Well, it's time to start "doing" and move on from "talking". Our family made some commitments to change a few things in our household back in early fall. One of the outcomes of that was a commitment to start raising "backyard chickens". Our only pets at the time were some fish in a tank, some...
Here is a rendering of our current layout for our Urban Homestead. Any feedback / comments are appreciated.
Here are some background comments for orientation of our plan.
* South of the lot line is parking for nearby apartment units and the alley runs behind the parking.
* East side (bottom of...
No turning back now - without financial penalty , lol.
1st flock order has been placed with My Pet Chicken - 7 chicks are going to make their way out to the Southwest.
1. Australorp
2. Barred Plymouth Rock
3. Easter Egger
4. Rhode Island Red - (may be changed out for Cream Legbar if they become...
to have a pure breed set of chicks you want the rooster and hen to be the same breed ?
If you have the rooster from one breed and the hen from a different breed, what is the type of breed of the chicks ?
Just wondering how this works .
What is your preferred feeder type ? DIY or store bought ? I'm planning for 7 hens in the spring and wanted to ask 1st hand from those who have had chickens for at least a year .
I came on to this forum specifically because i'm a vecino (neighbor) of yours over here in New Mexico .
Thanks for...
I've seen a lot of corp. feeders as well as diy feeders and sorry to say no closer to deciding on how to go about this .
What is the most efficient feeder out there to 1. minimize waste and 2. allow for 1 wk. or more time between filling with feed 3. can't cost an arm and two legs either ? My...
I believe I saw a picture of a "Buff Sussex" somewhere on BYC - but can't seem to find them in any of the hatcheries website ?
Do they exist ? Really rare ? or what ? Would really like them to be in my 1st flock (starting in spring 2014).
Any thoughts or direction would be appreciated. Thanks !
My family and I are planning our 1st flock for spring 2014 here in Albuquerque, NM. I believe we are settled on the following breeds for our dive into urban-chickens:
1. Australorp.
2. Rhode Island Red.
3. Plymouth Rock.
4. Easter Egger.
5. Golden laced Wyandotte.
6. Buff Sussex.
7. Wellsummer...
How large should a brooder be for 6 pullets to last the estimated 6-8 weeks before moving out to their coop ?
Thinking of a plastic storage bin solution so far - any better ideas ?
So do your one day old chicks stay in the same size brooder until they're old enough/big enough to move into the outside coop?
what age should they go to a coop ?
Thanks.
My family and I are thinking/planning for our 1st flock.
Six girls is our target right now.
We are considering the following different breeds to all be members - pros / cons to having 6 different birds in one flock ?
1. Austorlorpe.
2. Wyandotte.
3. New Hampshire.
4. Plymoth Rock.
5. Rhode...