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re: Raising Chickens
Posted on 2/28/17 at 1:16 pm to No Colors
Posted on 2/28/17 at 1:16 pm to No Colors
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Also, they tell me (I have never experienced it) that you can't integrate an older flock with younger birds. They will kill them or harass them to no end. So, you have to start with a fresh group the same age.
This isn't true. It IS true that chickens can be hateful bitches and will pester new birds, sometimes to the point of killing one, but they can be integrated fairly easily in a matter of days. I usually integrate 3-5 new birds into my flock every year. I'll get a different breed each time to help keep up with their ages.
If anyone goes into a feed store and asks for "isa browns" and they look at you like you're crazy, just ask for a sex link. Colors just personal preference. Lol
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Posted on 2/28/17 at 1:19 pm to INFIDEL
Oh, and it's hard to beat a sex link for personality and egg production. I also like the australorps and buff orps. Brown leghorns and Sicilian buttercups have been nutty as a squirrel turd.
Hell, might go grab some spring bitties today.
Hell, might go grab some spring bitties today.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 1:29 pm to Cajunate
Posted on 2/28/17 at 1:45 pm to No Colors
I have added two grown birds to my flock and they were fine.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 1:57 pm to Cajunate
I raise meat chickens for slaughter twice a year. I don't mess with layers because my wife gets eggs from a friend for free.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 2:23 pm to Cajunate
I used to raise them but I'm on the road too much now. I have bought from TSC in the past but have had better luck with McMurray Hatchery online. I sure miss them. They really cut down on ticks around the cabin as well.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 3:19 pm to TimeOutdoors
What about raising them on property but not being able to check on them but about 3 times a week?
Can I get auto feeders and water? Chances of this working out?
I have a small trailer I want to build into a coop.
Similar to this.
Trailer I have is like this
Can I get auto feeders and water? Chances of this working out?
I have a small trailer I want to build into a coop.
Similar to this.
Trailer I have is like this
This post was edited on 2/28/17 at 3:22 pm
Posted on 2/28/17 at 3:48 pm to Martini
it could work. Feeding and watering would not be the issue. You'd need a way to close the door at dark, and open after daylight. Otherwise some coon or possum will clean you out in less than a week.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 3:56 pm to Cajunate
I don't know how old your hens are, but sometimes they just slack off for a while. If they are 4 or younger, they should get back to full production soon. If they're old,I used to just buy mine off Craig's List.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 4:46 pm to REB BEER
Buddy of mine has something like this that he keeps 6-8 in (his is 18ft long or so). Leaves it in one spot for a few days and then moves it a few feet for free yard fertilizer.
This post was edited on 2/28/17 at 4:48 pm
Posted on 2/28/17 at 4:52 pm to brett randall
What about electric fence?
Posted on 2/28/17 at 4:56 pm to brett randall
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They are located in Texas, and will ship to you via USPS
Well then with my luck, they would get lost in transit and stranded at a post office in Oregon.
Poor damn chicks.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 5:25 pm to Martini
As long as they have food and water, they will be fine.
Chickens are very hardy
Chickens are very hardy
Posted on 2/28/17 at 5:37 pm to Martini
Would be better than nothing at all. would need to run it top and bottom. I'd go no less than a 6 foot fence, or some netting or fencing on top as well.
Something as short as whats in the pic, would not even slow a chicken with clipped wing down.They'd jump that, and then go start roosting in the trees.
Something as short as whats in the pic, would not even slow a chicken with clipped wing down.They'd jump that, and then go start roosting in the trees.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 5:46 pm to SportTiger1
My luck they would be shipped from China Post. At least they could stay warm with my Drake jackets
Posted on 2/28/17 at 6:02 pm to AUCE05
quote:Did you see the fox? I ask cause I think a skunk will only eat the head.
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. I was disappointed. Would have killed him if I could have.
I always keep a couple of hens to throw the scraps to and pick a few eggs. Most of all, NOTHING sticky chicken with a yard bird.
Feed stores often sell choice of pullets or "straight run" chicks. The pullets are a little more. I made a brooder years ago and have lost very few. The most I get at a time is a dozen.
If you get the "straight run" you can kill the roosters when they are older. They're just as good if you don't wait til they're told old. My mom doesn't believe that but it's true.
If you're interested in a 25 or more, order from McMurray Hatchery.. I'll fetch a link for you,
This post was edited on 2/28/17 at 6:05 pm
Posted on 2/28/17 at 6:10 pm to Geauxtiga
Here, you can order many different breeds.
McMurray Hatchery
McMurray Hatchery
This post was edited on 2/28/17 at 6:11 pm
Posted on 2/28/17 at 7:47 pm to Cajunate
Look up Gioia's Poultry Farm on Facebook, we just picked up hens from them this past weekend. They are in Ponchatoula
Also, I just posted in the Neatest Thing You Have Built thread of th chicken coop I'm in the process of building. LINK /
Also, I just posted in the Neatest Thing You Have Built thread of th chicken coop I'm in the process of building. LINK /
This post was edited on 2/28/17 at 7:53 pm
Posted on 2/28/17 at 8:47 pm to Barneyrb
I'm looking at getting some chickens myself. I will probably go the "chicken tractor" route and move it around my back yard (1/2 acre fenced in) every day to two. Great way to get rid of insects and fertilize at the same time.
I was looking at getting buffs, but I am still undecided. The main thing is they need to be good around children since my little girl will likely want to hold and pet them.
I was looking at getting buffs, but I am still undecided. The main thing is they need to be good around children since my little girl will likely want to hold and pet them.
Posted on 2/28/17 at 9:16 pm to Tear It Up
Buff orpingtons (or any Orpington they come in several colors) are extremely docile, they would make a good choice.
But please be careful letting your kids pet and hold them. A few years back there was the major salmonella outbreak among children who were playing with their new chicks.
Also for anyone buying chickens I recommend ordering from one of the larger hatcheries (ideal, Murray or cackle). These hatcheries will vaccinate for several diseases and are part of the NPIP. The NPIP is the national poultry improvement program, it tests flocks for certain diseases. The goal is to reduce and control certain diseases of both people and chickens.
But please be careful letting your kids pet and hold them. A few years back there was the major salmonella outbreak among children who were playing with their new chicks.
Also for anyone buying chickens I recommend ordering from one of the larger hatcheries (ideal, Murray or cackle). These hatcheries will vaccinate for several diseases and are part of the NPIP. The NPIP is the national poultry improvement program, it tests flocks for certain diseases. The goal is to reduce and control certain diseases of both people and chickens.
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