Auction help

[brettshomestead]

Hi Brett! Sounds both enjoyable and profitable. No roosters allowed here. I'm in an old neighborhood with very large lots, but still within city limits. No grandfather laws to cover me either. Dang it.

Pretty sure I've never ordered from Ideal before, but most reviews I could find looked good. And they are almost close enough to drive to. Almost, but at 5-6 hours round trip without traffic, not quite. HE said he wasn't up for that, and he wasn't letting me go alone. He's kind of careful of me. He probably realizes he too ornery to expect anyone else to take care of him in his old age, so he better keep me around!

How far are you from DFW? What breeds do you work with? Got anything you think I need to give a try down here?

About three hours north of there lol. I love my lavender orphingtons, and blue/black ameraucanas. They're decent layers, friendly, hardy, lay colorful eggs, and they aren't silkie lol. The wife would tell you to buy silkies ave frizzles lol.

 

[NorthTexasWink]

I am NOT a pet chicken person. I had a Chinese Crested dog until February of this year. Think of a showgirl chicken with no feathers on the body, just topknot, tail, and feet feathers, then turn that into a small dog. Or google "Dancing Nathan". My dog looked like Nathan. Loved that strange nekkid old dog. RIP Sarge. Love my dogs, cats, horses. Once loved a milk cow. Loved a few goats. Never loved a bird. I like birds, pretty much any animal, just fine. Respect most. Tolerate even the ones I don't like and wouldn't ever mistreat one. But a pet chicken just isn't my kind of thing.

That being said, I like pretty. I am female. Looking at a variety of pretty chickens is nice. I like colored eggs too, because they sell really well around here and are pretty. I won't know what my hens look like for a while yet. I'm hopeful I've got a few pretty pretty ones.

Purple is my favorite color. Lavendar anything gets my attention.

 

[brettshomestead]

I am NOT a pet chicken person. I had a Chinese Crested dog until February of this year. Think of a showgirl chicken with no feathers on the body, just topknot, tail, and feet feathers, then turn that into a small dog. Or google "Dancing Nathan". My dog looked like Nathan. Loved that strange nekkid old dog. RIP Sarge. Love my dogs, cats, horses. Once loved a milk cow. Loved a few goats. Never loved a bird. I like birds, pretty much any animal, just fine. Respect most. Tolerate even the ones I don't like and wouldn't ever mistreat one. But a pet chicken just isn't my kind of thing.

That being said, I like pretty. I am female. Looking at a variety of pretty chickens is nice. I like colored eggs too, because they sell really well around here and are pretty. I won't know what my hens look like for a while yet. I'm hopeful I've got a few pretty pretty ones.

Purple is my favorite color. Lavendar anything gets my attention.

I bet youd love the lavender orphingtons then, they're great bird, I'm sure if you were so inclined they'd be decent eating too. Overall they're hardy, and good utility with them. Not to mention they usually sell really well. They have ameraucanas that are sort of a lavender color as well. I already told the wife if she got show girls they're feeding the dogs lol, I can stand turkens but show girls are too much. I have a total of one "pet" chicken, but that's more because she was the first I raised from a day old successfully.

 

[NorthTexasWink]

If I make decent profit from selling my excess pullets this fall, I might have to ask after a couple of lavender hens. You can't ever have too much purple in your life!

 

[NorthTexasWink]

Got the chicks in yesterday morning after their overnight trip to me. All 25 exactly as ordered and very clean and lively. No losses so far, no pasty butts, everyone looks real good.

And we're off!

 

[brettshomestead]

Got the chicks in yesterday morning after their overnight trip to me. All 25 exactly as ordered and very clean and lively. No losses so far, no pasty butts, everyone looks real good.

And we're off!

Eggcellent! Good luck with them!

 

[NorthTexasWink]

Thanks! All 25 still doing great. Tomorrow I'll take their 1week photos. I can't stop thinking about lavendar chicks though. You are a dangerous man!

 

[brettshomestead]

Thanks! All 25 still doing great. Tomorrow I'll take their 1week photos. I can't stop thinking about lavendar chicks though. You are a dangerous man!

Lol that I am, never trust a chicken hoarder. We don't understand math we think 6 chickens = 60 chickens.

 

[NorthTexasWink]

Lively girls! It's a start. All 25 seem to be doing really well. Some of the EE don't seem to have poofy cheeks tho, so that's disappointing. A couple look like they will be dark chocolate with some blue. Those EE are really the only ones I can't predict the feathering of. Of course nothing will be for sure until after their first true molt.

 

[brettshomestead]

View attachment 1068731 View attachment 1068732 View attachment 1068733 Lively girls! It's a start. All 25 seem to be doing really well. Some of the EE don't seem to have poofy cheeks tho, so that's disappointing. A couple look like they will be dark chocolate with some blue. Those EE are really the only ones I can't predict the feathering of. Of course nothing will be for sure until after their first true molt.

They're looking great! I picked a few chicks up at auction last night, I post a few pics in a bit. Had some show pideons given to me too, it'll be interesting to see how that goes, I've never messed with them before.