Anyone have a chicken plucker?
Hello all,I'm getting ready to harvest my chicken flock and am in need of a plucker to borrow or rent.
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It's Official...I'm a Chicken Momma
I messed up this post and deleted the original :(We took the plunge with four 8 week old chicks today. We have them in a chicken hutch until the coop is ready. They are sweet & eat a ton. I had brilliant names picked out of famous female authors & su
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Hello fellow chicken/livestock lovers. I am so excited to find this group & love the permie website.I have to say that its the best social community I have ever found on the web...I feel like I found a great place to meet like minded people. I live i
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From what I have read you can start feeding scratch around 8 weeks. Is this correct?Also if you are feeding your chickens organic food is there organic scratch available also?P.S. Thanks to everyone for all of the great answers to my many beginner qu
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We have four eight week old chicks. For the last couple of weeks we have been letting them outside all day and then bringing them in at night.We just finished there tractor type coop and was going to have them sleep outside tonight. After dark they w
Read more…Where can I find Organic Chicken Feed Wholesale
Hi,I am looking for a supplier that can supply me with organic chicken feed. I live in Central Florida and we have started raising our own chickens, and now we sell the over flow of them. I would like to offer my customers that purchase our chickens
Read more…clearence to roost
Sorry ANOTHER question.We are building a tractor / ark type coop and since it is A frame it is pretty narrow at the top. How much space does there need to be between the side and the roost so that the chickens can get up on it? If we need to put it t
Read more…what size for nesting box
We are building our coop and originallyy thought nesting boxes should be 12 x 12 x 12 but now it seems as though I am reading some people use 14 x 14 x 14.Which size do most people use?
Read more…floor for roost?
We are building a tractor type roost and run for our chickens. We have been looking at several online for ideas.We are building one in two parts. there is a long low run about 4' x 8' and 2' tall. Then there is a second part that will attache to the
Read more…When to leave chicks out all night?
I have four chicks that are 7 weeks old. For the past week or so they have stayed out all day from early morning until dark.At this time of year when is it ok for them to stay out all night? What temperatures am I looking for?
Read more…Looking for Bantam pullets for sale in Phoenix
Hello,I am working on building a chicken tractor this weekend and have been researching chicken keeping, I have my heart set on getting 5 bantam pullets! I wonder if anyone could steer me in the direction of who is keeping or selling bantam pullets i
Read more…Please help - our chick has runny poop
Hello again!One of our 5-day-old chicks has runny poop. I've been searching the web but don't seem to find the information I am looking for. I understand that runny poop indicates a serious problem. What should I do?I've bought some medicated starter
Read more…Our First Egg
I read Dons post where he had a talk with one of his hens about laying her first egg. So I decided to try the same. Most mornings and all of the evenings I will have a brief chat with my girls (6 of them) wishing them a good day or good night as it m
Read more…Chicken Coop
Hello Everyone!It's me again - the future mom to 4 Delaware chicks. Well, we've decided to convert a large dog crate into their brooder. So that issue is solved, but now we are debating what we should do for their coop.We had initially planned to bui
Read more…Roost Configuration in Coop Design
I'm drawing up my plans (and developing my materials list) for my chicken coop--can't tell you how exciting this is--and I had a quick question for all of you experienced chicken owners.I'm planning to put two roost poles in about a foot apart from e
Read more…Chicken Tractor Gallery
Lots of pics of different chicken tractors - very good!Sue, congrats on the chicks! They are such fun!http://home.centurytel.net/thecitychicken/tractors.html
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I got three baby chicks from the Stock Shop on Sunday....an Auracauna, a Production Red and a Barred Rock! They are currently residing in the bathroom, awaiting warmer weather and their coop!
Read more…Keeping chicks in the bathroom?
Hello Everyone!We are about to get our 4 Delaware chicks next week. They'll be just days old (just the thought that they are still in their eggs, ready to hatch within a few days is thrilling!).We have been reading so many books, my husband attended
Read more…new chick owner questions
I have my week old chicks and I have a few questions. When can I start offering them my food scraps? I am guessing when they are a bit bigger? Also, I have heard that they can go outside to their coop when they have all of their feathers. 6 to 8 week
Read more…bedding & hanging feeder
We have 4 chicks that are about a month old and are in the process of building a portible coop. I have been reading and it seems like chopped straw is what they recommend for bedding is this correct? I haven't asked at the Mesa feed barn yet but they
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