The Middle Tennessee Thread

[pickledchicken]

Yep I am a lurker

Chicks will be in Friday !!!

 

[Cinny]

Thanks everyone for caring....Sophie was the first one I lost and I don't like it at all !!! I'll let you all know what the vet says when the autopsy comes back....on the plus side all the others are doing well. I was worried about my grandson, we just told him Sophie was so sick she has to live with the doctor forever and he was ok with that....as long as it wasn't Pippa "Little Bit" Middlehen, his Silkie. Pray Sophie didn't have anything that will affect Little Bit or the others!!

 

[BMaverick]

does anyone know a local source for organic feed?

In the Cross Plains/Portland/White House area I know of only one. That's still a long haul of a drive for you to get there. There is another further near Russelville, KY. Other than that, try a Amish or Mennonite community. It is getting harder to find non-GMO feed these days.

 

[NEK38583]

A friend on mines that I always post on here when she has rabbits for sale. Has mini rexs and fuzzy lops now ready to go. She still has some holland lops, lion heads, and dutch. All great qualty. . She is asking $20.00 each for them.Here number is 931-738-8766

Here is the picture of the fuzz lops and mini rex here niece took.

 

[BethanyS]

Awwwwww those are Janettes bunnies?! we got our Holland Lop from her almost 2 years ago. just went back before Christmas and got 1 for our neighbors kids

our Appa

new baby Petri

* sweet as pie love love love holland lops!!*

 

[NEK38583]

Awwwwww those are Janettes bunnies?! we got our Holland Lop from her almost 2 years ago. just went back before Christmas and got 1 for our neighbors kids
our Appa


new baby Petri

* sweet as pie love love love holland lops!!*

She is an awesome person. She was my mentor who taught me everything I know. She has amazing rabbits. She use to raise pidgons(SP) That is how I first met her. The hollands is my fav to. I use to have parti holland lops.

 

[TinTennessee]

I know this time of year a lot of the hens quit laying regularly, I have an EE that hasnt laid in at least 2 1/2 weeks. I know cause shes my only EE. All the others are laying sporadicly, usually 3 or 4 eggs a week. I looked her over today nothing wrong that I can see. ( Chicken butts look funny.) Is it normal for one to just quit. She's young not even a year old. She was the first to lay in my flock of 7. If you can call 7 a flock ?

 

[CarolJ]

I know this time of year a lot of the hens quit laying regularly, I have an EE that hasnt laid in at least 2 1/2 weeks. I know cause shes my only EE. All the others are laying sporadicly, usually 3 or 4 eggs a week. I looked her over today nothing wrong that I can see. ( Chicken butts look funny.) Is it normal for one to just quit. She's young not even a year old. She was the first to lay in my flock of 7. If you can call 7 a flock ?

Yep - I'm getting 2 or 3 eggs a day - out of about 25 in my layer flock. I have a flock of 5 Swedish Flower hens - and not a single eggs from the entire flock in several weeks. I don't provide any additional light. Hopefully they'll get back to laying soon!

 

[Lots A Cluckin]

Quote: I guess I am lucky I get any where 8-16 eggs per day out of 25 hens...but our coop has heat lamps and is insulated...so they stay warm and there they have light from the heat lamps

 

[Sam Royall]

Question from the novice : I read that I should provide my chickens with a dust bath
Do I achuieve this by putting a pan down and putting sven dust in it for them to lay in or should it be something else in the pan and how often should his be provided? I used to have some racing pigeons and I always put a pan of water down for them to bathe in and tey loved it. do chickens like water baths also?
Sam in Conroe Tx