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

[Lunalala]

Lol ok! No roosters it is! I'm looking at what types of girls I want right now. I've read that you can have a mixed flock as long as none are too awfully different, such as the Polish chickens. I'm looking mostly at temperament, because these sweet girls will be my babies, beauty, health and I guess pretty eggs would be a nice plus. My youngest daughter, she's 15, has set her mind to having an blue ameraucana. I understand that she would be lower on the pecking order, being shy. I hope that being my daughter's favorite blue pet bird that pays blue eggs will make up for that some...

 

[nayeli]

Anyone here go to Beebe flea market? I bought welsh harlequin ducks off a lady there before that were absolutely beautiful and much better than hatchery stock.... I had to sell them due to our dog at that time trying to eat them, and didn't want them to get hurt so I was planning on getting some more after building them a safer area... long story short we moved, rented, and bought again and I would love to get her contact info and get them again as soon as our fence is up. We now live a few hours away though and she isn't always there so I was hoping that maybe someone here knows her or goes occassionally and could get her info for me.

She is an older lady and drives a van!

 

[lcertuche]

Hey maybe you could post on facebook to see if anyone knows. It's amazing the different mutual friends you get on facebook.

 

[nayeli]

Hey maybe you could post on facebook to see if anyone knows. It's amazing the different mutual friends you get on facebook.

I have one person I know asking someone who goes occasionally to the beebe flea market looking, but she only goes rarely so I was hoping someone here might attend more often.

 

[ChicketySplit]

hi everyone new to chickens and to backyardchickens. fly fishing got me interested in chickens.i have aquiered some genetic hackle chickens and glw andslw.hope to find some phoenix birds and do some breeding. interested to hear from other flytyers and flyfishermen

Hi there! I'm a new member to the forums, 'though I've been checking them out for a while now. Your post encouraged me to sign up! I'm in NW AR, but close to Roaring River & use peacock herl to successfully catch trout there, but I'd like to be able to use my own chickens to develop feathers that work just as well. I wanted to respond to your post because I just happened to see some Phoenix pairs for sale on Craigslist out of Nixa, MO if you're able to travel that far.

 

[ChicketySplit]

I would say no rooster as well unless you need one.. I'm very close to eating my rooster

Have you considered aprons for your chickens? Of course, it may be just as much work to dress the hens in aprons as it would be to "dress out" one rooster, lol!

 

[Kristen D]

Hello, Im just getting into this for me and my family. I live in Bella Vista but have a large family farm down in London where we want to start a family friendly free-range flock. Got little kiddos so any suggestions on breeds for temperament are welcome. Also, we just love to rescue all animals and I cover a pretty large area so let me know if you have a hen or roo you need to relocate? I was only a girl when we had chickens last so I'm new to this, but my family has raised chickens before. I'm really excited about this. I just love hens!

My family is new to this s well! We just sold our house in the suburbs and bought some acreage for our homestead. There's breed reviews on this site which are interesting to read through. From our experience with different chicken breeds this is what I've noticed so far:

White leghorns: flighty, don't like to be held, hard to catch, but they're not aggressive in anyway (we only have pullets for this breed).

Easter Eggers: great foragers, don't like to be caught, but are very docile and friendly. They tolerate being held once they're caught. Eat treats out of our hands - pullets.

Golden Comet: very friendly, like being held, great foragers, enjoy being held - pullets.

Rhode Island Red: great foragers, pullets are docile, but don't prefer to be held. Cockerels are flighty, pecky, and tend to come up from behind you to nip and peck for no reason.

Cochins: very sweet, follow the kids, doesn't like to take treats right out of the hand, but loves treats.

Delaware: pullet - sits with the kids all day, more attached to the kids than the other chickens.

That's just our experience. None of our chickens are laying eggs yet. Their ages range from 1-3 months.

 

[fishstick]

Fouke,Ar

 

[lcertuche]

@fishstick

 

[fishstick]

Fouke, Ar. Barred Rocks. Livin the dream. Thank you Jesus!