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

[Chicky Tocks]

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Oh! I think that we may have purchased some hens from Mr. James in the last few years!
I do recall a man who had a nice poultry farm around the end of Springhill. When it came time to get new hens, we pulled out all of our past connections but none of them were in the business of selling anymore. Maybe we hadn't saved his information. We ended up going all the way to Conway to get the buff orps. I love them, they're so pretty and irridescent.

Ninja: I peeked over at your blog and notice that you have a lovely Buff Orp Roo. Maybe he'd like to come visit my girls sometime in the spring? hehe

 

[De]

The chicken show in El Dorado,Ar on November 1 next saturday. IT is going to be at the fair. Hope to see you there!!! De

 

[juliechick]

Where are the fairgrounds in El Dorado?

 

[amandasmom]

Hello Every one I am "amandasmom" by user name and literally! I live in Mount Ida and am glad to be able to join. May not post much but will read and learn a lot.
I have a DH of 26 yrs, a very spoiled dog, 1 roo, and two pigs.

 

[arllcountrygirl]

LOL!! Love your user name. I am glad you finally got on here.

Well I am going to try my hand at hatching eggs --

A Big Thanks to JackieDon for the lovely eggs.

Also got our first quail in today. We will see how all of this goes.

Amanda

 

[gritsar]

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Hi Amandasmom and welcome to BYC. I noticed in your signature that you have a roo but no hens? Give us time. We'll fix that problem for ya.

 

[amandasmom]

Yes He is a lonely fellow. I used to have about a dozen and a half Rhode Island Reds. Laid the biggest, prettiest eggs. But My brothers' dog loved them too much.

Thank Goodness she went to doggie heaven.

But then again he still has two more and there are several others in the neighborhood.
I found out the hardway the the regular chicken wire does not hold up to weather here for very long.
"Red" just roams about and actually roosts on the top of our house. He is known to visit the pigs, who are used to him when the dog traffic gets heavy.

 

[Chicky Tocks]

Hi Amandasmom

Welcome from another newb!


I have an Arkansas question. I'm in Benton and we currently have 4 buff orphingtons that are about 18 weeks old. I have been lucky enough to find a lady with Ameracaunas. I want to add 3 Ameracauna hens to my flock, however they're only 6 weeks old at this time. Can I put them in with the buffs at this time of year? Would they be eating scratch and pellets at this age? Is it going to get too cold for them? Should I keep them inside in a pen for a couple more weeks?
I don't want to let the opportunity pass to grab some Ameracaunas but I don't want them to be miserable either.

 

[amandasmom]

Hello Chicky Tocks
When you think Newbie you think of me I am new at this Amanda has always been the animal know it in our family. All I can say is that I would probably put them up in a warm separate place. I never had luck with mixing chickens. The littles have a terrible not makin it rate. Bet manda will answer your question. She is busy right now but you can bet she won't be off this site long
Glad to meet you anyway

 

[gritsar]

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Hi Chicky Tocks and welcome to you too.
I can try and answer your questions for ya. You would need to keep the 6 weeks old seperate from you BO's until they were approximately the same size as the BO's. The youngsters would need starter/grower until around 18 -20 weeks or when you got your first egg from them and then they go on the layer feed. Scratch was one of the last treats I started giving my chickens. They were six months old before I fed it. I'm one of those that believes scratch is a cooler weather treat. With the cooler weather we're having, I wouldn't put them outside without a heat lamp for a couple more weeks. Generally young chickens are fully feathered by six to eight weeks and can go outside, but if they're used to warmer temps. I would acclimate them to it slowly.
Hope that helps.