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muckmuck said:
Where's the best place to get feed here in Vegas?
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I've gotten feed all over the valley...mostly because I don't like the feed store nearest me, which is Nellis Feed. They will take old hens and roos there though. I think they pay about $5 a bird. I haven't sold them any myself but a lady I know sold them her older layers. I don't particularly like the brand of feed they offer there and they seem kinda expensive but I don't have any horror stories regarding why I don't like them, I just don't. I get different things at different stores.

I get scratch at Sunset Saddlery on Elliot off Boulder Hwy near Sunset because they have a real good mix for a good price. You have to tell them you want the good stuff, they know what you mean. A few things I don't like about them is that they charge extra for using a credit card, I don't like the quality of there chicken feed and they have chickens running all around the parking area. Doesn't seem very pro-bio-security. The scratch is excellent though!

I do like the feed at Jones Feed on Rancho, though again, it's a bit pricey. They carry Purina products. They have great chick starter crumble, medicated only, and have chicks available through September.

I get chick feed at IFA on West Martin Ave too, but Purina brand, not their brand. Mostly because I don't like mash for chicks. IFA is pretty comparable price wise with everyone else and maybe a bit cheaper. They do have sales on feed and BOSS occasionally that makes it worth the trip over. I do like their brand for layer feed, especially the 18% protein. I get oyster shell here, also. My chickens prefer the Purina Flock Raiser, but at about $20 a bag, I just can't do it.

A newcomer feed store, V&V Tack & Feed, I haven't really tried. Their prices seem about the same as others, not sure what all they carry. They're located near Jones Feed. I have bought a couple chicks there.

If you're looking for some quick feed on the East side of town, the Super Walmart on Nellis and LV Blvd carries Layena crumble in a 40# bag for a decent price. You should call before you go to make sure they have it in stock though. They run out rather quick.

I sometimes find BOSS for sale at Petsmart.

Right now, I've been buying All Flock from Cal's Ranch in Cedar City, UT. My brother goes up every weekend because his family lives in Cedar. I like All Flock because the protein is high and it's suitable for all my chickens regardless of age. I just supplement with oyster shell for the layers. I spend $14.99 a 50# bag of pellets. I have gotten flock block here but it is like cement. It last 3-4 times as long as what the flock block from IFA lasts, good or bad.

If you're looking for food grade DE here in town, PM me, I have the guys' name here somewhere.

Well, that's my experience with feed here, expensive and generally out of my way!


Peep_Show said:
Went outside this morning to deep water and the sky is all orangey yucky. Where's the fire? Looks like an unhealthful air day.
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I found a few things that could be it. The first is a wildfire in Northern NV that is the official reason.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/sto...ed6b8c16946899/NV--Nevada-Wildfire-Vegas-Air/

However, I also heard about a wildfire in Southern Utah that seems a bit more plausible but was under control quickly. Between the two, yes, yucky, smokey, and unhealthy air for us!
http://www.abc4.com/content/news/st...omes-in-St-George/mtWUYYtCtUKmYlgQuVUTYQ.cspx
 
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muckmuck said:
Hey Traycie, What kind of eggs did you slip under your broody?
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I candled all the eggs I got and removed a few due to hairline cracks and porosity. So, one hen has 6 eggs, the other 7. As Holly31 also has BCM's and non-standard Ameraucanas it will be a fun mix of OE's, EE's, and BCM's. She has a barred N-S Am. That would be fun!

I finally got the other side of my garden covered with shade cloth! Yay, I just hope it was in time to save my nasturtiums and beans.

Trayci...no e
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OMG... I'm watching TV and a Hyundai ad is on (you know, with Buck or whoever the ol' geezer cowboy is) and the ad content is that he couldn't get a job managing a brothel and so he's a car dealer instead. I swear, only in Nevada.....

(Obviously not a nationwide ad....otherwise there might be pickets and protests from the Bible Belt)

This all just struck me as rather funny....
 
Peep_Show: Absolutely! I can hear the joke now...it starts, "you know you're in Nevada when..."

AleCat22: Yay! Representing North Las Vegas! That's good. We have the East side, Henderson, Overton/Logandale and now the North side. Our network of chicken keepers is shaping up! Now for the next question...what kinds of chickens do you have? I have a Rhode Island Red (RIR), a White Leghorn (WL), a Red Star/sex-link (RS), a Blue Copper Marans (BlCM), 2 Delaware (Dels), lots of Easter Eggers (EE) one even looks just like an Splash Ameraucana (AM) but having seen her siblings I know she's at best a non-standard AM which is basically an EE, 2 Olive Eggers (OE), several straight up backyard mutts, a gamebird mix, and a Marans mix. Oh, I almost forgot the NYD hatch...3 Wheaten Marans (WM) and a Salmon Faverolle (SF). Just so you know...the chicks don't count!

Well. Nixie is freaking out. She kept rushing out of the nestbox everytime someone walked into the run, squawing and jumping at the door to get out. I let her out and put her eggs under Casino before she could injure herself. Poor Casino has 13 eggs she's pancaked on now but she's a veteran mama. Nixie is in a community nestbox right now, still playing broody. I'm considering confining her on some wooden eggs in a carrier for a day or two to see if she's serious about brooding. She's young and this is her first time being broody. I almost feel like I need to take her aside and explain why she's having all these new and confusing emotions! LOL! Stay tuned for more broody-mama drama!
 
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Quote:VegasChick Currently I have BCM's, GCM's, LO's, BBSO, EE's,a couple of Brahma's, Mille Fleur's, and a buttload of others that I don't know what they are. I'll post some pics this weekend and maybe you all can help me figure them out!

Max
 
muckmuck said:
Currently I have BCM's, GCM's, LO's, BBSO, EE's,a couple of Brahma's, Mille Fleur's, and a buttload of others that I don't know what they are. I'll post some pics this weekend and maybe you all can help me figure them out!

Max
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Hmmmm...what are LO's and BBSO's? Yay! I love pictures!
 

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