some questions just for fun

[Kesta]

hate to damper things but the farmers almanac says its supposed to be an exceptionally cold winter

 

[roosmom]

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[chickens~galore]

1.) what kind of chickens do you have? and how many? Are they pets or food?
STANDARDS
5 wyandottes, 3 black giants, 1 australorpe, 1 buff rock, 1 norweighen jaerhon, 1 silver spangled hamburg, 1 golden spangled hamburg, 1 new hampshire, 1 RIR, 3 crosses, 1 americana mix, 1 white crested black polish, 3 buff laced polishes, 2 lakenvelders, 3 speckled sussex, 3 buttercups, 3 golden laced polishes

BANTAMS
3 mottle japs, 4 black tailed buff japs, 2 whitle old english, 1 silver duckwing old english, 2 black cochins, 1 black frizzle, 3 white cochins, 1 white sultan, 1 buff cochin, 2 white silkies, 1 partridge silkie, 1 white crested black polish, 1 partridge cochin, 2 barred cochins, 2 bb reds, 1 serahma, 1 blue modern game bird, 1 white duccle, 2 millies, and i think that is it
2.) Did you build your own coop?
yes
3.) what does your run look like?
6 ft chain link with chicken wire along the bottom
what do you use for the floor of your run? dirt and grass
4.) what about the inside of the coop do you use hay, shaving,wood chips,etc?
brick floor, use hay
5.) Have your chickens ever been sick?
yes
6.) what meds do you use?
tylan-50, terramyacin, vetrx, piperzine, ivomec, vasaline, sevin, garlic powder, bleach (i only use the bleach and garlic powder regularly but eveything else is only given if they are sick)
7.) have any special foods you feed them?
food scraps, bread, yogart
8.)where do you live? Oklahom
9.) how are your winters do you do anything special for your chickens in the winter?
sometimes they are bad, we always have a lamp on them
10.) how about wet weather do you have any protective covering over your run to keep chickens dry?
tarps and their houses
11.) are you getting eggs?
yes
If so do you sell them? How much do you ask a dozen?
no
12.) Have you run into any differculties with your chickens that others may be interested in?
nope

all of my birds are pets. and most of them have names...you should here some of the names they have

 

[hatchaholic]

1.) what kind of chickens do you have? and how many? Are they pets or food?
18 Black Sex-links, 2 RR roosters, 6 barred plymouth rocks, 5 bantam cochins, 5 silkies, 2 naked neck chickens, 2 ameracaunas, 2 wyandottes (also have 7 turkeys, 3 geese, and 3 pigs) Pets - and food

2.) Did you build your own coop?
yes

3.) what does your run look like?
We have about 1/4 acre yard fenced in for the birds
what do you use for the floor of your run? dirt and pine straw from the trees

4.) what about the inside of the coop do you use hay, shaving,wood chips,etc?
pine shavings

5.) Have your chickens ever been sick?
No

6.) what meds do you use?
None, yet

7.) have any special foods you feed them?
grapes, squash, cucumbers, pears

8.)where do you live?
SC

9.) how are your winters do you do anything special for your chickens in the winter?
Not too bad, this will be the first winter

10.) how about wet weather do you have any protective covering over your run to keep chickens dry?
They go into the coop when it rains

11.) are you getting eggs?
not yet - hopefully any day!!!
If so do you sell them? How much do you ask a dozen?
Not sure yet

12.) Have you run into any differculties with your chickens that others may be interested in?
Not yet, fortunately