When we purchased our chicks from the local farm supply this past Spring, the chicks were advertised as pullets. Down in the fine print somewhere I am sure was a disclaimer about the actual sex of the chicks. As the chicks grew, some had some real personality. One of the Ameraucanas we named Clover, because…
Ron and Jay came for a visit and some fishing. We managed to get some time in on the White River, Norfork Lake, Bull Shoals Lake, and Crooked Creek.
The chickens have grown quickly. Seems they change daily. Certainly, they are getting larger, consuming for feed and water, and of course, making a quick mess of the pine shavings on the floor. They are getting just enough ability to fly they can now fly/jump up on the top of the brooder and escape to…
Several nice days fishing Norfork Lake with my cousin Truman and my dad. We fished the Pigeon Creek and Cranfield area on Norfork. These were over a couple days in mid April 2016.
Really amazing to watch just how fast the little chicks really grow. Seems almost daily you can see the changes. We lined the incubator with a blue plastic tarp, then added about half a bale of pine shavings for the floor. When it is time to change the shavings, simply lift the tarp out and…
March is here. So comes the wind, big swings in temperatures, and blooms on the trees. Seems first around here is the Bradford Pears with their white flowers. Closely behind this year I see the wild plum, sassafras, redbud, and dogwoods. Guess I didn’t recall the sassafras trees blooming out before. Hyacinth, daffodils,…
The deer around here are rather plentiful. And hungry. Seems they like to get into just about anything you could plant, and make sure to eat quickly, the best parts if not the whole thing. A couple years ago, I planted two mimosa trees. We bought them and grew them in pots for a year…
Four day old chicks.
A trip to the local Orshelns farm supply today and the pick a chick fest had begun. A total of 15 chicks were selected. 5 Black Laced Silver Wyandottes 5 Plymouth Barred Rocks 5 Ameracaunas Our original thought was to order from Cackle Hatchery, but we did not appreciate how far in advance we should…
Build A Brooder! So I started with pressure treated pine fence pickets. Cedar would have been my choice, but cedar is harmful to chickens. I cut these to 38 inches in length. You might want them a different length depending on how tall you want the top of the brooder to be. If you use…