The Middle Tennessee Thread

[heirloomorps]

We got Tucker Milling feed last time and I HATE the chick starter. So many issues with pasty butt while we were using it. We switched back to Dumor for the higher protein percentage and we have had a lot less pasty butt.

 

[Brown Chicka Brown Cow]

We got Tucker Milling feed last time and I HATE the chick starter. So many issues with pasty butt while we were using it. We switched back to Dumor for the higher protein percentage and we have had a lot less pasty butt.

We use Dumor as well...it's a little less than co op but supior in quality. Co-ops feed gives my chickens the runs and they all act as if they're still starving when fed the same quantity.

 

[DMRippy]

Well after many many many months of not having a REAL Sink..... I broke down and got one today. We went to the Re-Store and they had a nice PINK sink.... one that is like a kitchen sink but all one sink not divided. It was only $30 and a utility sink would have been $45 and would have been deeper but narrower. Anyway.... we are going to make a counter top from some scrap something and I can finally wash my chicken stuff in the shop instead of using the hose pipe.... I can have warm water

 

[debid]

Which co-op do you visit where prices are higher than TSC? I'm paying $13.40 for 16% layer pellets at the co-op. Dumor layer is $15.50, Flockraiser is $19. If I call ahead, they'll get 21% layer for me at the co-op for the same price so I can go a little heavy with the garden scraps in summer. I know the mill is cheaper but pellets make me happy. They (Edwards) were also the folks who told me their feed was free of antibiotics and then loaded a sack with the blue label of disclosure for BMD. Not sure I'd believe them if they said they had an antibiotic-free chick starter today but I haven't called them yet.

 

[debid]

Well after many many many months of not having a REAL Sink..... I broke down and got one today.  We went to the Re-Store and they had a nice PINK sink.... one that is like a kitchen sink but all one sink not divided.  It was only $30 and a utility sink would have been $45 and would have been deeper but narrower.  Anyway.... we are going to make a counter top from some scrap something and I can finally wash my chicken stuff in the shop instead of using the hose pipe.... I can have warm water

 

Sweet!

 

[MayDayMel]

Well after many many many months of not having a REAL Sink..... I broke down and got one today.  We went to the Re-Store and they had a nice PINK sink.... one that is like a kitchen sink but all one sink not divided.  It was only $30 and a utility sink would have been $45 and would have been deeper but narrower.  Anyway.... we are going to make a counter top from some scrap something and I can finally wash my chicken stuff in the shop instead of using the hose pipe.... I can have warm water

 

Glad you got it! Wish we had enough time to have shopped around. Thanks for meeting up!

 

[DMRippy]

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Hope you have a good hatch! We didn't stay long. I had to ship eggs and get chicks out of the hatcher,

 

[Brown Chicka Brown Cow]

Which co-op do you visit where prices are higher than TSC? I'm paying $13.40 for 16% layer pellets at the co-op. Dumor layer is $15.50, Flockraiser is $19. If I call ahead, they'll get 21% layer for me at the co-op for the same price so I can go a little heavy with the garden scraps in summer. I know the mill is cheaper but pellets make me happy. They (Edwards) were also the folks who told me their feed was free of antibiotics and then loaded a sack with the blue label of disclosure for BMD. Not sure I'd believe them if they said they had an antibiotic-free chick starter today but I haven't called them yet.

Our local one here in Waverly and the one in Dickson. I get chick feed for the higher protien. I have bantams and they snuff there noses at the pellets. It's $17 and change at the Co-ops here and it's $16-$17 for 50lbs a TSC. I get 20 %. In fact, I have found just about everything to be cheaper at TSC than my local co-ops.

 

[DMRippy]

CarolJ

Hatch update 7 of each made it to lockdown. 6 CCL hatched 4 roos and 2 pullets

I have projects for the roos. SFH 6 hatched and 1 is off may have to cull it. Not walking well and get the shakes.

 

[CarolJ]

CarolJ

Hatch update 7 of each made it to lockdown. 6 CCL hatched 4 roos and 2 pullets

I have projects for the roos. SFH 6 hatched and 1 is off may have to cull it. Not walking well and get the shakes.

Hmmm - well about 50% hatch. Not wonderful but not bad either. I had the same kind of luck with the cream legbars - always more roos than pullets. What projects are you working on?

I've got some araucana eggs coming this week from an eBay auction - so I'm going to incubate those. Yea - I know I said I was finished with incubating for awhile. Don't ask me why I keep trying to incubate araucana eggs - I've had such awful luck with them. I just really love the araucanas that I have, though. I plan to save this week's CLB and SFH eggs and add to the incubator. I'd like a couple more CLB pullets, and I'll probably sell any SFH chicks I hatch.