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

[Strider]

Hello to anyone, in Arkansas, I can buy juvenile chickens from (as soon as I figure out what I want), Can you expect anymore from a peeper? ; >)

I live in Poteau, OK near Fort Smith.

 

[bwalden]

Hello to anyone, in Arkansas, I can buy juvenile chickens from (as soon as I figure out what I want), Can you expect anymore from a peeper? ; >)

I live in Poteau, OK near Fort Smith.

Looking for any specific breed you like? I know of a few people around the Ozark and Clarksville who have chicks and juvi birds.

 

[caj1985]

Welcome, Strider.

I have several different breeds or will have later in the year. Once you figure out what you like I am sure that someone will be able to fix you up.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Jahdan is now available to paint backyard chicken coops! Only problem is, not much paint gets on the coops!

Taken today with our newest coops.

 

[Simmonsfunnyfrm]

Been a while since I checked in on here! Spring has sprung on the Funny farm. We have 7 EE and 3 RIR chicks 4 weeks old, and my blue wheaten Ameraucana is sitting on 8 Olive Egger and 2 EE eggs. It's day 8

. I got the RIR chicks in a trade, didn't really want them but it was a great deal so I couldn't pass it up. Had 6. I figured I could sell them for more than I got them but nobody wanted them so I just ended up keeping them. I put the chicks outside a few days ago. My 7 EEs are from my own flock and all of them are thriving. The RIRs came from TSC. 1 wandered off the first day and disappeared, 2 failed to thrive outside and died, and I suspect another one isn't doing well. I think that says a lot about the difference between your own line and something from a big farm store.

 

[Strider]

Looking for any specific breed you like? I know of a few people around the Ozark and Clarksville who have chicks and juvi birds.

Thank you for asking. I'm thinking about Delawares, Rhode Islands (any input on white or red?), Wyandotte (Are they the same breed as Welsummer?), Plymouth Rock; a Sussex & a Dominiker for brooders, and a Welsummer for a Cock.

I just moved to two acres, in town, from 110 acres (let the kids take over the cattle.

Here in Poteau it's so close to Fort Smith I feel like I'm in the laplands of Arkansas.

Anyone have any comments?

 

[Strider]

Welcome, Strider.

I have several different breeds or will have later in the year. Once you figure out what you like I am sure that someone will be able to fix you up.

Thank you for the encouragment.

 

[wixychixy]

Hi everybody! I'm in the Charleston/Booneville/Greewood area. Starting small with five hens and a rooster, but looking to grow.

 

[caj1985]

Hi everybody! I'm in the Charleston/Booneville/Greewood area. Starting small with five hens and a rooster, but looking to grow.

Hi, Wixy! I'm in Ratcliff! We're neighbors.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

I had a wonderful time yesterday at the Heritage Poultry Conservancy's Backyard Poultry Workshop. It was a held at P. Allen Smith's Moss Mountain Farm near Little Rock, Arkansas. Allen has a cute gift shop with some poultry pens attached. These house his Buff Orpingtons. The Orps run loose around the house area every day. Then there is a huge patio where the luncheons and dinner parties are held. We were setting on the patio (all 200+ of us), under a tent, when these gals decided to wander in. His Buff Orpingtons are a combination of an old Kansas line (Brazelton?) and Terry Britt's line. He had a few birds available for sale and we acquired a Buff cockerel to add to our breeding program.

Allen is preserving some of the oldest lines of heritage poultry in chickens, turkeys, waterfowl and even some sheep. The speakers were very informative and extremely funny. When one man asked a question about "curing" the disease that cats carry under their claws that can effect poultry, Dr. Dustin Clark (UA Extension Poultry Veterinarian) stated that really was not a disease question, but more of a "gauge" questions. "20 gauage, 14 guage, 4-10 gauge". I would recommend any and all attend the next one in September.

Here are a few photos I took from my lunch table. Also of the cockerel I acquired.







Note
: You can see one of the wide screen TV's they set up for the workshops.


Note: One lady came with her walker. She had no difficulty touring the farm with all of its wonderful trails.


Note: Premier 1 Fencing gave some door prizes. One lady won this waterer. The staff did a wonderful job of cleaning up the luncheon, but missed a scrap of food. This huge Buff Orpington hen decided to wander in and help with the clean up.



Hall Family Farm's newest addition!