"He who marches out of step hears another drum." ~ Ken Kesey
So far, the colorful situations I've had here are some drunk customers, vagrants wanting money, . . .
Raised and ate many a chicken back in the day.A constant supply of eggs is nice.We used to use peat moss for the chicks as a bedding or whatever.Switched over to those wood chips that lots of folks put in flower beds and such, easier to keep clean.Had a low hanging fixture with 3 heat lamps in it.'Chick starter' for food for a month I think..can't remember, and then switch to 'chick grower' till they get big.( the feed has directions and such on it ) We had alot of em though, and I imagine our climate is a bit different than yours.Keep em warm, fed and watered, and you're golden.Enjoy em while they're still cute.( never thought I'd read about raising chickens on here, but it's all good. )Cheers.
Quote from: Chadwick on February 02, 2013, 01:37:04 PMRaised and ate many a chicken back in the day.A constant supply of eggs is nice.We used to use peat moss for the chicks as a bedding or whatever.Switched over to those wood chips that lots of folks put in flower beds and such, easier to keep clean.Had a low hanging fixture with 3 heat lamps in it.'Chick starter' for food for a month I think..can't remember, and then switch to 'chick grower' till they get big.( the feed has directions and such on it ) We had alot of em though, and I imagine our climate is a bit different than yours.Keep em warm, fed and watered, and you're golden.Enjoy em while they're still cute.( never thought I'd read about raising chickens on here, but it's all good. )Cheers.Never say never! I posted a couple months back that I was thinking about getting some and had some really great suggestions on what to get from the board members here. I grew up on a farm so it is a bit different raising them in the city. We at allowed to have hens here just not roosters. I got a good deal off craigslist- she gave me everything from the feed to the heat lamp etc... I got everything including three chicks for 20 bucks. I wanted The Mexican bantams-they are a smaller breed and a bit quieter.