Bay Area BYCers!

[wolftracks]

4 chickies out and more pipping. Yeah!

 

[clio]

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Hi Laurie!!
Haven't heard from you for a while on BYC ... I agree with what you've posted

Jeremy,
Goats are quite independent in many situations. I know a lady who raises small goats in Petaluma and, they seem to be great. But, I also know of others who have goats as companions to llamas, etc. and those goats can be a handful...besides the head butts, you may not have a garden left - goats eat everything in sight! Heights do not deter them-they have climbed over fences into neighbors' properties, more than twice.

Cheryl,
Sebastopol geese, like many geese, can be very defensive and not too friendly around children. The Sebastopol geese are beautiful with their ruffle feathers; I have friends who have them, so they're a common sight to me. But, sometimes they do get very defensive. I can ask my friends for Sebastopol geese sources locally.

New challenging project?? Lav. orpingtons? Julia is so sweet! How about phoenixes? Long sweeping tail feathers.

Still having the bday party for your young friend in May? My broody cochin #2 is setting on six BCM eggs, week #2 done, and week #3 starting.

Your 1/2 English Orp now just stands around waiting to be petted

Have you ever given them a bath, now that the weather is warmer?

 

[wolftracks]

That was them!

The Thodes!

OK did you guys see my scare for the night???

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=6297623#p6297623

 

[mycutekitties]

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[clio]

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Kim,
Scary, but we're glad you're OK ...

 

[cherylcohen]

boy that sir giles really did his job I can't believe 9 chicks out so far! pics of the babies soon

 

[sewandgrow]

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Good for you Kim, I can't wait to be able to cut back my numbers. My feed bill is waaaaaay out of control. In fact I am off to Tractor Supply today for more Start & Grow. I think I have a $2 coupon I printed around here somewhere.
So you have more BCM??? Is that what is hatching & pipping????

 

[PetRock]

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Jeremy, Here are pics of Lemon Drop and Cosette. Cosette's coloring looks to me just like Lemon Drop's did two weeks ago. She's a he, isn't she?

(Lemon Drop is 5 weeks and Cosette is 3 1/2 weeks.)

 

[jeremy]

Right now Cosette looks like a pullet to me. If she has darker feathers on her breast feathers, which they look pale and creamy wheaten colored in the pictures, I would think she's a cockerel.

Keep me updated, I'm still standing firm with my girl prediction but give it another week or so to be 100% sure.

 

[wolftracks]

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Good for you Kim, I can't wait to be able to cut back my numbers. My feed bill is waaaaaay out of control. In fact I am off to Tractor Supply today for more Start & Grow. I think I have a $2 coupon I printed around here somewhere.
So you have more BCM??? Is that what is hatching & pipping????

OMG I have 2 $1 coupons and forgot. I'm off to pick Dakotah up and stop for feed.

I have no idea what's going on with these BCMs. The inner membrane seems so much thicker then with the other breeds. I had 7 mixed chicks out and still no BCM so I pipped them. They were wrapped so tight, when I pierced the membrane 4 were barely breathing and didn't make it. One wasn't as wrapped and started peeping as soon as the membrane was pierced and he's the only BCM I have out of this hatch. I had 14 in, but the others were late quiters about day 16. I find that so yucky when I check them.'

I'm trying to get time to take some BCM eggs to you. I think I have 13. For some reason I only got 2 eggs yesterday before I had to leave and there were birds in the boxes, so don't know what's up with that. Hopefully you can get some of these to hatch out. I sure hope so, cause 1 or 2 per hatch ain't gettin it!

I set all the other eggs last night. Finally got 2 from the new girls that I didn't drop or weren't stepped on.

OH.............Cheryl???? Which of the girls is Fanny and which is Saddie? One had more broken feathers if that helps.

I have 4 new BCM roos. All Wade Jean, but there's one with yellow legs. That seems to happen a lot with that line doesn't it? Anyway I have him if someone wants him. I think she said he is 3 months old.

Wish I has a couple of birchen hens to go with this new cockerel. I like dark birds for some reason. I know everyone love the Wheatens and I loved our roo and wish I still had hom and the pullet I hatched out with him, but I like seeing blues, lavs and blacks out there. Now those cocoa chicks???? I can't wait to see what thos look like. I thik they'll be the only ones I keep out of this mix if I get pullets. They'll be great layers. Didn't get a chocolate one though this hatch. Darn.

OK I'm off like a prom dress!!!!!!!!!

Gotta get things done.