Let them buy chicks

[oyarde]

The way you typeed that, someone might, somehow think, you are opposed to legislation... to repeal previous legislation

Yeah , I guess what I mean is , there should be no law about the number purchased....

[Dr.3D]

I can get three ,around $2 ea from the big hatchery in OK , but the shipping would be round $30. Buddy of mine offered to give me an old White Leghorn Rooster , I am undecided....

I have Plymouth Barred Rock hens and would like to have a rooster of the same breed. They are a large chicken that lays brown eggs. Good for eating and laying. I checked around and last I knew, I would have to drive around 50 miles one way to get one.

[oyarde]

I have Plymouth Barred Rock hens and would like to have a rooster of the same breed. They are a large chicken that lays brown eggs. Good for eating and laying. I checked around and last I knew, I would have to drive around 50 miles one way to get one.

My newest hens are half Rock Barred and half Rhode Island Red , they are great ( brown eggs ).Yes , you need a Rock Barred Rooster, if you have to drive that far , better get two

[John F Kennedy III]

Not true. Hormones aren't used on chickens in the US anyways.
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/fact_sheets...le/index.asp#6
got the link from marksdailyapple.


edit: I do like the message in the OP though, glad to hear of it.

How do they get them to mature so fast? I believe it's something like 40 days instead of 72.

[oyarde]

I need to go into the Farm store this weekend , they have store brand bags of laying mash on sale for 21 cents a pound , including tax.

[Elwar]

When I bought my chickens I built the coop for 3 hens. But when buying chicks, you are not guaranteed that they will be hens.

So going with the 50/50 stats, I bought 6 chicks. But the kid who was selling them seemed to be very good at guessing the sex of the chicken so when I got home I immediately turned around and gave 2 of the chicks away figuring we would likely get 3 out of the remaining 4 as hens. That ended up being the case, so once the 4th started to crow we gave it away so that we could have just 3 hens for laying eggs.

I just checked my county statutes today and saw that chickens are not allowed in residential zones. Fortunately none of my neighbors were dicks while we had the chickens.

[specsaregood]

How do they get them to mature so fast? I believe it's something like 40 days instead of 72.

What do I look like? A bio-engineer? Go research it and let me know. I'm just providing what the USDA says, if you have credible alternate information feel free to pass it along.

[Kotin]

thought this was going to be a legalize prostitution thread lol..

[pcosmar]

Around here, it's nearly impossible to get cockerels. They told me I would have to order a dozen to get any at all. All I need is one so my hens will lay fertile eggs and I can incubate them for the next season. Guess they don't want people to be able to hatch their own chickens.

Get a dozen,,and make some room in the freezer.


This is good I think, get rid of old dumb laws.. Needs to happen all over.
Not new laws though.. Get rid of the dumb ones and replace them with nothing.

[John F Kennedy III]

What do I look like? A bio-engineer? Go research it and let me know. I'm just providing what the USDA says, if you have credible alternate information feel free to pass it along.

I'll see what I can find. Lazy ass