ALABAMA!!

Montevallo, Al. No chicks yet, still preparing the coop and yard area, Hoping for a couple hens of Buff Orpingtons., Australorp, Columbian Rocks, Barred Rocks, and maybe NH Reds, maybe 1 Welsummer rooster. Would like to hear opinions on this mix of birds, Thanks !

Hiya, we're in Montevallo too. Sounds like a good mix, should all get along well and lay well. Tractor supply will get birds in next week.. they're decent starter birds... not the best quality, looks wise, but healthy. I got mine from Tractor supply last spring. Hah, today is their one year anniversary! I've got a fairly similar group (2 RIR, 2 white rocks, 2 partridge rocks, 2 Australorps and a Jersey giant mutt) and we get about 3-4 eggs a day right now, in the summer that was 6-8 eggs. Not bad out of 9 girls.

Where are you in Montevallo? In town or outskirts? We don't have an ordinance saying you can't have roosters, but we do have a nuisance/noise ordinance. In plain English, if the neighbors don't enjoy your rooster crowing, they can call the city and the code enforcer will come and tell you to get rid of him. Happened to me last year...
 
Hiya, we're in Montevallo too. Sounds like a good mix, should all get along well and lay well. Tractor supply will get birds in next week.. they're decent starter birds... not the best quality, looks wise, but healthy. I got mine from Tractor supply last spring. Hah, today is their one year anniversary! I've got a fairly similar group (2 RIR, 2 white rocks, 2 partridge rocks, 2 Australorps and a Jersey giant mutt) and we get about 3-4 eggs a day right now, in the summer that was 6-8 eggs. Not bad out of 9 girls.

Where are you in Montevallo? In town or outskirts? We don't have an ordinance saying you can't have roosters, but we do have a nuisance/noise ordinance. In plain English, if the neighbors don't enjoy your rooster crowing, they can call the city and the code enforcer will come and tell you to get rid of him. Happened to me last year...
Living out just a bit, (between town and the airport) I hope to look at TSC this weekend, It looks like that Columbian Rock might be hard to locate, so I started looking at Light Sussex and they may be hard to find too........
 
Living out just a bit, (between town and the airport) I hope to look at TSC this weekend, It looks like that Columbian Rock might be hard to locate, so I started looking at Light Sussex and they may be hard to find too........

I think the chicks come in next Monday. I was there today and they haven't even started setting up the area, although it did look they were moving some of the stuff out of the way.

There's a ton of breeders in Alabama. I found a vast variety on Facebook.

I really like the look of columbian rocks and brahmas (don't like the feathered legs on brahmas though.... my chickens always have nasty feet, I can only imagine what feathered feet would look like). Apparently there are columbian wyandottes that have a similar look and the Delaware sort of has that look too. I've seen those at hatcheries... Have not seen them offered nearby.

We're smack dab in town, next to the fire station... folks don't expect roosters in town haha
 
I'm so glad we went with day old chicks! We are enjoying watching their little feathers grow in. My girls love trying to get them to sleep in their laps lol.:) Other than some nicknames (Smudge, Runt, Ms. Piggy) we haven't officially named any until we can tell them apart better except for this one chick I think is one of my EE's. Her feathers are coming in all while (so far) and my oldest named her Angel. We will just have to see if this name sticks or not though ;) Another possible name is Jiji for one of the black australorps. We had a black cat named Jiji (kitty off of the movie Kiki's Delivery Service) but my youngest turned out to be allergic and we couldn't keep her so now they want to use it for a chicken lol.
 
I had a $480 power bill this month from trying to keep these poo machines warm.
Wow!!!
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Sign of a true Chicken lover!!!
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