The same day as our chicks arrived, we went and picked up the boys. We thought they would like to have their own chickens and that the best time to combine with our flock was right from the start. In Arkansas, it seems you must purchase a minimum of 6 chicks at a time. Seems…
So the day arrived. We expected chicks in on Thursday, but Friday was the day. The chicks arrived at the post office and off we went. We carried the box home, carried it to the chicken house and placed it in the brooder box under the red heat lamp. All during transport, the…
First of January, we ordered new chicks from Cackle Hatchery. The 4th was another loss. The fox snatched the RIR pullet. On the 8th I saw the fox grab the Ameraucana pullet and headed down the hill toward the lake. I walked down the hill to see if I could find anything. To my surprise,…
The Opossums have been the problem predator with the younger chicks, one having found its way into the brooder last fall and killed several of the 2 month old chicks. With new chicks arriving this week, the plan was in place to head off the possums. Beginning last week the trap has been set out…
The new chicks were ordered from Cackle Hatchery on January 1st, 2017. Seems ages ago now but they are almost here, due to ship with a February 22nd ship date. In preparation for the event, we have been building a new and much larger chicken house. We are re-using our brooder box from last year,…