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re: Raising Chickens
Posted on 6/25/17 at 8:57 pm to ChatRabbit77
Posted on 6/25/17 at 8:57 pm to ChatRabbit77
Check out Gioia's Poultry Farm on Facebook, that is where we got all of our chickens and I know they are breeding Guineas as well.
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Posted on 6/25/17 at 10:06 pm to AUCE05
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About 8 months in, an a-hole fox entered my back yard and bit the heads off of them. He didn't even eat one.
that sounds like the work of an owl to me....
Posted on 6/26/17 at 7:26 am to No Colors
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Also, my feed costs have been averaging about .70c per dozen. For whatever that's worth to you.
Damn. You can buy a dozen eggs cheaper than that in Arkansas.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 8:55 am to CCTider
Have a question, right now all that we have for the birds is scratch grains for food.
Anything else I need to be feeding them?
Anything else I need to be feeding them?
Posted on 6/26/17 at 9:50 am to bbvdd
Welcome to the greatest hobby on earth!
My Rhode Island Red started laying last week! So far she has layed on 5 of the 6 days since starting. One of my Plymouth Rocks should start laying this week. The other one was probably younger than I was told but she's doing good, just not ready to lay yet.
I love my chickens more and more everyday. They are amazing.
My Rhode Island Red started laying last week! So far she has layed on 5 of the 6 days since starting. One of my Plymouth Rocks should start laying this week. The other one was probably younger than I was told but she's doing good, just not ready to lay yet.
I love my chickens more and more everyday. They are amazing.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 9:58 am to bbvdd
How old are they? Once they reach about 18wks you need to switch over to a laying feed if you have hens. Scratch grains are ok but the don't provide any calcium or vitamins for strong shells.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 9:59 am to bbvdd
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Have a question, right now all that we have for the birds is scratch grains for food.
Anything else I need to be feeding them?
How old are they?
If they are not laying yet, 1/4 to 1/3 lb of grower feed a day is all they really need. I do supplement with different table scraps and let mine roam the yard.
When they start laying move to the layer feed. You can supplement their feed with oyster shell which can be bought at a Tractor Supply (cheaper) or on Amazon (easier). I just went to a Tractor Supply and was able to get a 40lb bag of organic non-GMO layer feed for like $25 and a 50lb bag of oyster shell for like $10.
You dont need to feed oyster shell to your birds till they start laying. I have a seperate bowl for the oyster shell so they can decide for themselves if they need the calcium supplement.
For more questions backyardchickens.com is basically the TD of the chicken world. I've been posting around there and there is so much info there.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 10:59 am to SouthOfSouth
They're all ~ 5 months old and should start laying before too long. Will get the oyster shells and other stuff recommended. Thanks!
Posted on 6/26/17 at 11:10 am to Cajunate
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My chickens aren't laying like they used to
gumbo time!
Posted on 6/27/17 at 11:18 am to Mung
I think my ladies have gotten really beautiful.
It was super funny how proud Tony was when she layed her first egg. You could tell she was all pumped about it.
It was super funny how proud Tony was when she layed her first egg. You could tell she was all pumped about it.
Posted on 6/27/17 at 12:46 pm to SouthOfSouth
I love my buff oprhingtons, i hate my reds. Mean as hell, always peckn the others. I have 2 of each... and have one easter eggger hen that lays blue eggs. My rooster is an americauna.... he is my fav
Posted on 6/27/17 at 2:17 pm to oleyeller
Great topic, at perfect time. I have eleven assorted chics around 5 weeks old. Just moved them outside to chicken tractor and even though it's probably early they are doing well and seem to enjoy it. I'm still using heat lamp and locking the box at night.
Interesting to watch them form the "ruler of the roost" early on. Also always fun when one catches a bug or critter and the chase around the pen ensues.
Can't wait to start getting eggs. They will be at laying age in peak of the winter and I'm hoping I don't have to wait until it warms up to get eggs.
Interesting to watch them form the "ruler of the roost" early on. Also always fun when one catches a bug or critter and the chase around the pen ensues.
Can't wait to start getting eggs. They will be at laying age in peak of the winter and I'm hoping I don't have to wait until it warms up to get eggs.
Posted on 6/27/17 at 4:02 pm to oleyeller
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I love my buff oprhingtons, i hate my reds. Mean as hell, always peckn the others. I have 2 of each... and have one easter eggger hen that lays blue eggs. My rooster is an americauna.... he is my fav v
I think Buff Orphingtons may be the prettiest chicken out there. My RIR is super sweet and my older Barred Rock is starting to act like a dog... she follows me around the yard and jumps in my lap the second she can. She is super sweet to me but she likes to show my other Rock who's boss.
Posted on 6/27/17 at 5:56 pm to SouthOfSouth
People don't realize how friendly chickens are. You have some nice looking birds
Posted on 6/27/17 at 6:05 pm to SouthOfSouth
Buffs are my favorite for sure. Beautiful and good layers in the cold weather too. Only problem is when you decide it's time to butcher them. They look full but are really not heavy birds.
Posted on 6/27/17 at 7:02 pm to Geauxtiga
Has anyone tried breeding mealworms? I was looking to start a mealworms farm for my chickens and I was wondering what size sieve to buy for sorting the worms from the eggs and larva
Posted on 6/27/17 at 7:15 pm to bbvdd
I feed mine purina layena plus - it has omega 3 a little more expensive but I don't have to supplement with anything and my RIRs lay big brown eggs with excellent shells just another option if you don't have a bunch of birds. A 50lb bag is about $25 bucks but lasts my 6 hens 6-8wks depending on temperature and how much they eat. Another thing I do in the summer is mix sugar free Gatorade packets with their water.
Posted on 6/27/17 at 9:25 pm to swanny297
I'm gonna build some version of this and get a few more birds.
Posted on 6/28/17 at 1:40 pm to Pahnew
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Has anyone tried breeding mealworms? I was looking to start a mealworms farm for my chickens and I was wondering what size sieve to buy for sorting the worms from the eggs and larva
I haven't personally but there are hundreds of videos on youtube. I watched some for a couple hours a few weeks ago with my hens in mind. Then I got them some dried mealworms and they just didn't love them as much as I thought they would. Last thing they eat if I drop them down with wild bird seed. So I gave up on mealworm farm. Plus no way my fiance would let me grow worms inside.
Posted on 6/28/17 at 2:45 pm to CootKilla
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I have been letting the 5 chickens out when I'm around and picking them up when I go inside. Today I was cutting grass and I let them out. Around 10am I noticed only 4 chickens. My daughter is heartbroken and my son doesn't talk to me. Come home MARTHA!
CSB (chicken story bro)After wandering the yard, the bulkhead along the bayou, and the neighbor's yard looking for Martha or feathers from her all during the day Sunday. I decided to shine the bulleye at night with a loaded shotgun looking for alligators or eboos. I didn't see anything. I went to bed wondering what the hell stole the chicken with no signs of her anywhere, surely there should have been a few feathers from her if something took her.
I went to work on Monday and told the story to a few other chicken people who said it must've been an alligator. After work, I picked up the kids from camp and went home. They were still sad but couldn't wait to get home to look for the chicken again. We get home and no chicken. They go inside, I go in the shed to grab a beer and mope. I walk to the bayouside and look down the bayou for an alligator, nope. Turn around and look up the bayou and there is the chicken standing on the bulkhead in 2 inches of water. I holler, "MARTHA" and the kids came running out to hug me.
The water had dropped 8 inches since the day before.
Only thing I can see is the chicken jumped in the bayou on some water lilies to get a bug and swam to the wharf for cover. The water was so high I couldn't see under the wharf. So Martha spent around 36 hours in Bayou Lafourche without getting eaten by an alligator. I think I am going to change her name to LUCKY.
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