Utah!

[hen-thusiast]

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Thanks for the warm welcome hen-thusiast. Right now im looking at getting quite a mix, barred rock, welsummer, buff orp and maybe an ameracauna. And now that my sister found out im looking into getting chickens, she really wants me to keep a cochin for her.

That's a nice little assortment! I really want welsummers, but we had to switch last second (hatchery said they weren't available) so I picked a cochin, which unfortunately didn't survive the mail delivery.

You'll have to keep us updated and show us some pictures when you get your flock!

 

[SaltLakeSpice]

Thanks vermontgal. I've actually spent a bit of time at that IFA, it's relatively close to my house. I think that's where I will be getting them from. i was pleasantly surprised at their variety (The CAL Ranch store in West Jordan said they will only be getting 5 or so breeds so thats what I had expected from IFA). And I asked the folks a IFA if they were expcting any cochins and they said they would be getting blue cochins in a coupla weeks.

p.s. the other breed you couldn't remeber were RIRs.

 

[zachalba101]

Centerville, Utah!

 

[darkroo]

Welcome newbie’s

glad to have you here! There is lots of good information available here!

I'll be starting my second year soon (March).

I got 12 chicks from IFA last year and had to find homes for 7 males; I recently got five young silkie hens and am excited to get them outside.
There are lots of possibilities out there they are easier than you would think. But check your local ordinances or you will be like me and have three times more than you are suppose to.

 

[vegaschick]

I just got a whole bunch of old wheat from a lady that says it's no good. How do I use it? Any ideas?

 

[kimbobim]

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Is it whole or cracked? I buy bags of cracked wheat and soak it, or throw it out raw for them to scratch for. I bought an old pot from DI that we use just for the chickens. Dump a couple scoops of wheat in, add hot water till it's covered and let it soak overnight - they go absolutely nuts over it. If you let it soak for a couple of days, it starts to ferment a little, which they love even more.

If it's whole wheat, like somebody's old food storage, it should still be good as long as it isn't moldy or mildewed - wheat has a shelf life of a really long time as long as it's kept dry, like 30+ years. You could soak it whole, or scatter it out whole, or try to crack it (although I don't know how to do that - in a grinder set to super coarse?).

 

[vegaschick]

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It is whole and it was old food storage. They stored it in their garage here in Vegas ... which can get upto 120* in the summer. She says that she's tried making bread but it turns out like bricks. She got new yeast and it did the same so she's sure it's the wheat. I do have a grinder so I will try that. How often can I feed it to them? Is it like corn that raises their body temp? I really have to watch that here. Too hot already.

 

[mkwags]

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new to chickens so am wondering what "pasty butts" means? Thanks!

 

[PacsMan]

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I got several buckets of food storage wheat, oats, millet, etc. last year off of craigs list. I just mix it in with the food. One had weevil in it, they loved that! Saves on food costs.

 

[PacsMan]

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For the first few days of a chicks life, you need to check and see of they get clogged up, and the poo dries on them. If so, just wash it off.

Marty