South Carolina

[abbevilleoz]

tring just not reaching enough people

What kind of chickens do you have?

 

[frances2000]

10 buff,10-broadrocks,4 comets,1 American rooster, 2 silkes 1 American hen

 

[Klay]

10 buff,10-broadrocks,4 comets,1 American rooster, 2 silkes 1 American hen

Have you tried putting signs out on roads that say "fresh eggs for sale $" then having a phone number they can call or text.

 

[frances2000]

no have to check with county first to see if it is allowed

 

[abbevilleoz]

no have to check with county first to see if it is allowed

I've seen folks advertise on Craigslist and Facebook. There's also a CSRA thread on here that covers your area.

 

[frances2000]

how to get to csra thread

 

[abbevilleoz]

how to get to csra thread

Search CSRA Group. It's not very active.

 

[Klay]

I'm super excited in one more week I will get a shipment of 7 chicks!!!!!!! 1 Rhode Island Red, 1 jersey giant, 1 barred rock, 2 Easter eggers, and also 2 buff orpingtons. And the best part about it is that I have a broody silkie that will be the adoptive mom. Don't you just love it when things come together.

 

[Duck Hill]

My girls are apparently bored! We went out to feed them, collect eggs, and did a quick security check around the run fence. Some enterprising ladies have just about dug out the inside of the fence and in the areas we had already re enforced with brick pavers they have started digging under those! Sheesh! Their coop and run are on a hill so with the girls digging up the soil the rain just washes it out of the run and down the hill! Guess it's a good thing we had planned on using our tax return to add onto their run and build raised beds all around the outside! The intent was to add a layer of protection from the outside to keep the predators out, now its going to be a layer to keep the girls in! Guess I'm going to need two truck loads of sand for run repairs! The run extension is going to have a Chicken playground in it, roosts at different heights, ramps to climb over and under, a place to hang fruits and vegies for them to peck at and enough room for another kiddie pool filled with sand for a dustbath. That should keep them from getting bored!

You can try putting a layer of chicken wire INSIDE the run. If you angle it down a bit from ground level at the wall downwards several inches towards the center, it prevents them from finding the edge. For example, a two foot roll of chicken wire would be fixed to the wall at ground level and would be six inches to a foot deep at the inner edge. So they just dig near the wall and hit the chicken wire and stop. They dig backwards a foot or so and still hit chicken wire. They quit, because the wire seems to have no edge. With flat pavers, they see the edge and then dig at the edge. You add another set of pavers and they see the new edge and dig there. You could actually do the same thing with the pavers if they were also angled like that. It does require some effort to dig it in, but it's a permanent fix if it's done right.

 

[Klay]

Hey I was wanting to know if anybody has tried to grow small crops for chicken feed. And if you have what do you plant for the most feed. Just trying to get some ideas. I have already planted some cherry tomatoes, two varietys of corn, yellow pear tomatoes, as well as beans. Just wondering if there are others that do this for their chickens.