Recent content by klen

celtictrinity, I'm in the willamette valley. We have a small backyard chicken farmer here. He gets his birds wholesale from a hatchery in Portland. It's called something peeps. That's too bad that a place in Portland is ordering outside the state. My 3 blr wyandottes are from them and they're my...

that's adorable! I found a polish in my front yard on the 4th of July. I knew where she belonged though. I'd seen a few polishes at the neighbor's

BLR Wyandottes!

I absolutely can't stand when people use the "r" word like that.

we have a local chicken shop that does chicken sitting for a small fee. When we go on vacation we employ the neighbor boy to house sit and stay with our dog, so he'll watch the chickens too.

WOOT! Go Oregon! .....and Washington

my Wyandottes are super friendly. I'm getting 2 more breeds this week, so I'll have something to compare it to. But my Wyandottes are almost 4 weeks and they're always looking for me. When I put my hand in to clean the brooder they all 3 fly up to perch on my arm. It's a wonder how I get any...

I ordered from Meyer. I'll let you know how it goes next week when I get them. THey've been really good with communication this far though.

offer still stands, but I haven't gotten a PM yet. I hope the OP found someone to care for the chicks.

where in Oregon are you? I'd stop by if you're in my neighborhood. PM me There is also a "professional" in my area if you would rather go that route. He is the Eugene Backyard Farmer. I think they charge $8 a day or week. I don't remember.

could they be a little cold? I know mine snuggle down when I turn the heat down.

thank you. I'll try to look for a used dog crate. Sounds like that's the best way to go.

I need to talk this through. I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to integrate the two small flocks I'm raising. Right now I have 3 2 week olds. I have 6 more day olds on the way late next week. So they'll be about 4 weeks difference in age. These 3 will be old enough to go to the coop because...

and I talk to them before I stick my hands in to clean and while I'm cleaning I continue talking to them. No treats yet. But lots of love. I pet their breast area even when they're not perched on my hands.

I'm only on my first 3 chicks and they're only 2+ weeks old. But I clean the brooder 2-3 times a day. After the first week they were jumping on my hands when they(the hands) came to clean their little house. I can hardly keep them off my hands long enough to wash their water now. They're all...