The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[AMM10]

Idk wth you're talking about but you do have my attention now.

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[The Moonshiner]

Found out the auction place where I sell my extra birds will discontinue all poultry/small animal sells to focus more on cattle sells.
I had heard rumors but it's official now.

 

[WallyG74]

Found out the auction place where I sell my extra birds will discontinue all poultry/small animal sells to focus more on cattle sells.
I had heard rumors but it's official now.

That sucks. Any good options? I know you sold a ton of chickens there.

 

[The Moonshiner]

That sucks. Any good options? I know you sold a ton of chickens there.

There's another one a hour or so away. I'd have to see how often, days, time etc etc to see if it would even work
Never been there so don't know how they do things or if it's popular or just a hole in the wall that wouldn't make it worth it. Maybe one day I'll go empty handed just to get a feel for it and see.

 

[WallyG74]

Maybe one day I'll go empty handed just to get a feel for it and see.

I’ve said the same thing so many times. We have a place about an hour away but I can’t make myself burn a Saturday to check it out.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I’ve said the same thing so many times. We have a place about an hour away but I can’t make myself burn a Saturday to check it out.

And I can't take my boy. He either gets excited and wants to bid on everything or bored and wants to put me in the poor house eating snacks and getting drinks from their cafeteria.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Trying to get things going and seems I've got a few changes to make.
Feed... I've been getting it from a local mill for a while now. Cheapest place and I've had good results using it. They mill it themselves and idk what happened but lately I've been ending up with a lot of dust type stuff that they leave behind and won't touch. It's steadily been increasing and got to the point I'm throwing out enough that the price doesn't seem worth it.
Last run I went to where I get my chick feed and bought their pellets. $1.25 more per bag which sucks but very little was so I'll see how it adds up in the long run.
Pine shavings... before covid I was paying $5 or $5.50 a bag. It increased and topped at $6.99 a few months ago. They had a good sell on it then and I stocked up. Went the other and it's now $8.99, WTH? Best price I found now is TSC and I do not want to shop there.
Did see a marketplace ad for someone selling it by the 35 bag pallet for about 2/3rds of TSC price but not sure the volume of there bags. They said 20 to 25 lbs per bag. Anyone know what a TSC bag weighs? The 8 cubic feet ones?
Chick feeders. Finally sorta good news. I only use two types. The larger runs $18 to $20 usually. Saw a place that had them now for like $10. But d@mn it. It's TSC.
Other news. I've ordered a couple cheap nets. I usually snag nets up from garage sells when I find them but I'm out and it's not garage sell season yet. First one arrived today.
Also ordered and waiting on 2 leg hook tools. Yeah. Tired of bending over so much to hand snag them.
Changing up some web marking for this year. The last couple years I've just been doing a small slit cut. Going back to hole punching to lessen likelihood of confusion so got two of those on order.
So much going on as of late.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Na I didn't fix it. It's just a small crack in the bottom. Wood chips cover it so no big deal.

That's what I do with our old horse buckets. Any that crack and can't hold water become nest and broody bins for the bantams

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I need to try again with some young cockerels. The RIRs might stay together. The BC cockerels will fight to the death if I let them. I have never had a pair of little roos get along once they start competing for the ladies.

Really? Almost all my pens have had more than one male, apart from my pairs and trios

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Found out the auction place where I sell my extra birds will discontinue all poultry/small animal sells to focus more on cattle sells.
I had heard rumors but it's official now.

That sucks