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[Chicken girl 15]

Hey all. Just looking for fellow flock owners in my area. I'm 15 minutes from binghamton. I'm fairly new to the chicken world. I have 18 pullets and 2 cockerels. The girls just started laying about a month ago. I would LOVE to have someone close by to share my excitement with.

 

[CatMom]

Hi, I am in Binghamton, (moved back after about 20 years away. I got chicken obsessed whike living in Tennessee. I've never had more than 7 birds due to living in town, had to rehome my TN birds with a friend down there, but I'm hoping to fet a place where I cañ have a real flock with roosters as soon as I find the farmet of my dreams. I currently have my maximum 4 hens: 2 Australorps, a Barred Plymouth Rock, & a Rhode Island Red. They were what was available, but I really miss my girls from TN: a Dominique, a Welsumer, 3 EExAmeraucanas, and a 'Rock whose unusual large size& birchen coloring says she is some kind of mix. That flock had a lot more personality than these poor hatchery (bird mill) chicks. I really want to get into breeding some heritage birds...with smaller combs -the 4 I have right now all sport pretty large ones so I'm concerned they might get frostbite this winter. Hey, sorry about the rambling post; I'm so glad somebody close by is into chickens! ~ Trish

 

[Chicken girl 15]

Hey Trish, no worries about the "ramblings " I enjoy company, even if only online. I live on 9 acres and have 5 black astrolorp, 5 white leghorn and 8 RIR. The RIR are a bit snotty about me taking eggs from them. My whites are tiny at 4 months as to my blacks are huge. The chickens sorta started as a joke for the kids (5 of them) for Easter. Then it took off from there. Now we are attempting to build up to a full (small scale) farm.

 

[Chicken girl 15]

Hey Trish. How is the flock with this cold weather? Mine seem to like it, silly girls.
Chauntel.

 

[Midlife Chick]

Hi there, I live just along the PANY border, Town of Binghamton.

 

[Chicken girl 15]

Now that's funny. 2 of the threads you joined I started. Maybe we were supposed to find each others flocks. Lol

 

[Chicken girl 15]

Hi there, I live just along the PANY border, Town of Binghamton.

have you considered coming out in May to the chickenstock in harpursville? You are close and a lot of chicks, hatching eggs, and possible new friends will be here.

 

[Midlife Chick]

I have. What can I do to help?

 

[Chicken girl 15]

Visit the thread " new York mini chickenstock 2016" . There isn't really a lot to help with. Its mostly a bunch of us chicken enthusiasts getting together and having a good chicken day. On page one of the thread there are 3 links, the explain the details. Its potluck as its a family ordeal , and everyone has to eat. Drop in read up and mark the calendar.

 

[CatMom]

Greetings all, I've had life happening so I'm way behind on my BYC reading. Hopefully you're all having a good new year.