Chick report
Apr. 20th, 2025 08:22![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bill_schubertI might have a line on chicks. There is a poultry place out in the sticks run by a woman who does not communicate worth a damn but apparently does have lots of chickens and is really good at raising and advising and selling them. I've been out there twice, once without warning and once having told her I was coming. I did not see her and did not see any chickens.
But her FB site and her Google reviews make her seem like a good choice. She recently posted a calendar that I used to reserve a time to come by and get chicks. She guarantees the sex (crucial in my case) and has, according to her site, a variety of breeds. I intend to depend on her expertise as there are some breeds that need less room and are happy with a small space.
No idea if the reservation is for real or Lucy has her hand on the football. But the place is not too far from the Canine Ranch and I've set it up to stop by on my way home so if it is another fail it is not a huge investment. If it is not a fail I'll need a container and heat lamp bulb but I just bought that from Amazon. I've got feeder and water dispensers. No food, though. Got to get that.
The chicks will live on the screened in porch on our picnic table until they have feathers to protect them and keep them warm and then to the coop. That takes more than a month so I've got time to prepare things in their home.
We'll see on Tuesday.
But her FB site and her Google reviews make her seem like a good choice. She recently posted a calendar that I used to reserve a time to come by and get chicks. She guarantees the sex (crucial in my case) and has, according to her site, a variety of breeds. I intend to depend on her expertise as there are some breeds that need less room and are happy with a small space.
No idea if the reservation is for real or Lucy has her hand on the football. But the place is not too far from the Canine Ranch and I've set it up to stop by on my way home so if it is another fail it is not a huge investment. If it is not a fail I'll need a container and heat lamp bulb but I just bought that from Amazon. I've got feeder and water dispensers. No food, though. Got to get that.
The chicks will live on the screened in porch on our picnic table until they have feathers to protect them and keep them warm and then to the coop. That takes more than a month so I've got time to prepare things in their home.
We'll see on Tuesday.