Who knows about chickens?
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Try this link..... believe it or not, there is mail order for chicks. You'll need to pen them and offer nesting boxes for protection until they are familiar with their roosting spot.
http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/index.html
Some of my neighbors have used this company and been real happy with their services. Lately, some of my neighbors have had their chickens come up missing - piles of feathers witness their demise. Fowl play ? ? ?
Good luck with your project. There is no substitute for fresh eggs.
I would ask are you just having chickens for eggs?Will you want them for meat also? The big question is about chicken ordinances,legal or not in your town?
http://www.backyardchickens.com/
I have ordered from McMurray and have always been happy. Dig around on backyardchickens.com and you will learn everything you need, and more, though many of the people on there go WAY overboard. Just make sure you house them where protected. I have lost dozens over the years to hawks, foxes, raccoons, possums, and who-know-what.
We had chickes on our farm back when I was a kid. We bought all of ours at a farmers market. As far as I can remember they were pretty low maintenace. They lived in a coop and had a fenced in area outside of the coop and they could go in and out at anytime. We gave them shelter, food, and water and collected the eggs every morning and that was about it. As far as free range chickens I have no clue. One thing I do know is depending on where they live the mortality rate can be high. I hunt on a farm up in Howell, they have free range chickens as does the neighbor. About a month ago they lost 20 chickes in one night. The culprit was most likely a coyote. We put game cameras around the area a few days later and let them soak for a week and we never did get any shots of any predators. Good luck if you go forth on the chickens.
Chris
Chris
Thank You!Try this link..... believe it or not, there is mail order for chicks. You'll need to pen them and offer nesting boxes for protection until they are familiar with their roosting spot.
http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/index.html
Some of my neighbors have used this company and been real happy with their services. Lately, some of my neighbors have had their chickens come up missing - piles of feathers witness their demise. Fowl play ? ? ?
Good luck with your project. There is no substitute for fresh eggs.
not sure about the ordinance and no I wouldn't be eating them. It would be hard for me to eat something I see a s a pet. As well, I'm mostly vegetarian
Guineas are well noted for taking out ticks and chiggers as amf has stated. My Sparks kinfolk lived back in the woods when i was a kid.Chigger/tick infested woods.If you stayed withing 50 yards of the house where the Guineas spent most of their time you hardly ever got a chigger or tick. I don't know if guineas are good eatin thmselves though.
They are very good eating Al, sells at a big premium to chicken, but tastes a bit like pheasant. I've had it once.
http://www.exoticmeatmarket.com/guhenmewhdr3.html
I have had pheasant and it is mucho buena! The mexicans down the street from me better watch their wandering guinea fowl now! Arrribbbaaa
Guineas are loud and they cackle constantly.I kind of like the farm yard sound though.It is preferable to the trash music my neighbors blast all weekend every weekend.The guineas are near my daughters house and are owned by mexicans at the end of the block.They roam the area at will.
