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Hi BYC. I have moved quite a bit professionally but have semi-retired here in East Texas. Raising RRs for eggs and pullets for sale along with plans for forest raised pork on 25 acres.

Hello BYC. Been a while since I had chickens and quite a while since I have posted here. I have 15 Ideal RR hens hatched March 24th. I got my first little egg July 31st at 18 weeks and a few days. The next week I got 6 eggs then none for 4 days. Since then they have laid anywhere from 2 to 5...

Mealworms are a nutritious meal for the brand new chicks, after a few days old they know the drill.

My chickens love the woods. When I let them out they run straight to the woods and spend most of the day scratching in the leaves. Very happy and healthy and saves me on feed.

Dropping another 16 feet on the barn for the girls to spread out some

I ordered 48 BR eggs and had them shipped 700 miles by USPS. The box arrived 48 hours later and was unceremoniously left on the side of our circle driveway. It seems our mail carrier does not get out of the vehicle as this is a rural route. I think they just dropped it out the window onto the...

I ordered the new 2010 edition from the APA website. Anyone know when they will start shipping? http://www.amerpoultryassn.com/ASOP%20Promo%20Announcement%20(2).pdf

Just a Southern boy living in central Illinois waiting for the ground to thaw so we can start building pens, moving fences.

I have an old Leahy "Favorite" incubator I used in years past for hatching/incubating. It has the old style dry bulb/wet bulb thermometer. I was thinking about modernizing it with new digital controls but may just leave it like it is with dual wafers. 1) What are the experiences around here...

I am looking at cover crops for inside flight pens such as millet, sorghum, corn etc. I have a wild bird feeder area and buy boss by the 50 lbs. I did a quick germination check on the BOSS seeds and the rate is above 90%. So my question(s) 1) how does sunflowers work for cover in pens? 2)...

Hello everyone. I am really enjoying this forum. At one time I had Barred Rock and enjoyed having them, I just like the bigger breeds. I am starting over from scratch and looking for advice on which breed to go with. I realize its a personal choice but interested in hearing what others with...

Does anybody use the PVC coated wire from 3T? http://www.3tproducts.com/shop/pc/viewCategories.asp?pageStyle=h&idCategory=25, Any comments? I am just wondering about quality. They are the cheapest I have found, shipping is a killer though.