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Some chicken trivia. I'm watching The Golden Girls and there's an episode (Season 2: Episode 19) where there is a Chicken that plays a mini piano. Her name is Count Bessie, but the breed looks like a RIR from pictures I've seen. Funny show, now that I'm old enough to understand it :)
 
dheltzel said:
Welcome!
I can help with the Copper Marans chicks, if you are not too far from Pottstown. Most of the chicks are black, but an occasional blue hatches (1 in 7 from last weekend's hatch). You really only need 1 blue one in your breeding pen to keep some blues showing up in your flock (blue is partially dominant). I hatch every weekend.

Also, RayInPA, a (fairly quiet) member here, advertises BCM eggs on Craigslist. He's in Robesonia, that may be closer for you. I'm not sure if he has some chicks to sell or only eggs.
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Thanks so much! I think you both are a little over 3 hours from me :(
 
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Try calling the feed mill in New Bethlehem.  I think they are Redbank Valley Mills. They may do custom mixes but you would probably have to buy in bulk.  There is another called Osterling's Feed Mill on 422 in area of Fennelton....  724-283-1819. I haven't stopped there yet to check them out but DH is planning on it the next time he travels through there for work.
 
ErinsFlock said:
Try calling the feed mill in New Bethlehem.  I think they are Redbank Valley Mills. They may do custom mixes but you would probably have to buy in bulk.  There is another called Osterling's Feed Mill on 422 in area of Fennelton....  724-283-1819. I haven't stopped there yet to check them out but DH is planning on it the next time he travels through there for work.
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Sorry I am trying to respond on my phone lol. Thank you so much for the info! I did a google search for feed mills and neither of these came up, I am calling today!
 
ErinsFlock said:
I know this should technically be in the Feeding and Watering your flock forum but I am looking for local advice. I used to feed my chickens the layer feed from Countryside organics, that was before I got so many lol. It costs $70ish dollars to ship 100 lbs of feed! I have been just buying the HomeFresh brand pellets from the feed store but they don't want anything to do with it. I would love to find someplace local or semi local that makes their own feed. Can someone point me in the right direction? I am in kittanning but willing to travel a bit to buy in bulk
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Send a message to borderbrigade on here. She's not on often but her neighbor runs a small organic mill. We drive 3 hours every couple months to pick up a few hundred pounds at a time.

lorealle said:
I'm located in Central PA and looking for a few specific breeds...polish, blue cochin and either black or blue copper marans.  I'm hoping to get chicks but if you only have hatching eggs, I could do that too.  Thanks y'all! 
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I have Marans and Marans mixes. The mixes actually lay a darker egg than my marans lol. They are 3/4 marans and 1/4 brahma. I'm in the Patton area.

Speaking of chicks, I have pips in the hatcher :)
 
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Sounds like a bad idea to me....... At least to me I would not like another New Zealand in America......
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Rabbits aren't native to New Zealand, no natural predators, hence the issue. Here they are native, so it wouldn't be an issue, there are predators for them. Actually there were three out, but lately I've only seen two. Wouldn't mind more wild rabbits around here, but the fox/hawks/coyotes have decimated the numbers.
 

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