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post #1 of 14
5/4/12 at 9:49am
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Good Afternoon Everybody!

 

I just go the OK from my husband to start a small flock.  After years of reading up on chickens, breeds, raising, and coops I am going to take the plunge.  My mother in law Lives in Virginia, and this weekend they are going to a chicken swap meet!!!  I wish i can go to choose my own chickens, but she is more experienced than i and i trust her judgment.

 

Being an active Civil War Reenactor I am interested in the Heritage breeds.  I have my heart set on Delaware Blues and Dominiques.  However, with the understanding that they may be hard to find, I have a second choice of Amerucanas, some sort of fancy Orpington, and a silky or a Polish chicken just for fun.  I have the sickening feeling that 4 will not be enough, but i will have to make do as we are in a small village in Pennsylvania. 

 

But a  little about me, I have wanted a chicken ever since I was a kid and saw at a garage sale, the homeowner had a beautiful Bantam rooster running around.  He strutted right up to me and actually allowed me to pet him!  I was hooked ever since!  That was quite a number of years ago, and now that i have my own home, 1 acre and a large garden plot that can use some natural pest control, so chickens would be wonderful!!!!   Next door is a farm, with their own chickens (3 Rhode Island Reds, 3 Pearl Leghorns, 2 Barred Plymoth Rocks, and a gold laced bantam hen (she's a lot bitchier than all the others, guess she has something to prove). 

 

This weekend we will be building our little coop, and I will be all ready when my chickens come!!!! 

 

Nice to meet you all and I look forward to sharing stories about my girls very soon!!!

 

Toodles!

 

Leslie

My Stats: 2 Delawares: Astrid and Selene, 1 Lavender Orpington: Phaedre, 2 Easter Eggers: Rue and Poppett!

A Sheltie, a new baby, & cancer survivor (so far!) Blessed be!!!!



oh yeah in the market for a Delaware Roo if you see one for sale/free/willing to ship to PA (at my expense) or a short drive (an hour or 2) PM me please! Thank you!!
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My Stats: 2 Delawares: Astrid and Selene, 1 Lavender Orpington: Phaedre, 2 Easter Eggers: Rue and Poppett!

A Sheltie, a new baby, & cancer survivor (so far!) Blessed be!!!!



oh yeah in the market for a Delaware Roo if you see one for sale/free/willing to ship to PA (at my expense) or a short drive (an hour or 2) PM me please! Thank you!!
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post #2 of 14
5/4/12 at 10:38am

Hello and welcome to BYC. I don't think Doms are too hard to find. (I have scads) Don't know about Delaware Blues... probably findable too. Hope your MIL finds one of your choice breeds!
 

                            Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

                  Hi! I share High Meadows Farm with my great husband and son, an Australian Shepherd, an Arab,

                                     a Morgan, 3 cats,  Redcap, and Appenzeller Spitzhauben chickens.

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                            Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

                  Hi! I share High Meadows Farm with my great husband and son, an Australian Shepherd, an Arab,

                                     a Morgan, 3 cats,  Redcap, and Appenzeller Spitzhauben chickens.

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post #3 of 14
5/4/12 at 10:40am

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Of all the things I have ever lost, I miss my mind the most. 

Keep one eye on the past, one eye on the future and both eyes on the present. ~ a Raven ~

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5/4/12 at 10:45am

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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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 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 14
5/4/12 at 12:46pm

LL

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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 #6 of 14
5/4/12 at 1:53pm

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Pure English Orpington Breeder

*Partridge Orpingtons *Spangle Orpingtons *Jubilee Orpingtons *Chocolate Orpingtons *BBS Orpingtons * English Lavenders* 

* Autumn Farm Orpingtons *

  

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Pure English Orpington Breeder

*Partridge Orpingtons *Spangle Orpingtons *Jubilee Orpingtons *Chocolate Orpingtons *BBS Orpingtons * English Lavenders* 

* Autumn Farm Orpingtons *

  

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post #7 of 14
5/4/12 at 4:01pm

Hi Leslie!      welcome-byc.gif  from S. Florida!   Its great to have you here with us!

mom of 8 kids,  3 dogs,  10 cats, 11 hens, 1 goose, 1 duck  and the most loving, patient hubby, who puts up with me!!

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mom of 8 kids,  3 dogs,  10 cats, 11 hens, 1 goose, 1 duck  and the most loving, patient hubby, who puts up with me!!

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post #8 of 14
5/4/12 at 5:40pm

 frow.gif & welcome-byc.gif from Alabama. Glad you joined us. 

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?
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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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post #9 of 14
5/4/12 at 10:14pm
Hi and welcome-byc.gif from Ohio. So glad you joined. 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 #10 of 14
5/5/12 at 4:28am
Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan big_smile.png

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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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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