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[Auntiejessi3]

I wish everyone would make a nice chart like Dumor makes.

These recommendations are based on commercial guidelines, 16% being the bare minimum they need to sustain themselves and egg production. Chickens are not people and live a much different life with different needs

 

[Melisanewell80]

Ok thanks for that info you guys ...now anyone interested in 2 Bantam Hens an like 6 roosters

 

[NagemTX]

Ok thanks for that info you guys ...now anyone interested in 2 Bantam Hens an like 6 roosters

This was so abrupt. *giggle*

I am not. I've got alot of roosters to get gone and some hens. We could be moving sometime in the next two years so I have to down size big time!

 

[Melisanewell80]

This was so abrupt. *giggle*

I am not. I've got alot of roosters to get gone and some hens. We could be moving sometime in the next two years so I have to down size big time!

Yeah I think I may just have a bunch of rooster for dinner

 

[Melisanewell80]

Post some pics of your birds here, we'll let you know who's what. And this is just my personal opinion, but it would probably be a lot more enjoyable for you, since your just starting out, if you rehomed all the cockerels. Much less to worry about. When I started, I had 3 hens and had a great bond with them and loved it!

Thanks Auntiejessi3 I accidentally became a chicken owner I wasn't even trying to have chickens they just showed up . Except the 3 month old baby chick I rescued and the 8 month old 5 original babies I had.

 

[Melisanewell80]

This is the only pics I have so far

 

[Melisanewell80]

This is the only pics I have so far

Here's a better one of my 3 month old

 

[Melisanewell80]

This is the only pics I have so far

Brother and sister about 5 or 6 months old

 

[ATXInstantFlock]

You can get kalmbach in different protein percentages.

Thanks, I just double checked and I think my specific ask might just be too niche a market at this time.

Nothing wrong with non-organic or crumbles, but I was hoping for organic pellets that didn't have elevated calcium for layers.

The marketplace probably demands organic feed for layers and/or meat birds since those go back into the food stream. Adult roos are lucky just to get commercial feed that matches their nutritional profile.

For Kalmbach, 3 of their 4 organic feeds are meant for layers and are relatively high on the calcium side, and the 20% grower/starter is a crumble.

I might keep looking around at other brands for now. I've got a while before I run out of feed, so I can take my time trying to find my unicorn feed that hopefully ends up not costing an arm and a leg.

 

[texsuze]

For Nagem TX, just reading your post about a possible relo. Have not lived in the cities you're considering, although my first college roommate was from Gilmer, and so is my personal trainer.... My grandmother and uncle lived in Texarkana so we made many trips up there in my younger years. Just sayin' as a coincidence. Texarkana is like a swamp much of the time, always getting the rainfall I wish we could have here in the Hill Country. Nice and green. Still fairly rural, though.

You should perhaps research property tax rates in the counties you're considering. Plus look at population trends in those counties--I'm sure the data is out there and accessible. Maybe even checking city council or county commissioner meetings to see if some big company plans to put a facility near one of the towns you've mentioned, or if a highway or pipeline is about to rip through that county. I'm in Gillespie Co. ---seems everyone wants to live here. In the last probably 6-8 years the cost of land has skyrocketed, especially for properties in the 3-10 acre size range. Just sayin'.