San Diego Chicken meetup and Chat thread

[perchie.girl]

Mallard creek responded again and told me Elstons Hay and grain in Ramona has them but only just a few bales....

deb

 

[Phage]

Mallard creek responded again and told me Elstons Hay and grain in Ramona has them but only just a few bales....

deb

I managed to snag 2 of them first thing this morning

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote:
Woo Hooo Phage.... you rock....

deb

 

[ozexpat]

I managed to snag 2 of them first thing this morning

how much are they?

 

[cracking up]

Oz, Joes in Valley Center has them for $9.99. They're not quite 50 lbs. but they're light weight so the bags are bigger than feed bags.

 

[hosspak]

would someone mind bringing a bag for me to the meet up? Would be much appreciated...

 

[ozexpat]

I use a 100lb feed sack full in a 100sq ft coop.

Mine are not compressed. We just pull up with the trailer and fill 20 sacks whenever I am home.

They are in mountains on the side of the road near rice paddies. A portable mill gets towed in and they just pile up.

If you put an inch of them on the ground, they are an effective mulch as nothing grows through them. They will only breakdown in a hot compost pile with plenty of water but once the process starts it's pretty quick

 

[jules4fun]

Hi folks, thanks for the rice hulls info.
I have a client looking for a Naked Neck that will preferably lay lg blue eggs. Anyone with a pullet please PM me and I'll pass her info on to you.
Thanks

 

[hosspak]

From the Crazy H-Bar Ranch;
Wow, time sure flies when you're setting up for an event. Trying to get all my ducks in a row.... well all my chickens anyway, for next Saturday. It will be here too quick. I love the response from interested people, so lets keep it up... Please keep the lists updated with whatever you will be bringing or what it is that you're looking for. I would like to take this opportunity now (because I will forget on Saturday) to thank everyone for your support and interest in helping to make this a successful event. I look forward to meeting new friends and seeing old friends (Susan). Again, thanks so much and hit me up if you have any questions.
Side note: Those of you who are bringing stuff for the raffle, could you please PM me with a list of the items that you plan to bring so I can put together a schedule, thanks again.

 

[hosspak]

Hey SD friends, I just got this message from another SD friend who can't make it to the meet but needs help to transport something to me. Can someone meet up with them to bring it to the meet for me please? Thanks for your help...

Hi,
I checked today and Armstrong also has rice hulls for the same price as Joe. My husband got three bales from Joe with you in mind for one. I don't know if we'll make it to the meet up so it would be nice to start looking for someone who could meet us at the park and ride at Old Castle and take it up to you. We haven't used them yet so we're anxious to see what they're like. Do you know if many San Diego people are taking the 15 up? Terry says it's only about 45 minutes from here so that's closer than most of them.
Thanks,
Lois