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I have lots of chickens but just got my first 2 baby geese this spring, they are pretty cute and weird at times but amusing too, want to do some duck eventually but it will have to wait.
I think a rooster would be pretty obvious at 10 months (tail etc) probably just pecking order stuff and with only one to pick-on the alpha is just asserting her superiority, but do watch and make sure she doesn't get too rough, I sometimes use one of my cat tools..."the enforcer" (read...
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I'm actually out by Crow - but am in Eugene a couple times a week... there are actually quite a few chicken people in Eugene, but not all are on the forum... can also find some thru Craigs List... sounds like you've been at it a while, this is my first year.
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I have 3 silver laced cockrels (about 12-15 weeks) that are headed for the strwpot eventually, so if you want one we can work something out, they are pretty.
ps - I just got 4 wellsummer roosters, not full grown yet - but crowing and beautiful, so if you are still looking? e-mail me.
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I have 3 silver laced cockrels (about 12-15 weeks) that are headed for the strwpot eventually, so if you want one we can work something out, they are pretty.
hey - oregon folks who are interested in upgrading their feed...
especially if you are in the mid-valley area...(Salem, Corvalis, Eugene) I have been talking to a chicken raiser in the Portland area who has told me about a small mill making organic (certified and also uncertified) feeds, they...
Eugene area folks: if you need some of the larger holed chicken wire - there is a listing on Craig's List - 2'x150' rolls for $5.00 a roll - so it is a deal because even if you double it up off-set to make the holes smaller that is still less than half what the regular stuff is - it's new on the...
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it's cool that you can keep chicks there, but then again there are folks along the NW expressway that have ducks and chicks (close in near Park) so I guess it's kinda relaxed uo that way - depending on your neighbors too, sounds like you've got good ones, did your chickens arrive today...
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it's cool that you can keep chicks there, but then again there are folks along the NW expressway that have ducks and chicks (close in near Park) so I guess it's kinda relaxed uo that way - depending on your neighbors too, sounds like you've got good ones, did your chickens arrive today...
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I'm out on Central by Crow - what side of Eugene are you "outside of"? We have almost 3 acres and at least one neighbor with chickens - and others with an assortment...llamas, horses, goats etc - so far we're sticking to chicks and cats but may add ducks, geese and turkeys next year.
Well - a sunny day here in the Eugene area - and my older batch of chicks(about 38, one month olds) got to go outside in the pen we built yesterday... boy did they like it - the pen is about 10'x4' and about 3'tall so they could dig around in the grass and enjoy the sun for several hours - The...
woo-hoo - got my first batch of babies - or rather my brother did LOL - I knew they were shipping from back east on Saturday - but I was at a show in Seattle for the weekend, due back late Sunday - and kinda figured that it would take at least 2 days... and expected to be roused first thing...
if you are getting babies - and plan to keep them together you might want to check around - I'm getting all the ones that I plan to raise together during a 3 week window because I've been told that if you get them too far apart in age the older ones might pick on the littler ones, also have been...
absolutely - the more the merrier - what do they call them, um hen parties? anyhow yeah, it's been kinda hectic for me lately, getting my set-up for the incoming babies, and an out of state show next week, but mostly ready. Still have to build my coop and run, but they will be living in the...
Thanks - I did mean seperating the layers and the meat birds - a lot of the info I read (including "The Joy of Keeping Chickens") spoke of different nutrition needs and the greedy meaters... I also was reading about those free rangers for meat birds (the reds etc from french stock) and they...
LOL - that was cat OR Supernatural (cat-obvious) the Suprenatural refers to the show... anyhow - CHICKENS: yeah - mine are on order - I'm getting the "mixed heavies" (25) from McMurrey - for layers and meat, and then I stopped out at Diess (Diess?) on my way into town and they had a schedule for...