Hello from the cool side of Hell's Canyon!

I've got a small donkey-powered farm on rented land on the banks of the Salmon River - 17 miles east of Hell's Canyon. Gotat, produce, rabbits, dogs, donkeys (my "working girls") and soon 25 "mystery breed" chicks from Sand Hills Preservation, to give me working experience w/ the birds, before I invest in some Buckeyes. My parents had 150 chickens, when I was growing up (the farm is now a runway at O'Hare Airport near Chicago)...unfortunately, I only remember bits and pieces of what it was like...

I'm looking forward to learning here!

Thanks, all, for the warm welcome!

Joedie: I've always wondered...how many wee donkeys does it take to add up to one large-standard? I've got two - one is 48", the other is 52".

1muttsfan: That's actually what Sand Hills calls them: "Mystery chickens"! They're leftovers from his breeding experiments for a pastured-poultry bird, various crosses he plays with, and whatever odds & ends chicks needed to fill out the order...at $33 total (including shipping) for 25 chicks, I figure it's a good deal for me to learn on, before I invest in the Buckeyes.

Joedie: Yup! (Although I was really just teasin' ya!). My two girls are *ahem* a bit phat (can't use the "f" word around females, ya know), at 625# and 775#...usually Little Bit (48") is 550-575, and Jenny-Mae (52") is 750 or so - she's a "shorty' = parents are mammoth stock, but she never made it up to the minimum height requirements...although she doesn't let that stop her - she's built like a nice draft mammoth.