Baby Chickens for Sale in Bald Knob, West Virginia
Baby Chickens for Sale in Bald Knob, West Virginia
Pictures of my family of chickens
Today I had someone request that I put more pictures on my blog. So I thought I would introduce you to some of my chickens.
So I will start at the beginning. These are some of my eggs that my chickens lay. The tiny egg up top on the right is one of the first eggs Pex laid. Pex was named by my grand daughter.This is a two week old Americuana baby chick.
This is a Silkie baby chick that is less than a week old. I took this picture with the coffee cup so you can get a better idea how small it is.
This is my favorite baby in the whole world. My second grand daughter who was born Jan 8, 2011. Ain’t she cute?
This is Mr. Henny Penny. He is a Patridge Silkie and the first Silkie we purchased. Mrs. Henny Penny was killed by a chicken hawk while protecting her baby chicks. Mr. Henny Penny has two buff colored hens in his pen in order to guarantee buff colored chicks. At least we hope we get buff. Not sure there are guarantees when it comes to chickens.
These are my four adult white Silkies. The back one and the middle front one are bearded Silkies. The one on the left one is the rooster and the one on the right is a hen, both non-bearded. I also have four white babies about two months old plus three whites that are about one month old.
This is my Silkie chicken yard. The grey and white colored ones are called Splash Silkies. The one in the middle of the pictures is a Patridge Silkie (that has a gold colored neck). We call her Trouble because she was always getting out of her yard.
This is an Americuana/Silkie mix hen. She has the speckled coloring of the Americuana but she is small and with feathered legs like the Silkies. I have about 9 of these mixed chickens and I think they are really pretty.
These are a couple of my Patridge Silkie roosters. Both of them were hatched out on our property. I have too many roosters actually but I just can’t seem to allow them to be sold. Silkie roosters don’t fight with each other like other kinds of chickens. If they are raised together, they seem to get along fine. I have about six of them and they are in a separate yard.
I have another chicken yard where my brown egg laying chickens are kept. This is my rooster, Barred Rock mostly. You can see the black and white hen on the right behind him and then a hen with a black with a gold colored neck. Still can’t figure out how she ended up that color. There are about 14 chickens in that yard. I recently hatched out some of my brown eggs because I realized my hens were getting old and dying off.
This one of my Americuana chickens. They lay either green, blue or pink eggs. Mine lay green mostly but some lay a pale blue. One lays an olive green egg. I was surprised when one of the chicks hatched out of a green was a white Americuana. Strange.This is a good picture because you can see the different colors of the Silkie chickens. The chicken in the middle of the yard is a greyish white Silkie but they are considered Light Blue. Then you can see some Black Silkies, too. The ones that are dark grey are considered Dark Blue. You can also see the yard is divided so the younger ones are together. They will go out into the larger yard once they are about 5 months old.
These are are two chicken sitters…lol. Their yard is very close to our chicken yard so if we hear a lot of barking at night, I get up to check on my chickens. I hate when there is a full moon because they bark a lot. Cassie is the black and white dog, part Border Collie and Australian Shepherd. My daughter, Bonnie helped me pick her out and she has been a joy. I got her for my birthday when I turned 50, and she is almost 12 now. Olivia is the Hound dog that Bonnie gave me for Christmas one year and is about 7 years old. Her sister, Chloe passed away just a few months ago and I miss her so much. She was a bouncy, happy dog.
I hope you enjoy my pictures, Michael, Dan, and Vince.
Raising Baby Chickens in
Bald Knob, West Virginia
We have many Rare Chicken Breeds for sale in Bald Knob West Virginia,
including Sussex Chickens, Welsummer Chickens, Turken Chickens and more.
Be sure to check out the Bargain Specials, as you can combine different
egg layers in smaller amounts and buy as an assortment. Bald Knob
West Virginia also has poultry equipment for sale, game chickens for sale in
Bald Knob West Virginia, bantams for sale, ducks for sale, geese for sale,
turkeys for sale, guinea for sale, peafowl for sale, pheasant for sale,
chukar partridge for sale, bobwhite for sale, many different breeds of
baby chicks for sale in Bald Knob WV.
Baby Chickens For Sale Free Shipping in
Bald Knob, West Virginia
Thumbing through a baby chickens for sale in Bald Knob West Virginia
catalog is a yearly traditions in many houses. My kids and I eagerly await
the Murray McMurray Hatchery catalog. We love looking at all the cool and
different chicken breeds available. Catalogs are free so head on over to
their site and request one if you are interested.
Typically hatcheries online offer both standard breeds
and bantams. Bantams are fun hardy little chickens, they lay tiny eggs
that kids especially love collecting. Bantams typically weigh less than 2
pounds when full grown. Just like ordering anything online there are pros
and cons to ordering baby chicks online. Pros of buying baby chicks in
Bald Knob West Virginia * Big Selection - If you are wanting a large
variety of different chicken breeds and egg colors, you will find the best
selection at an online hatchery. * Both Bantams and full sized chickens
available * You get to choose what sex you want. If you want a mixture of
both male and female then choosing a "straight run" will save you money
and you will get a mixture of male and female chicks. You can also choose
all males or all females too. * Weekly specials. Hatcheries have sales on
chicks, you are likely to get a good deal if you are flexible with the
breeds you are wanting. Cons of buying baby chicks in Bald Knob
West Virginia * Order early to get the best selection. Certain breeds sell
out fast, sometimes as early as 6 months in advance of shipping! If you
are wanting a certain breed it's best to order your chicks in the fall
before their orders sell out.
Baby Chicks Online in
Bald Knob, West Virginia
Quantity - you must order a certain number of chicks. Typically hatcheries
will require you buy a minimum of 25 chicks at a time. The number is
necessary for the chicks survival during shipping. All 25 chicks are put
in one small box without heat. They are crowded in the box and produce
enough body heat to arrive in good shape. * The wait - If you choose to
buy chicks from a feed store you will have them the same day but if you
choose to go with a hatchery you have to wait until they are ready to ship
and then wait for the chicks to arrive. Ordering baby chicks online in
Bald Knob West Virginia is easy and has always been a very pleasant
experience of me. It can be a little frustrating waiting for the chicks
but it's so worth the wait. When the post office calls and you hear all
those little "cheeps" or "chirps" in the background you'll know the wait
was worth it! How to Care for your new baby chickens in Bald Knob,
West Virginia Baby chicks are extremely
adorable and also
challenging to withstand,
yet it's ideal to prepare for their
arrival before you get them. Prepare first
by collecting not only the
right materials, however
additionally the appropriate
understanding to care for
them. Raising baby chicks is reasonably
straightforward, you simply should provide them with the following: A
clean as well as cozy
habitat A lot of food and also water Focus as well as
love Environment Your environment could be a straightforward box, fish tank,
pet cat carrier, or guinea
pig cage. Line it with old towels and
coverings (without loose
strings!) to begin, and also after a few weeks make use of straw over newspaper.
Note: Avoid utilizing only
paper or various other slipper
surfaces-- or your chicks legs can expand
malformed. You also need
something to provide food as well as
water in, such as a chicken feeder as well as water
meal from the feed store, or a pickle jar
lid for food as well as an animal bird water dispenser from a pet store. Likewise, as the chicks grow older you can present a perch
into the environment to get them
educated on setting down. Warmth To
maintain your chicks warm you have to
give them with a heat source.
This could be as straightforward as a 100 watt
light bulb in a reflective clamp style light from an equipment shop, or an infrared reptile warmth
bulb likewise function extremely well (my
suggestion). Chicks need this
heat 24/7 till their downy fluff is
changed with plumes (which can take up to two months). The newly
hatched out need a temperature
between 90 as well as 100 degrees,
and each week this could
be decreased by
approximately 5 levels approximately. The warmth resource ought
to be on simply one side of the cage
to allow chicks a range of
temperatures. The chicks are your best
thermometer- if they are hiding in the
opposite corner of your warmth
lamp, you should
lower the temperature level. If
they are surrounding each other under the
warmth (not merely snuggling),
you have to include some warmth.
House cleaning
Sanitation is essential and it keeps your chicks healthy. Make sure to transform
the bed linens
usually as well as
always give tidy
food as well as water Food and also water.
Chicks grow really quick
which calls for a lot of clean
food as well as water. Supply
sufficient in any way times as well
as check
often to avoid parched as well as
starving chicks. Chick food is various than grown-up chicken food, and also it comes
in both medicated and non-medicated varieties. Feed chick food for the
very first 2 months, then
switch over to a raiser food (~ 17 %
protein) for another 2 months,
and then to a slightly
reduced healthy protein feed or a layer feed
(if you have levels). Dirt Some chicks prefer to obtain a head start on taking
filth baths, while others will not occupy that activity till they are
older. If you have the area in your chick
enclosure, present a tray of sand or
dirt for them to bathe in.
Interest and also love There are a couple of advantages to spending time with your chicks. First of all, they will probably bond with you and also
not flee as adults. Second, if you
analyze your chicks daily as well as
view their habits, you can
capture disease or other troubles earlier. Watch out for hissing, hopping, or
other harmful
indicators. Make certain to
likewise look at
their poop, as diarrhea can bring about matted plumes and obstructed cloaca.
Finally, it is important to watch out for social problems, such as the
littlest chick obtaining badgered. Vacant nest syndrome So your
chicks are now totally feathery
and its time for them to leave the
safety and security of your residence
and relocate outside into a
coop. Check out our
section on chicken cages to get more information
about cages as well as
appropriate cage environments.
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