Arkansas folks speak up.........

[jenjscott]

Hello eighttwentynine from way over here in southeast arkansas

 

[luvarabhorses]

Howdy 829 from the Ozarks!

What kind of chicks?


Here at my house:
I have an experiment going on btw. I am crossing my white crested blue polish rooster on my (meat) white cornish rock hens. Problem is he doesn't seem to be very amorous and I am not so sure he is getting the job done. I gave him a hair (feather) cut so he just has a little mohawk on his head now. I was worried he couldn't see the hens. That seemed to have opened up his world a little and he makes rooster sounds and actions just yet to see any reproductive type activity.

 

[829]

Thank you all for the warm welcome. I bought Rhode Island Reds. I took the patagial tag out. I live in a HOA community, so I bought only hens and I hope to start getting some eggs next spring. They will free range in my backyard; I needed them to be quite. Through the winter, they will stay in my greenhouse.

 

[19Dawn76]

829 -

I have one chick completely hatched and 6 more piped.

 

[urban dreamer]

Hi 829! Glad to see I am not the only person new to "chickens on the web" in Arkansas! I have had my barred rocks for almost a week now. Im love'n every minute of it (although one stubbornly insist on sitting outside in the rain. I was hoping they would go in by themselves tonight, but I had to lock them in again.) Silly chickens. Are these your first chickens or have you had chickens before?

 

[urban dreamer]

Wow Dawn! I googled "pip" because I didn't know what it ment. Dose it usually take this long for a chick to hatch? How many do you think will hatch tonight? I know you aren't gonna get any sleep!!!

 

[829]

@Urban dreamer

This is my first foray into livestock. I just wanted to save on eggs. The benefit of insect eradication and kids' entertainment were bonuses.

I have been going out and checking on them regularly, they are in my "cold" greenhouse. I have a 100W bulb in a spotlight dome hanging over the top of them. Today has been cold, cloudy, and rainy and it still got up to 90 degrees in there. When it dropped to 80, I turned on the light.

I wish I knew how old they are, I bought them at Atwoods today and I forgot to ask. I am hoping they will start laying in March or April.

 

[19Dawn76]

This is my first incubator hatch. I always let the hens do the work before. I have 3 out now. It's strange how they just pop out. All of a sudden where there was an egg with a small crack in it all of a sudden there is a wet chick. They are getting kind of loud now. Lots of movement going on in there and some of the eggs are rolling all over the place.

 

[jnkir7]

hello from jonesbwelcome

 

[urban dreamer]

829, This is my first time too! I bought two 2-3 year old hens last week. I wanted older birds because I am not confinent yet to raise little ones. My hubby wanted RIRs but I like the color of the rocks. It has been cold and rainy all day. I checked on my birds this morning about 6 and then when I got out of class at 7. I have been checking on them 2 or 3 times a day. Its so strange and exciting! Im gonna have a heart attack when I find my first egg!!!

Dawn, I wish you had a camera so I could see what your seeing. It sounds like fun. Best of luck to your chicks! Im already thinking of building a bigger coop because it is a pain in the butt to climb into a 3 1/2 tall coop to put birds to sleep. Mabey I should have built something about 5'3?