Texas

[hungry]

@ShadowsFIAL:

That's exactly the sort of place I was looking for. Actually up to about 40 acres but some of that was just dreaming, 5 would've been plenty. This place is only .75 acres (a little more if you count my share of the street) but the price and timing were right. It's enough room that I can have a garden, some pets, and all that other stuff apartment dwellers struggle with.

 

[JillTx]

New Texas girl. Tomball, sort of a suburb of Houston. 12 hopefully baby hens nearly two weeks old. Finally unrestricted. We had more acreage at our last place, but chickens were restricted by HOA. Only horses allowed.

 

[Kilsharion]

New Texas girl. Tomball, sort of a suburb of Houston. 12 hopefully baby hens nearly two weeks old. Finally unrestricted. We had more acreage at our last place, but chickens were restricted by HOA. Only horses allowed.

 

[Cockle-Dood]

New Texas girl. Tomball, sort of a suburb of Houston. 12 hopefully baby hens nearly two weeks old. Finally unrestricted. We had more acreage at our last place, but chickens were restricted by HOA. Only horses allowed.

Welcome! i live in New waverly...just south of huntville. know tomball pretty well! welcome to the crew...what kinda babies you got?

 

[misskeeter]

I tried to get on the map... I'm in Wichita Falls. No dots near me

 

[Little Wing]

New Texas girl. Tomball, sort of a suburb of Houston. 12 hopefully baby hens nearly two weeks old. Finally unrestricted. We had more acreage at our last place, but chickens were restricted by HOA. Only horses allowed.

Hi,

I'm just down the road from you. Yep, chickens and HOAs don't get along very well. Glad your in a better place. Lots of good chicken info here.

 

[Little Wing]

I tried to get on the map... I'm in Wichita Falls. No dots near me

Did you figure it out? You have to be signed into Google to be able to edit it.

 

[Kilsharion]

I tried to get on the map... I'm in Wichita Falls. No dots near me

That's where my husband's mother and my cat were born.

 

[Cockle-Dood]

@ Little WIng,

I know you use your nipple waters and was curious as to the nipple to chicken ratio....i have read a couple threads and have seen 1 nipple to 10 birds all the way to 1 nipple for 4 birds and pretty much all in between. I want to use these...similar to your set-up to maintain cool water in the summer and was curious about your method

 

[Little Wing]

@ Little WIng,

I know you use your nipple waters and was curious as to the nipple to chicken ratio....i have read a couple threads and have seen 1 nipple to 10 birds all the way to 1 nipple for 4 birds and pretty much all in between. I want to use these...similar to your set-up to maintain cool water in the summer and was curious about your method.

The most I have had is 25 hens on 3 nipples. I've read that 10 chickens per nipple is ok. As soon as my chicks go to the outside brooder they start using nipples. They see the other ones using them and catch right on. (I'm the one that sells them on Houstons craigslist)

Just put the nipples above their heads a little and they don't waist as much.