Texas

[janiedoe]

I’m new in Texas, south Dallas area, finally starting the chicken breeding project of my dreams.

Still getting the coop set up (rainy and cold days keep interfering!)

I’m hoping to find anyone within a 3-ish hour drive of Dallas who sells Blue Sumatra chickens of any age.

Welcome to the Texas thread!

 

[Auntiejessi3]

I’m new in Texas, south Dallas area, finally starting the chicken breeding project of my dreams.

Still getting the coop set up (rainy and cold days keep interfering!)

I’m hoping to find anyone within a 3-ish hour drive of Dallas who sells Blue Sumatra chickens of any age.

Nice to meet ya! Welcome!

 

[Auntiejessi3]

It is cold this morning

 

[NagemTX]

I’m new in Texas, south Dallas area, finally starting the chicken breeding project of my dreams.

Still getting the coop set up (rainy and cold days keep interfering!)

I’m hoping to find anyone within a 3-ish hour drive of Dallas who sells Blue Sumatra chickens of any age.

Nice!

 

[NagemTX]

Not as cold as north Texas but still cold!

 

[GalvestonWader]

I just saw this thread. I'm in Friendswood, south of Houston. I got baby chicks about 4 years ago and then signed up on here. This site has taught me everything I know. Out of my 4 chicks, one turned out to be a cockerel so I gave him away. The other 3 did great up until last summer. I went out to the coop and one was laying there dead. No idea what happened. We check on them daily. Then hurricane Beryl hit us and damaged my coop pretty bad. I patched it up best I could but about a week later came out to the coop to find a trail of feathers leading over to the brush. Something had gotten the last 2 birds.

Now I'm starting over. About to start building a new big stout coop and getting some more birds pretty soon.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

I just saw this thread. I'm in Friendswood, south of Houston. I got baby chicks about 4 years ago and then signed up on here. This site has taught me everything I know. Out of my 4 chicks, one turned out to be a cockerel so I gave him away. The other 3 did great up until last summer. I went out to the coop and one was laying there dead. No idea what happened. We check on them daily. Then hurricane Beryl hit us and damaged my coop pretty bad. I patched it up best I could but about a week later came out to the coop to find a trail of feathers leading over to the brush. Something had gotten the last 2 birds.

Now I'm starting over. About to start building a new big stout coop and getting some more birds pretty soon.

Glad you found this thread! I'm sorry to hear about your ladies, but glad you are revamping and starting again!

 

[NagemTX]

I just saw this thread. I'm in Friendswood, south of Houston. I got baby chicks about 4 years ago and then signed up on here. This site has taught me everything I know. Out of my 4 chicks, one turned out to be a cockerel so I gave him away. The other 3 did great up until last summer. I went out to the coop and one was laying there dead. No idea what happened. We check on them daily. Then hurricane Beryl hit us and damaged my coop pretty bad. I patched it up best I could but about a week later came out to the coop to find a trail of feathers leading over to the brush. Something had gotten the last 2 birds.

Now I'm starting over. About to start building a new big stout coop and getting some more birds pretty soon.

Sorry to hear you lost your flock to something.

Most likely it was a coon. Coons are so plentiful down here these days.

Oh, hi I'm in the Angleton area in Brazoria county!

 

[texsuze]

Sniper, sorry you and the chickens are in the throes of this episode. Just a few suggestions. Skip the DE and lightly dust the housing/roosts with permethrin dust (TSC). If you see any dropped feathers with lice eggs laying around, gather and discard. Keep the rooster off the hens until they have a chance to fully recover--they don't need more stress right now. Videos on bumblefoot intervention probably available on good 'ol you tube--might give some added info. Some put a little moleskin tab with a cutout where the lesion is on bottom of foot (keep the sticky cover on the moleskin), then wrap gently but securely with vetwrap. Keep it simple and don't throw too many ingredients at them at once.

 

[alohapepesilkies]

Time flies so fast. It does feels like she was just hatched yesterday and look at her now. Wednesday is a stunning Splash DNA Sexed pullet at 3 months old. Still growing and she would make a lovely hen! Ugh, I love her so much!! I kept her and her two sisters who are Blue Frizzle and Dark Blue. They both are stunners for sure. I will have to post both pictures asap! XD