The Middle Tennessee Thread

[DMRippy]

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I may be able to help. My birds are CRESTED for sure. These 2 batches coming should have crests too. I have a crested roo but he only has one copy of the blue egg gene

I have a pullet laying cream eggs too... she needs to go and he will as soon as I have a back up again. I hatched 1 little roo. Hopefully I will have more fertile eggs in a few weeks and can start hatching. FINALLY. Mine are from CJWaldon's birds and she has been working on them for a few years and never had cream eggs so I hope her birds are GOOD to GO! She is sending me eggs and so is Papa Brooder.

 

[DMRippy]

I love the sand, but really it was intended for WEIGHT to keep them from tipping over the nest boxes. I had nesting material in there but they always pull it out so I just use sand LOL. It comes off really easy.

 

[cpegram]

They look like they are having a BLAST!!

 

[JennaLynn122]

They look like they are having a BLAST!!

They were. Thats the first time they've been out to free range at my house. The rooster free ranged at his previous owner's house.

 

[JtownCickenCoop]

Welcome Memphis always good to meet new people close by im kinda new here myself I've had my flock almost a year now and just hatched my first eggs

Just wanted to say to JtownCicken & Cacooley that I'm in Memphis too! We used to have a small West Tennessee thread but it died. I have Barnevelders (from Bev/Chickensmart) and Speckled Sussex.
Also saw TNbearchick from east tennessee post a day or so ago...are they raising Bielefelders? I've seen them on the Bielefelder thread & am really interested in the breed!!

 

[cacooley]

Thanks! My DW would never go for that! !! I'd be sleeping in the coop!

 

[JennaLynn122]

Thanks! My DW would never go for that! !! I'd be sleeping in the coop!

mainly wanted to show ya how loud mine were normally. I was standing about 15-20 feet back. And they are louder than that inbthier coop and run

 

[JtownCickenCoop]

They look like they are having a BLAST!! 

EWWWWWW bugs lol that was funny

 

[RedPulletMama]

how old do they have to be to start 4H

In Rutherford County it is 4th grade

 

[JennaLynn122]

EWWWWWW bugs lol that was funny

yeah thats my 6 yr old. I told him after that that he might wanna be able to deal with gross stuff if he wants his own chicken.