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does anyone know of a breeder or hatchery in florida?i would prefer to pick out what i want in person if i can

i have a 9 week old RIR hen who rides on my 4 month old goats back,why i am not sure.but i think the goat like the free back scratches lol

are pine shaving expensive i have plenty of air flow in there,they have an attatched run however they arent allowed to free range yet because the fence is only half up and i have dogs and while i dont think they would hurt the chickens you can never be to careful when it comes to that after all...

its called a waterer and a feeder and really those ones they sell in the feed store are alot less expensive then you may think.i got my gallon waterer from the feed store for 1.89 and the feeder wasnt a whole lot more either now when you get into the gigantic ones then iguess it would be...

that looks alot like the comb on my little roo but mine is only 2 weeks old so im not sure

im from fl let me know what it is your thinking of getting rid of when you decide

4H kids and mom is right....while it can be done and i did do it for about a week it didnt take me long to realize that it was just to hard if not almost impossible to keep the brooder dry for the chicks and have the ducks in there as well but not to worry about them getting along once you put...

if you want to keep them in the kiddie pool to try it out just make sure they are away from drafts and that they are warm enough if they huddle all together then they are to cold and need more heat you can try lowering the bulb to give them that but being that they are only a day old you should...

i have three nigerian and 1 pygmy right now 1 nigerian and my pygmy are in the chicken coop with the chickens.they get along just fine i have to put the chicken feed up high on the shelf for the chickens cause i too have heard of it not being good for the goats.they will eat anything they can...

at the feed store i go to they have them in a wire cage with a heat light on top of it however i dont see how the heat stays in a wire cage i suppose if they sit directly under it they can feel some heat but i think the idea is to have the brooder box at an all around comfortable temp which...

i have known people to eat duck eggs we eat our goose eggs and plan on eating our duck eggs when they start laying.as far as the breeds mine are pekin (pretty ducks) as for the mallard ,arent they the ones who fly away maybe someone else on here knows but i seem to remember that was one of the...

i guess we all have different experiences to share im sorry yours was so awful my only real problem with raising the two together as i said before was the mess the ducks would cause in the brooder because of the wetness as i also said was not good for chicks .ducks do grow alot faster than...

i dont have a ton of info but i can share some first off depending on how old they are and guessing by what you say and depending on where you live(cold or hot climate) they may still need to be kept inside,in a brooder with a light(haet lamp like you would use for an iguana)with a regular...

baby ducks and chicks can be kept together but a few things need to be kept in mind yes they get along fine i had no trouble there baby chicks need to be protected from wet and soggy areas which a duck will inevitably turn your brooder into a duck will splash and dribble all over your cage...

im gladto hear that my feeding them at night isnt gonig to make to much of a difference it really is the only time i have and i love my chickens and love spending time with them when iget off work at the end of the day it is kinda like therapy

thanx i was thinking florescent also you can get a nice big light for less and it gives off more light in different areas because of the size of the light.thanx for the info

i am a little challenged when it comes to hooking up suck things are the timers expensive and easy to hook up

to give a hen the required 14 hours of light most people turn the light on in the morning but since that is impossible for me to do with my work schedule it gets dar around 8 here if i installed a light and turned it on about 7 and left it on untill 9:30 would that work just as well sunrise...

i know i have heard that it is best to feed the chickens early in the morning but i get up at 4 am and have to be out the door with only ah alf hour to get ready when iget home it is about 5 and usually very hot outside as i live in florida is it ok to fill their feeders at around 7pm that way...

the best thing to do to get them used to you is like they said before hold hold and hold them some more they will natrually be afraid of you in the beginning.try holding them while you hand feed them once you get them use to being held and hand fed youll have freinds for life