Bay Area BYCers!

[wolftracks]

Just wanted to post a link to the thread for the Stockton show this month. Figured we needed one spot to plan our statagies and maybe meet up.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=8156143#p8156143

 

[sewandgrow]

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Those are so great Jeremy....................Who did they come from??? I don't know all that you have.
I can't wait for for my Orps from you to grow out. I am so impressed with the size of the Buffs. I am dying to see yours all grown up. Everyone that comes over is in awe of the size of the Buffs.

Karen, those eggs are from an Olive Egger pullet that I hatched from eggs sent to me by Monique Wagner, she's ruth here on BYC. Here's the link to her website, http://bethelplantation.com/index.htm

I wish my Orps would get to it and grow up too, I can't wait to see how my first generation of youngsters is going to grow out. Are your Buff hens still laying? For the longest time NONE of my birds were laying, we would get 1 or 2 eggs every week. Since the Solstice though production has picked back up and we're starting now to get a decent number of eggs every day. Just as soon as production is in full swing we'll be selling eggs at the farmer's markets in Oakland.

Yes theBuffs are laying. They are rounded pullet eggs that I am sure will get much larger. I had a friend take one home the other day to try to hatch it. We will see. I will check fertility in the next few days when I fix breakfast.....LOL

 

[sewandgrow]

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Those are so great Jeremy....................Who did they come from??? I don't know all that you have.
I can't wait for for my Orps from you to grow out. I am so impressed with the size of the Buffs. I am dying to see yours all grown up. Everyone that comes over is in awe of the size of the Buffs.

Karen, those eggs are from an Olive Egger pullet that I hatched from eggs sent to me by Monique Wagner, she's ruth here on BYC. Here's the link to her website, http://bethelplantation.com/index.htm

I wish my Orps would get to it and grow up too, I can't wait to see how my first generation of youngsters is going to grow out. Are your Buff hens still laying? For the longest time NONE of my birds were laying, we would get 1 or 2 eggs every week. Since the Solstice though production has picked back up and we're starting now to get a decent number of eggs every day. Just as soon as production is in full swing we'll be selling eggs at the farmer's markets in Oakland.

I have a few of Moniques BCM that I hatched this past season,4 or 5 I think. I went for her show winning eggs out of her best pen. They present almost solid black but are nice looking birds. This place is going to be crazy next Spring. I have been selling birds lately though, but I have a long way to go.

 

[cherylcohen]

Anyone going to the Hollister show on January 14th?

 

[fowlman01]

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I am

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[cherylcohen]

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I am

Walt

I knew that

 

[champer]

Hi Bay Area Folks, I need some advice and hope you can help. I'm going to have a new coop built, but don't really know what it needs to look like. I'm south bay, Morgan Hill/Gilroy area, so a bit warmer in summer and a bit colder in winter. I'm rural and my flock free ranges all day and only use the coop for sleeping and laying. I got my birds this past spring so this is my first winter; they are currently in a coop that has a roof with the upper half wood sheathed and the lower half just wire. Do I need to have a fully enclosed coop, seems it would be awfully hot in summer, or should it be maybe a 3 sided affair? If anyone cares to offer advice or opinion, I'd love to hear it! Thanks!

 

[cherylcohen]

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Chickens are pretty adaptable so the most important thing is to make sure they are safe at night. If you want a 3 sided coop, I've seen that work here but the wire used is small hardware cloth and dug down at least a foot. I prefer an enclosed coop and it works well in both seasons as you need a good amount of windows/wire covered so that ventilation is good in summer and winter

 

[champer]

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Chickens are pretty adaptable so the most important thing is to make sure they are safe at night. If you want a 3 sided coop, I've seen that work here but the wire used is small hardware cloth and dug down at least a foot. I prefer an enclosed coop and it works well in both seasons as you need a good amount of windows/wire covered so that ventilation is good in summer and winter

Thanks Cheryl for the input, so it seems a fully enclosed coop, out here, is primarily for predator protection, not so much protection from the weather. My current coop is pretty safe with hardware cloth, but isn't warm and comfy for the winter (and is butt ugly to boot).

 

[CoopByTheBay]

Hi B.A. BYC...I have a sad and difficult problem

I've been very much M.I.A since I joined and I have a good reason: all is NOT well in Chickenland. My earlier doubts about Eggberta (my "95% surely a hen" sexed Brahma) being an Eggbert turned out to be, beyond a doubt, true.

Moreover, he is severely lame (he always had issues with this legs but in the last month his "slightly crooked" leg has morphed into a grotesque appendage bent outward at an obscene angle on which he limps around). He has also started crowing. If it weren't for his lameness, I'd ask if anyone on here wanted him...you know, even if I knew he'd make it into a freezer. But as it stands, he has to be put down.

The husband and I tried to do it yesterday, with a noble amount of research and prep. At the moment of truth, we just couldn't. Having only three, the "pet" factor FAR outweighs the livestock one, especially since neither of us have any experience with anything like this, nor know anyone that does.

So I turn to the BYC. I've called a ton of vets in the area (around Livermore), as well as our feed store (they may think I'm crazy for asking about "rooster euthanization") and eventually found just ONE place (Boulevard Pet Hospital in Castro Valley) that can do that (for a cool $100).

I suppose my questions are: does anyone know of another place that does this? Has anyone else had this problem? I feel like I'm the first person on earth (or in the east bay) calling around and asking about this

(I also feel like a terrible murder after calling and bird hospital and getting some attitude). And lastly...am I crazy for not being able to put down my own cockrel? Also, for all who might have harsh words, keep in mind I'm in a bit of state...be gentle.