Recent content by TAMFAM

Yes we have Tractor Supply. Looks like the local retail stores are about as cheap as anything online. Thank you.

Sources or brands for economic organic chicken? I am new at this and getting my first flock of six baby chicks in a couple of weeks. I’m in Northwest Missouri and looks like Kalmbach it’s not available locally so might have to order something online. Thanks!

Yes my coop is empty. Finishing up construction. Need to add roosting bars, add overhead light, automatic door opener and some brooder supplies. Thanks!!

What kind of heat plates do you use? Thanks!

I am in Northwest, Missouri, A new chicken farmer and I will be get six baby chicks in May. I was planning to get a heat plate for the brooder until the hatchery recommended a heat lamp. They said heat plates are not warm enough. I plan to put the brooder in a garage or backyard shed/coop. I...

Looks like I waited too late to order checks for May without gambling and buying from a farm store

Farm stores don’t guarantee no roosters

Chicken scratch hatchery, appears to have a 10 chick minimum

I am new at raising chickens. I want to buy 6 day old chicks in early May and I don’t want any roosters. I’m located in Northwest Missouri. What hatchery do you recommend that I mail order from? Thanks!

I am building an 8‘ x 8‘ walk in coop inside my shed. Has anybody ever used a metal storm door covered in hardware cloth for entry into the coop on the inside of the shed? I want the coop predator proof in case an animal gets inside the shed.

Thank you for all your comments! I’m working hard to try and build a coop and run and be ready hopefully by early spring so i can order some chicks.

Do the positives out weight the negatives when owning a few chickens? This would be a new journey for me, but I don’t want to get in over my head. Its not an easy decision.

Would you put hardware cloth on top of dirt floor to keep snakes and rodents out? Thanks so much!

Hello! I would like some advice on the floor in my 8‘ x 8‘chicken coop that I’m going to build inside my shed. The current floor of the shed is crushed gravel. I want to do the deep litter method on the ground. My concern is if the crushed gravel would be too dusty for the chickens to inhale. I...

Hello, I live in Missouri, and I am retired and looking to start raising chickens. I want to buy six baby chicks in the spring but I have lots to do before I get to that point. I am looking forward to learning more and starting my chicken journey. Thanks so much.