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Poll Results: If I wanted to add some layers to a mixed flock, I would add...

 
  • 42% (3)
    Black Australorp
  • 0% (0)
    Copper Maran
  • 57% (4)
    Barred Rock
7 Total Votes  
post #1 of 13
4/3/12 at 5:22pm
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HI! I am new to chickens, been wanting to get some for a while, started out to buy 4, have 6 and am going to buy 2 more. I am loving my new little clucky babies.

I also have 2 kids, a 3 year old and a 7 year old. My son bought one chicken with his own money so he can sell the eggs.

I now one one month olds: 

Roo's:

Black Turken
Brown "Ameracuna" (that is my avatar)

Hen:

Golden Frizzle
Black Copper Maran
2 White Silkies

My turken and the Maran are already chasing down bugs!!!

I am wanting to add either 2 black australorps OR 2 Barred Rocks. I wanted to add 2 layers, and I am NOT interested in the RIR or Leghorns.

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post #2 of 13
4/3/12 at 5:24pm
Welcome to BYC from NJ! I love Turkens and wish I could get one. Have fun with him and the rest of your birds!smile.png
Owner of 6 rabbits, 5 hens, an Anole, and a Frog My hens:Dipsy the Polish, Doodle the Orpington, Raven the Silkie, and Tulip and Opal, the Easter Egger bantam buddies~
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Owner of 6 rabbits, 5 hens, an Anole, and a Frog My hens:Dipsy the Polish, Doodle the Orpington, Raven the Silkie, and Tulip and Opal, the Easter Egger bantam buddies~
“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.” - Buddha
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post #3 of 13
4/3/12 at 6:14pm
Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan big_smile.png

Get one of each

Home of the world's cutest dachshund, one crazy blue heeler, two cats,
              one fat pony, and many (but not too many!) chickens

              Can anyone tell me, how many are too many chickens?

 



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Home of the world's cutest dachshund, one crazy blue heeler, two cats,
              one fat pony, and many (but not too many!) chickens

              Can anyone tell me, how many are too many chickens?

 



My Chickens
http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/1muttsfans-chickens
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post #4 of 13
4/3/12 at 6:20pm

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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

Helen: Daria, do you have to look at everything in such a negative light?

Daria: Could you possibly be referring to the harsh light of reality?

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post #5 of 13
4/3/12 at 6:20pm
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Originally Posted by 1muttsfan View Post

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan big_smile.png
Get one of each


LOL! I need to get good layers, so either way you think they are equal?

 

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post #6 of 13
4/3/12 at 6:24pm
Hi and welcome-byc.gif from Ohio. So glad you joined. Since I could only pick one I choose the Australorp because they are an excellant layer that is cold hardy. Otherwise all three are good choices. thumbsup.gif

TIME is the best thing to spend on a child!
Always calibrate your hygrometer before you incubate!!

Home to Black East Indies, Mandarins, Speckled Sussex, Barred Rock, Golden Buffs, Welsummers, Ameraucanas, Black Australorp, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Two Weimaraners, Two beautiful daughters and a great DH who builds whatever I need!

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TIME is the best thing to spend on a child!
Always calibrate your hygrometer before you incubate!!

Home to Black East Indies, Mandarins, Speckled Sussex, Barred Rock, Golden Buffs, Welsummers, Ameraucanas, Black Australorp, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Two Weimaraners, Two beautiful daughters and a great DH who builds whatever I need!

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post #7 of 13
4/4/12 at 8:10am

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Lucky to have an awesome wife.  Father to three boys.  As for animals...rabbits, chickens and goats, oh my!
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Lucky to have an awesome wife.  Father to three boys.  As for animals...rabbits, chickens and goats, oh my!
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post #8 of 13
4/4/12 at 8:31am

Welcome to BYC. Cant go wrong with Barred Rocks, my favorites.


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     Most people have no clue...think about it:   Forewarned is Forearmed

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post #9 of 13
4/4/12 at 4:16pm

Barred Rocks and Black Australorp are both great chickens. That would be a tough choice!

 

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  AnnElise Clark

 

~Chickens are like potato chips, you can't just have one!~ 

 

Silver Laced Wyandotte's, Silkies, Ameraucana's, Easter Egger's, Belgian d'anvers, Leghorns, California Whites, Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rocks, Black Australorps, Buff Orpingtons, one Black Jersey Giant rooster, Guinea's, Ducks, and one Sweetgrass turkey tom. 

 

 

 

 

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  AnnElise Clark

 

~Chickens are like potato chips, you can't just have one!~ 

 

Silver Laced Wyandotte's, Silkies, Ameraucana's, Easter Egger's, Belgian d'anvers, Leghorns, California Whites, Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rocks, Black Australorps, Buff Orpingtons, one Black Jersey Giant rooster, Guinea's, Ducks, and one Sweetgrass turkey tom. 

 

 

 

 

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post #10 of 13
4/4/12 at 4:41pm

frow.gif & welcome-byc.gif from Alabama. Glad you joined us. They're all great choices, but I'd choose Australorps.

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Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
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Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"

 

Check out my Blog: The Country Chick                          And be sure to check out our soap shop on Etsy, here.

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