use things like this for your growing chicks. We cant move them to the big coop yet since they're still small compared to our two-year-old hens.
