There is a bunch of side dishes & desserts ...is anyone bringing meat ? Hamburg or hotdogs ?
Is there a place to grill ? or should people bring cold cuts ?
Not sure if I will bring any food yet ..
I spent 31.50 on stuff for chicken stock - Tattoos , bumper stickers , badges , back yard chickens business cards
I will donate some bumper stickers/ business cards for the auction
I will donate these Safari Chickens for the auction
Does any one want flower plants ?
Purple cone flowers, different color lilies
Creamsicle , maroon yellow center , peach maroon center , yellow stella dora
this style plant not the tall kind
or comfrey or spearmint ? or Rose of sharon baby trees ?
How much for the bunnies I would love one with the white on its face maybe 2 depending on the priceWell, I FINALLY got an answer from my family and we're coming to Chickenstock!
For food - Taco Salad (made with Chicken, not beef)
What I'll be bringing, as long as I have enough available and room in the car:
6-8 Bielefelder Hatching Eggs - $7 per egg
1 + dozen of Swedish Flower Hen Hatching Eggs - - $5 per egg, $27 for 6 eggs or $48 for 12 eggs.
IF the Muscovy Ducks finally decided to start laying, I may bring some of their hatching eggs.
Otherwise, if all 6 females incubate clutches of 12 - 15 eggs each - I'd be overrun with ducklings!
But, no guarantees, as they're taking they're "sweet time".
Of course, they could have found a very good hiding place & I just haven't discovered yet their "stash".
Catskill Homesteader Hatching Eggs - $1 per egg or $9 per dozen
(could be anywhere from 2 dozen to 6 dozen depending on interest & availability)
I have LOTS of Catskill Homesteader cockerels from this year's hatches, so may bring a few of the "prettiest ones".
Extra straight-run chicks of various ages, ranging in age from ones due to hatch around the 25th to several weeks old.
I may bring a few started pullets, depends on how many I have at the time vs the ones I'm keeping or are already reserved for local orders.
Prices start at $3, with 50 cents extra per week to cover cost of raising them.
I will be bringing Swedish Flower Hen chicks, as I have more hatching this week, a few under a broody hen due next week, and more due on the 25th.
$10 - up to 1 week old, + $1 per additional week of age.
I may have an extra Bielefelder pullet or more; depends on how this week's hatch goes & if the lady who wanted them ends up buying them or not.
None set for the Hatch on the 25th, as "needed" the room in the incubator for the Catskill Homesteaders.
Lots of cockerels, of various ages - rooster sire is a very handsome, gentle "giant", so I expect his sons to be the same.
Pullets - start at $25; Cockerels start at $15; + $1 per additional week, and most will be several weeks old by Chickenstock.
Oh - if anyone wants some adorable rabbits - they'll be 6.5 - 7 weeks old by Chickenstock. From meat rabbit parents, but would make great pets also!
I love their markings - there's also one that's a dark agouti. Haven't tried to tell who's male/female yet.
Here's a photo of them several weeks ago, right before they opened their eyes.
They're now eating pellets and hay, and are out of their nesting box.
So, by the end of May they should be or nearly weaned and ready to be on their own.
I'd love to get some of Nutty's feed, but I'm not sure if we'll have room in the car!
Even if we brought the truck, the savings in feed price wouldn't pay for the extra gas we'd be using, unless we bought a lot of feed!
Is it ok if I just pack the truck with goodies...or do I need to tell you what I am bringing? I have a small farm and should have a pretty good variety of plants and hopefully some chicks... and a GF dish to pass.
Yes will have my grill going.
How much for Lottie Dah?I have a few extra chickens that could use to find new homes. If anyone is interested let me know. I will be taking any good offers or trades of some kind...Just give me an offer...
"Curly" 1 year old Sizzle Roo. (Dad black frizzled cochin, Mom white silkie)
"Bubba Jr" 2 year old Silver laced Cochin Bantam Roo. He is a super sweet boy and great with the girls. When he is caught he is comfy in our arms.
"MJ" 2 year old Silver Laced Cochin Bantam Hen. She is a good broody. Hatched some nice chicks last year with Bubba Jr. Super sweet girl
"Twin 1 & Twin 2" Black smooth sizzle hens. They are Curly's sisters. Yes that is 2 different birds.They are my "unbreakable Broodies". I was tossing them in snow banks to try to break them. After months of trying, I gave up and now they are sitting on some duck eggs that are due just before Chickenstock so they will be good to go to their new home.
I also have some older girls that will need to be culled this year so if anyone is interested in them let me know. Barred Rocks, black copper maran, 2 blue marans
There is also 2 Ameracana that I picked up at TSC that are turning out to be roos and 2 that I was told that they were Rhode Island Reds, but I'm not sure what they are. They look nothing like the other RIR chicks that I have that. I think that they are a pair, but could be both girls. One looks hen, the the other, still not sure. I don't have any good pictures of them right now, but if there is any interest in them let me know. I will try to get some good pictures of them tomorrow.
I have a Lemon Blue sizzle chick too that I would be willing to part with. Still can't tell what it is, but I'm leaning towards a girl. (no good picture yet)
Last but not least I have a trio of Delaware's that I got from Rancher that I may be persuaded to part with, not sure yet though
Oh wait...Did I also mention that I have a few extra magpie drakes that need to find new homes. Including our Crested Blue drake "Lottie Dah"
If there is any interest let me know. I would be more then happy to bring them to the picnic if they are going to a new home.
