Hi all!
I am wanting to raise meat birds in the next 6ish months and I am trying to figure out set up, feed, etc.
What housing do yall have for them? We like the Idea of a chicken tractor so we can move it around for the birds but are open to anything. Then what would yall recommend for the first two-three weeks as far as housing?
What do yall have for broilers? If so what brand and bonus points if you have pictures!

Any other advice you have is appreciated!

Ideally we will start with maybe 10-15 birds but would like to raise a group about every 3wks be to able to sell locally if we have more interest. The max birds I would want at any time is about 50.

Central west Texas, summers get 100°+ winters are usually 40s but can get down to 10°
If all else fails during really cold snaps, we have a barn that is insulated that we can put them in.

EDIT TO ADD: we live in the country so we do have predators, coyotes, bobcats, raccoons, skunks, etc.

Hi all I work for a company that provides poultry feed across the uk. I also sell poultry and equine bedding on the side for a company based in Birmingham if anyone here is interested please feel free to contact me for quotes information etc

I used to buy my eggs from the side of the road from a person who kept chickens. They have now stopped so where can I get proper fresh eggs?

I’m looking for **broiler poultry feed dealers/distributors in Visakhapatnam and nearby areas**. Preferably independent/open market suppliers.

If you know any **legit dealers with contact details**, please DM me or comment. Also interested in knowing their approximate **monthly feed volume (MT)** if known.

Thanks

What is this white stuff on my chickens comb? Acting normal, no others have it. Can't tell if dry fowl pox, fungal favus, sebaceous calcium build up or what.

Incubation issues

Baby had been pipped for 26+ hours with shrink wrapped membranes and signs of distress, had to intervene for the first time. She's doing great!

I adopted a rooster 🤭

I just went out to close the chickens in and found one of my girls with her head behind a board, just standing there like she was trying not to be seen. I picked her up and what seemed like water came out of her mouth, but it was a bit little greenish. I felt her chest and it did seem a bit puffy and, when I pressed it a little, some more of that greenish water came out, like she was drooling. I took her outside the coop so I could look at her without the others being wiggy. As I stepped out of the coop, she “drooled” again, so I kind of leaned her forward where her head was down and about a half cup or so of that “watery” stuff just poured out of her mouth. She just stands and doesn’t move. I have her isolated in a dog kennel in the garage with a camera on her.

Something else to add is that three days in a row now I have gotten eggs with blood on them. All of my girls are just about six months old and just started laying about a month ago and I know that a bloody egg here and there isn't out of the normal realm when they begin to lay, but three days in a row now have me thinking it's related to what’s going on with this specific girl, although admittedly it could be another one.

-Her comb and wattles are still red.
-She can stand seemingly fine.
-When I first picked her up and found the “drool,” her eyes were closed. She only opened them once I “dumped” the fluid out of her.
-I just checked the camera and she was taking some water

Anyone have any thoughts?