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post #11 of 26
4/23/12 at 10:17am

 I would suggest  looking into any of the dual purpose breeds as they are more easy going , lots of choices there.    

  Gresh ! Ivan, in your avatar is looking gorgeous.

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post #12 of 26
4/23/12 at 10:30am

Welcome!!. I am also in research mode right now. We just built our coop, and sadly its a small one, the most we can do is 4 Hen's , and that might be stretching it, but if I can do 4, I would do 2 RIR's, 1 BO ( Buff orpington), and 1 Bared Rock. If 3 is all I can doI will be going with 2 RIR's and 1 Bared Rock, we have not decided yet. 

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post #13 of 26
4/23/12 at 1:19pm
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Thank you all so much everyone, great info and so much to think about! It's so nice to meet you all.   What a great community!!

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post #14 of 26
4/23/12 at 2:00pm

 

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   Gresh ! Ivan, in your avatar is looking gorgeous.

 

Thanks! He's really flourishing. I wish I had a more open budget so that I could breed him. Things are just so tight, I can't find the funds to buy good-quality birds, let alone the things needed for breeding sad.png

 

Someday, when by faith my budget is better, I'd like to use him in a Thai gamefowl project. Asils, Shamos, and Thais are my favorite Oriental game breeds, but Ivan looks closer to a Thai than to an Asil or a Shamo. Plus, Kong of Xyooj Aviaries is in close proximity to me and would be a great source of breeder birds if he decided to sell any of his stock.

 

God bless,

~Gresh~

Supporting the Russian Orloff chicken. If anyone knows of an American Orloff club, let me know.

If there is no American Orloff club, please contact me via PM. I would love to form one with fellow enthusiasts.

 

~Jesus Christ is my Savior~

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Supporting the Russian Orloff chicken. If anyone knows of an American Orloff club, let me know.

If there is no American Orloff club, please contact me via PM. I would love to form one with fellow enthusiasts.

 

~Jesus Christ is my Savior~

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post #15 of 26
5/18/12 at 5:19am

Orpington, Delaware, Rhode Island Red, Plymouth Rock, Sussex, Dominique, Brahma, Cochin.  These are all great calm breeds.  My personal favorite is the orpingtons.  A suggestion is getting two each of the varies orpingtons.  Buff, Black, Chocolate, Golden Laced, Jubilee, etc.


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post #16 of 26
5/18/12 at 5:23am
Did anyone mention Barred Plymouth Rock?

Hands down my favourite for the friendliness factor. Way better than my Buff Orpington.

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LES Farms

Breeder of nothing right now.Read our RE-Build of LES Farms Thread.

 

Lost everything in a barn fire 2/11/13. Can't even pull it together.

Thank you for all the condolences and all the support and donations given to help us rebuild. You are all so special to us.

 

Please READ my thread about FIRE SAFETY. Trying to save as many others from the little mistakes that cost me everything.

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LES Farms

Breeder of nothing right now.Read our RE-Build of LES Farms Thread.

 

Lost everything in a barn fire 2/11/13. Can't even pull it together.

Thank you for all the condolences and all the support and donations given to help us rebuild. You are all so special to us.

 

Please READ my thread about FIRE SAFETY. Trying to save as many others from the little mistakes that cost me everything.

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post #17 of 26
5/18/12 at 5:30am
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Did anyone mention Barred Plymouth Rock?
Hands down my favourite for the friendliness factor. Way better than my Buff Orpington.
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aww cute picture!! 

- New for 2013 - Breeding Icelandic Chickens -

 

- Member of The American Buckeye Club -

 

 

 

 

 

 

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- New for 2013 - Breeding Icelandic Chickens -

 

- Member of The American Buckeye Club -

 

 

 

 

 

 

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post #18 of 26
5/18/12 at 5:49am
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aww cute picture!! 
Thank you! That's not even my own kid. These are kids from a daycare that was right beside my old place. Cameron was in love with Dixie. She let any/everyone pick her up and enjoyed every minute of it.

Silkies are also a great chicken for little kids smile.png But they do not lay well, and go broody.

LES Farms

Breeder of nothing right now.Read our RE-Build of LES Farms Thread.

 

Lost everything in a barn fire 2/11/13. Can't even pull it together.

Thank you for all the condolences and all the support and donations given to help us rebuild. You are all so special to us.

 

Please READ my thread about FIRE SAFETY. Trying to save as many others from the little mistakes that cost me everything.

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LES Farms

Breeder of nothing right now.Read our RE-Build of LES Farms Thread.

 

Lost everything in a barn fire 2/11/13. Can't even pull it together.

Thank you for all the condolences and all the support and donations given to help us rebuild. You are all so special to us.

 

Please READ my thread about FIRE SAFETY. Trying to save as many others from the little mistakes that cost me everything.

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post #19 of 26
5/18/12 at 6:11am
My brahmas are so darn noisy!!!! Beautiful, but noisy!!!

I love my rhode island reds, Easter eggers, cuckoo marans, barred rocks, d'uccle, Faverolle, Cochin, ect...

The cochin and brahma lay the least amount of eggs. The EE's and RIR's lay everyday and are jumbo sized eggs.

I handle my chicks daily and they are all super friendly and lap chickens! My d'uccle is extremely smart and very aware of her surroundings. A real treat to have and everyones favorite.
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post #20 of 26
5/18/12 at 6:15am
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My brahmas are so darn noisy!!!! Beautiful, but noisy!!!
I love my rhode island reds, Easter eggers, cuckoo marans, barred rocks, d'uccle, Faverolle, Cochin, ect...
The cochin and brahma lay the least amount of eggs. The EE's and RIR's lay everyday and are jumbo sized eggs.
I handle my chicks daily and they are all super friendly and lap chickens! My d'uccle is extremely smart and very aware of her surroundings. A real treat to have and everyones favorite.
I think it all depends on the individual chicken. My cochin lays better than my RIR - and they are LARGE too.

Can't wait to have eggs from my EE's!

LES Farms

Breeder of nothing right now.Read our RE-Build of LES Farms Thread.

 

Lost everything in a barn fire 2/11/13. Can't even pull it together.

Thank you for all the condolences and all the support and donations given to help us rebuild. You are all so special to us.

 

Please READ my thread about FIRE SAFETY. Trying to save as many others from the little mistakes that cost me everything.

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LES Farms

Breeder of nothing right now.Read our RE-Build of LES Farms Thread.

 

Lost everything in a barn fire 2/11/13. Can't even pull it together.

Thank you for all the condolences and all the support and donations given to help us rebuild. You are all so special to us.

 

Please READ my thread about FIRE SAFETY. Trying to save as many others from the little mistakes that cost me everything.

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