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OH my, heated coops??? Not a chance!! LOL, mine are just wire runs with a large dog kennel split into it's halves and they get under there or one run has what sorta looks like a dog house, small coop. That's where I usually keep biddies. Here they need ventilation more than anything. I am going to build them something better, but what we have actually works pretty well. When it gets below 40 we put a heat lamp up over where they roost and they seem to like that. But even when I get a regular coop built, I'd never heat it. We really don't have a whole lot of days that are cold enough to warrant that.

We have a long growing season, but it's hard to grow some things like lettuce, broccoli, etc because they will bolt pretty quickly in the heat. Many years, we are wearing shorts on Christmas LOL. Most of the winter will be night time lows in low 40's and high 30's. A few times it may get down into the 20's but only a few.

Summers, well, it's often 90 by 9am and with the heat index well over 100.

ETA-soil is typically sandy, with clay about 3-4ft down or so. Takes lots of watering. Helps to mix in horse or cow manure, etc.
 
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Hey Fyrekitten,
This the other Nancy, A.K.A. The Kibble Goddess. I'm in Richmond Hill, not too far from Midway. E-mail me when you get here and maybe we can get together. I have a small flock (in a subdivision) 2 silkies, 2 EEs, and one each of Delaware, BO, BR, SLW & White Crested Black Polish. I think one of the Silkies may be a roo. If he is and you can have/want him, he's yours. No Roos alowed here.

Nancy

PS. if you do go boar hunting, is there something I can swap for some meat? Help butchering maybe? I had some roast boar a couple of years ago and it was divine!!! They aren't really a problem here in RH, but they do come out of the marsh sometimes.
 
Sheesh! I havent been in here for AGES! How is everyone doing? I am located in the lovely city of Perry right smack in the middle of Ga. I live about 7 miles from the Agricenter and Fairgrounds where the GA National Fair is held each October! I have expanded to over 100 birds on our two acres and we have pheasant and mandarins now as well. We too are wishing and hoping for rain here it has been dastardly dry and horrible, even the birds think it is ridiculous! I have family in Douglasville near ATL and most of my family is near Savannah in Effingham County where I went to high school and worked at Wal Mart in Rincon with Billy Curringtons Mom back in 05! I got into birds about 4 years ago and my family numbers have only been growing, I have more eggs than I know what to do with under hens and babies in brooders and pigeons in the house and lord I cant even count it anymore LMAO! It is a joy to be a part of this BYC community and I find that nearly everyone I try to turn onto BYC is already here! lol. I have had the pleasure of meeting many fellow georgians from here on BYC and I hope to get to meet more of you. I have hotel connections here in Perry if anyone is staying here during the GNFair so give me a shout! I also have lots of eggs for sale and there is always an option to pick up. I am fixin to be unloading several pekins and even some bantams (hens and chicks about 2 months old) oh and I still have some BO roosters to get rid of if anyone is interested! I wish I had the luxury of not having to have a job besides the farm and being a mommy but I do work as a desk clerk as well. So I am a busy busy busy lady! WELCOME to all the new georgians!
 
What kind of chickens do you have Missred? We go to Perry for NBHA barrel racing championships. They just started having it there last year. We have also been there for state saddle club show. I'll have to try and remember who it is that has hotel info when the time is right! We will go to NBHA championships the last week of October this year. Would love to meet up!
 
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yeah i work at Howard Johnson if you ever stay at a hotel here we get super busy during horse shows! Currently I have bantam cochin mixes, LF Buff Orphingtons, and LF EEs but I have eggs in the bator and under hens and on the way through the mail for Sizzles, Mille Fluer Cochins, random breeds from a friends farm, and a couple of mystery chicks I bought from someone! LOL Gotta go getting off work NOW!
 
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. You will find this site and chickens themselves to be addicting!!
 
WELCOME Daddychicken

this group is wonderful.. always tempting me with a road trip... so glad you found us

Luvinrunnin and chickendrazy01.. you both are SOOO right.. I have a "bunch" of chickens.. mainly chicks I have hatched out since I seem to be addicted to hatching eggs.. and I still find some that I want..

Shelly (in Milner - south of Griffin)
 
Waynesboro, Georgia here! (edited to add) That's about 35-40 south of Augusta.

I have 5 hens, 2 EE, 1 BO, 1 silver lace wing wyondotte, 1 BCM

Haven't had much luck with my roos. The first was very aggressive and the second one died.
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BUT I'm still looking!
 
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