August 29, 2010
My boyfriend and I finally took the plunge and got chickens!
We live in Oregon with our 3 cats, 5 housemates, 3 ferrets, and soon to be 6 chickens. After some stubborn persistence from myself, I finally convinced my boyfriend that we would absolutely love to add chickens to our...
Coop Construction
We thought about getting an old 4H project or converting a rabbit hutch or something into a chicken coop, but, in the end, we knew that we wouldn't be satisfied if we didn't make it ourselves! So, in anticipation of our future chickens, we started designing the coop in...
Prefer to place him locally. Can deliver within the Portland Metro area.
Born September 20. Raised in our home and backyard. Fairly friendly. We actually thought about keeping this little guy, but we aren't zoned for roosters and we don't have the space. So, now that they're older, it's time...
Prefer to place him locally. Can deliver within the Portland Metro area.
Born September 20. Raised in our home and backyard. Fairly friendly. We actually thought about keeping one of them, but we aren't zoned for roosters and we don't have the space. So, now that they're older, it's time for...
Prefer to place him locally. Can deliver within the Portland Metro area.
Born September 20. Raised in our home and backyard. Fairly friendly. We actually thought about keeping one of them, but we aren't zoned for roosters and we don't have the space. So, now that they're older, it's time for...
Prefer to place him locally. Can deliver within the Portland Metro area.
Born September 20. Raised in our home and backyard. Fairly friendly. We actually thought about keeping this little guy, but we aren't zoned for roosters and we don't have the space. So, now that they're older, it's time...
How many eggs a week do NN usually lay? Everything I've heard says something different Does it vary widely on breeder or is there a standard 1-2 or 4-5 a week they usually lay?
I have a 28 week old Speckled Sussex who has been losing weight. I don't know exactly how much she weighs now, but three weeks ago she hurt one of her toes and couldn't walk very well. So, we took her to the vet and they said that she looked fine. Her weight and stool sample were normal. They...
Very first egg yesterday! At last! They're almost 28 weeks old!
It's either my Wyandotte or my Sussex's. I'm not sure. All I know is that they're both supposed to be brown!
It's a little bit smaller than my store-bought eggs, but they're huge. So, it's about a medium-sized egg.
Had to buy the Belgiands straight run, so I ended up with two roosters. We raised them in the house and handled them a lot, so they're not as aggressive as some other roosters I've met.
$15 each or $25 for the pair.
The first has the rose comb, the second has a single.
We actually really...
I wasn't quite sure where to post this, but if I found a chicken, one of the places I might look for someone missing a chicken would be here!
One of my chickens disappeared last night. She was probably taken by a hawk, but, just in case someone finds her, I'm looking for her! Her name is...
Nice rooster. Has the rose comb. Prefer to place him locally, but, we can ship him if you're interested.
If you're in the Portland area, we can deliver him for $20 instead of the $55 it would cost to ship him.
Friendly rooster. A little flighty, but not aggressive. Good with other animals.
I don't breed or show, so I don't know anything about "quality" roosters, but he's a lot more attractive than our other Belgian roo. Nice coloring and he actually has the rose comb!
I've never shipped a chicken...
Born September 20, so he's 12 weeks old, now. I just have chickens for the eggs, I don't show them, so I couldn't tell you if he fits the breed standard or not, but he seems to be a pretty fine looking bird. He even has the rose comb like he's supposed to. We have another Belgian rooster with a...
That's actuallly a hen under a rooster! I had six little ones in a brooder and the Wyandotte was the largest at the time, so they would all try to nest under him. He didn't appreciate it.
Speckled Sussex under a Golden Laced Wyandotte
Hen. Rooster.
3 days old.
Neither of them have names...
It's that time of year! And the Polish is the only one we have absolutely no idea about!
She/he is from Meyer Hatchery and was supposed to be a girl. So, we originally thought girl! But, then her head feathers didn't fall. They stuck straight up like a roos would! So, when she started squawking...