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[DeltaBluezTess]

~~Quote: Originally Posted by CATandTIM View Post Hi. Im new here! We've got our brooder set up and are in the process of building our coop. Just wondering if anyone has recommendations for where to get chicks locally? We're out in the fall city/carnation/ duvall area, but dont mind traveling a ways for better/healthier chicks. Im looking for wyandotte's, orpingtons, and barred rock's. Thank you!!!


I have a trio of Domiques for sale....10 months or so and laying....very nice....similar to barred rocks. If you are interested in Danish Brown Leghorns I have those for sale as well.

Diane

 

[Sweetlilbaby]

must leave incubator alone.... It's to early to candle my eggs and all i can think is "how are they doing are they developing"
i'm excited about them.

 

[Sweetlilbaby]

Also anyone know where to get the info on how much is to much black sunflower seed?
I buy it to feed once in a while, when i do my chickens begin laying more eggs. So i'm considering adding some to their regular treats. Their "food" i call treats because they free range so they don't really eat much as way of "chicken food"

 

[Sweetlilbaby]

The one with the fro- Pullet or cockeral? I am thinking its going to be a roo which sucks cause i wanted to keep it, if it's a roo it goes to my mom. Or I may begin building a sound proof pen for it without my hubbies permission.... thinking a soundproof cage/pen for it outside would be great, have it against the house, with a nice roof on it, put 2 hens in there at a time for him to play with....

 

[Sweetlilbaby]

more thoughts needed, Would making a brick shed prevent noise of a rooster from bothering my neighbors? I mean with like thick plexiglass windows.

 

[CoopDeDoo]

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Worst case scenario - if you Mom isn't too far away could you take your hens to visit for a couple of weeks and then hatch your fertile eggs?

 

[Sweetlilbaby]

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I could but i don't want to do that. Mostly because I see that ending in a fight with my over which chickens are mine. plus they over feed on corn in my opinion and i wouldn't want that to be done to my chickens. I'm very picky about what i feed mine, it's why i prefer them to free range to get a more natural diet.

 

[Lutefisk]

Also anyone know where to get the info on how much is to much black sunflower seed?

I buy it to feed once in a while, when i do my chickens begin laying more eggs.    So i'm considering adding some to their regular treats.   Their "food" i call treats because they free range so they don't really eat much as way of "chicken food"

IMO any healthy fat will help them lay more. We give ours all our waste cooking fat in a dish in their feeder. We cook with natural saturated/monounsaturated fats, never hydrogenated. Lard, butter, organic palm shortening, coconut oil.

The problem with sunflower seeds is like corn they are very high in omega-6 PUFA and very low in omega-3. We give ours about 1 Tb each per day, which shouldn't be too much since they are free range. Photosynthesizing plants and bugs are high in omega3 to help balance the omega6 in grain and seeds. Also some seeds have a good ratio, such as flax, chia and hemp. http://curezone.org/foods/fatspercent.asp

 

[HannahinOly]

I'm so enjoying seeing these babes bobbing and weaving all over the yard

 

[Staciaw755]

Anyone from NE Washington looking for a Blue Laced Red Wyandotte Roo? I have a few, blue, black and splash