The Middle Tennessee Thread

[Countrypunk92]

It would still help until he found a better roo, like she said, it makes up for the ones without feathering.

 

[DMRippy]

Someone else wanted one too..... she even put an ad on CL looking for one. I would use him to hatch from and grow me up a NEW Flock so they ALL had feathered legs. You get clean legs and middle toe feathers even with correctly feather birds.

 

[Countrypunk92]

Someone else wanted one too..... she even put an ad on CL looking for one. I would use him to hatch from and grow me up a NEW Flock so they ALL had feathered legs. You get clean legs and middle toe feathers even with correctly feather birds.

What she said ^

 

[Okla-doodle-doo]

LOts of cluking where are you located and what are asking for the bantams?

 

[Lots A Cluckin]

I am near sparta in white county...for the whole flock (8 laying hens and roosters) I would take a $115 I know it sounds like a lot but they are very healthy and are laying very well and they are not all that bad looking either

 

[Sam Royall]

Thanks for your response, it sure makes sense, since I posted the note I heard my boys crow. another couple of questions if I may , my pen os 10' x 20' with a metal roof over the entire pen I put railroad ties on the ground then filled the center with dirt to have a raised bed coop, so I have aprox 200 sq ft I have a three sided plywood box 4' x 4' x 7' tall for the birds to get into out of any wind or cold,on the inside I have mounted 6 5 gallion buckets with a special made top with a cut out door opening and a plastic molded perch to me the openings seem to small for the hens to get into, but again I admit I am a learning novice. All the birds go into the enclosure but none in the nest box's yet. I seem to have now 2 roosters a buff and a production red and 11 hens should i thin them down some? or is the 200 sq. ft enough for the 13 birds? I keep grit in a hanging container for the chickens to have free choice, I have not tried the oyster sheel but will get some, I feed them Purina layena crumbles , Is this enough or should I graduate to a better feed. I really enjoy my time with my chickens and have learned a bunch about coon proofing a coop my wife says if I add uo all the money I have invested in my coop and replacing the chickens the coons got that first egg is problably worth a thousand or so. LOL
once i get this first group laying eggs in a timely manner I want to try my hand with some pure breeds I like the marans a lot
Once again thank you for your advice.
Sam in Conroe Texas

 

[BMaverick]

Thanks for your response, it sure makes sense, since I posted the note I heard my boys crow. another couple of questions if I may , my pen os 10' x 20' with a metal roof over the entire pen I put railroad ties on the ground then filled the center with dirt to have a raised bed coop, so I have aprox 200 sq ft I have a three sided plywood box 4' x 4' x 7' tall for the birds to get into out of any wind or cold,on the inside I have mounted 6 5 gallion buckets with a special made top with a cut out door opening and a plastic molded perch to me the openings seem to small for the hens to get into, but again I admit I am a learning novice. All the birds go into the enclosure but none in the nest box's yet. I seem to have now 2 roosters a buff and a production red and 11 hens should i thin them down some? or is the 200 sq. ft enough for the 13 birds? I keep grit in a hanging container for the chickens to have free choice, I have not tried the oyster sheel but will get some, I feed them Purina layena crumbles , Is this enough or should I graduate to a better feed. I really enjoy my time with my chickens and have learned a bunch about coon proofing a coop my wife says if I add uo all the money I have invested in my coop and replacing the chickens the coons got that first egg is problably worth a thousand or so. LOL
once i get this first group laying eggs in a timely manner I want to try my hand with some pure breeds I like the marans a lot
Once again thank you for your advice.
Sam in Conroe Texas

Our coop is a simple 6x6x5 tall box. It has nesting boxes on each side. The floor is bare ground with straw. The coop sits in a penned in area of 900sqft. 16-hens and 1-roost in that coop. The second coop in the penned area is for the rocks at 4x4x3 tall. When they get bigger, dad will make another row on each side of the main coop to add them in.

 

[Cinny]

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL MY FRIENDS ON BYC MIDDLE TENNESSEE THREAD.....I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU ALL AND LOVE MY TIME ON THE THREAD.....I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE HAD SOME HARD TIMES THIS YEAR, SOME ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO NEW ADVENTURES AND LOCATIONS IN THE SPRING..... ALL OF US ARE UNITED WITH THE DEVOTION WE HAVE TO OUR FLOCKS AND THE JOY WE GET FROM HEARING ABOUT OTHERS..... I WISH YOU ALL THE MOST BLESSED CHRISTMAS EVER!!

 

[Raven1]

Thank you Cinny!
Merry Christmas to you and all on this thread! I agree this thread is a very nice, extended friends and family type and I love it! Good Luck to All in the New Year may we all have our best year yet!!

 

[Okla-doodle-doo]

Has anyone ever been to the Gleason,Tn poultry sale? Its this sat. Just wondring if its worth the trip.