South Dakota Thread!

[Mrs. K]

Always good to know fellow S.D. peeps!

 

[CindyinSD]

Always good to know fellow S.D. peeps!

How are your littles shaping up? Are my ex-pats behaving themselves? I hope they're laying for you.

I hatched a group of homegrown mutts early this year and the four pullets (all black) started laying, maybe three weeks ago? Two are laying lt brown, which I expected, but one is laying blue & one green. Pleasant, fun surprise.

 

[9SpiceyChickens]

Come on out. We're open.

Next summer we’re going to Wyoming (Dads sister lives there) then Minnesota, and both of the Dakota’s!

 

[Mrs. K]

@ CindyinSD just a fun hobby, always a surprise.

 

[Jadakraft1]

I grew up and still live in South Dakota!! I grew up in the badlands (southern SD) yes on a reservation, I now live north almost to the ND border, I’ve raised chickens up here and they did fine during the winter time!! I had a pretty good sized coop but was pretty breezy!! I patched the best I could!! I did hang a heat lamp over their watered, didn’t always work the best but I tried!! However I moved away from there, still in the same area and just built a new coop for the babies I got this spring!! I’ll let you guys know how this coming winter works for us!! I’ve always had good luck during the winter time!

 

[CindyinSD]

@R2elk digs a hole in his coop @ lines it with fresh manure (horse, cow, etc.)--about a foot thick, I think he said. The water bucket goes in the middle. It keeps his water liquid through the winter. My coops all have floors @ present, but one day I'm gonna find out how well this works for me.

 

[R2elk]

@R2elk digs a hole in his coop @ lines it with fresh manure (horse, cow, etc.)--about a foot thick, I think he said. The water bucket goes in the middle. It keeps his water liquid through the winter. My coops all have floors @ present, but one day I'm gonna find out how well this works for me.

Alternate method to keep water from freezing

 

[SilverLacedFarmChik]

Northeastern South Dakota here

 

[CindyinSD]

Northeastern South Dakota here

Hey, Silver! Good to have you.

 

[MGG]

I'm excited to find this thread!!! I live in SD!