Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[HeartoftheMatterFarm]

Can not wait till Friday chicks are to start hatching. I am hoping that I get hans from the 2 blue eggs. I am thinking maybe if they are they might lay olive colored eggs the, sence my roosters are brown egg laying breeds.

 

[LadyBehir]

New rule. Dogs inside if I am in the coop. Boo went right past me and tried to get either Laverne or Shirley. Would not let go even when I was beating her with the shovel. As I was then dragging her out, Mabel went out the run and Fen went after her. I hope the two survive. My heart is still going like crazy from the adrenaline and I am still shaking. And my thumb hurts from where I was beating on Boo's head. There's gonna be a bruise there - I can feel it. She has a very hard head.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Lancaster County (Elizabethtown, so almost Dauphin County as well).

We've been raising layers for about 10 years now. Currently down to 7 hens (3-5 eggs a day) and I have 6 more coming in 2 weeks so we can rotate in a new flock as the older ones age out. We'll probably add 6 layers to the flock each year just to keep a constant flow of eggs.

I've been dealing with a local mill for my layer feed needs. Venturing into raising Cornish Crosses starting this week. 5 of us are going in on a batch of 65 to see how it goes. Do any of you raise small batches of broilers? I'm in need of 450# of broiler starter feed for a batch of CX's I'm picking up on Tuesday. I ordered a 50# bag from a local mill but they gave me Layer Meal and with all the lockdown stuff I'm not able to go into the mill & have to order over the phone. When I called to pick up the feed last week I told the lady that I wanted broiler starter and she seemed confused - that's how I ended up with Layer Meal. I don't want to feed heavily medicated layer feed to the broilers. Do any of you know of a mill that sells smaller quantities of broiler feed in the Lancaster/Lebanon/Dauphin county area? I can't take a direct bulk delivery (4000#) so I have to pick up 50# bags

Thanks
Jeremy

I’m not sure how far you are from Gehman’s Feed, but I believe they only require 500# for delivery.

https://www.gehmanfeedmill.com/

 

[Blarneyeggs]

@VictoriaTemple ‘s beautiful pics inspired me to get my camera out yesterday while we were free ranging.

Our Herd Queen, my Lily Love

Joy and her posse. That Wyandotte Rooster is a mean one! DH calls him ’that big white chicken’. And he can’t go in the yard without a stick or rake or something.

 

[Jejahess]

I’m not sure how far you are from Gehman’s Feed, but I believe they only require 500# for delivery.

https://www.gehmanfeedmill.com/

I just looked up Gehman's. They have a few options for broilers. I'll keep them in mind for the next batch of broilers. Thanks.

 

[BullChick]

I was beating her with the shovel.

I was beating on Boo's head.

 

[LadyBehir]

Boo is a siberian husky.
She is fine. me, not so much. Chickens are skittish now but Jaebels laid an egg afterwards.

 

[CuteFluffyButtSilkies]

I am so happy with this 3 month old growout

 

[Blarneyeggs]

@CuteFluffyButtSilkies You should be! VERY Nice!

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I am so happy with this 3 month old growout View attachment 2078172

Gorgeous! Where is that one from? My new silkie roo vanished yesterday :/ We couldn't find him before bed. I'm hoping he shows up in the morning.