California - Northern

[SilkieRose]

Very cute! The last one is especially cute!

I agree on the cute baby!!! Those chicks look like they were loving it!!

 

[Nikon]

Welcome Nikon! There are quite a lot of chicken folks up your way. What breeds do you have?

Thanks!

Well, none yet. We (the Hubs and I) are waiting to pick up some pullets after the coop is done. He'd love to get a Brahma or Buff Orp and I'd love to get an Ameraucana. The local farm stores around don't have any pullets in any of those breeds. At least one feed store has "Americanas" which after reading around BYC are most likely EE's (and I'll be picking their brains about that to see if that's the case). So the only way to get the breeds we'd like are ordering chicks from a hatchery or purchasing what the feed stores have: Barred Rocks, Rhode Islands, Red Sex Links, something labeled as "production red", the shady "Americana" and the speckled sussex.

 

[Nikon]

To this Thread!


It is great to hear from you!

My Mom has a place up out of Shingletown. What Mountain do you live by?

Thanks! We live up near Nevada City.

 

[OR4-hmom]

I live up in the mountains/foothills so Sacramento to me is basically SoCal. Where the air quality starts to suck

Welcome Nikon,

I thought I was the only one to put Sac in Southern. I grew up in towns like Dorris, Hornbrook and Dunsmuir. Family just outside of Redding.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Quote: Fear not! You have come to the right thread. There are so many folks who breed and hatch the most beautiful birds right here in northern Ca. I have all hatchery girls, and they are fine, I like them a lot, but don't compromise if you want something special. Make a wish list and ask around and you will probably find what you are looking for and a whole bunch of other amazing birds that weren't on your list!

Smart to build the coop first! Make it big. Chickens are addictive!

 

[SilkieRose]

I live up in the mountains/foothills so Sacramento to me is basically SoCal. Where the air quality starts to suck

I hear ya!! I'm a SoCal transplant to Nevada County

 

[Nikon]

Welcome Nikon,

I thought I was the only one to put Sac in Southern. I grew up in towns like Dorris, Hornbrook and Dunsmuir. Family just outside of Redding.

Oh! Yeah, you're waaaay Northern! Always wanted to take a bunch of pics in Doris. Love the water tower up there. Redding is a big town/city compared to where I'm at, but excluding the insane heat in the summer I like Redding a lot. Some cool churches up there.

 

[Nikon]

I hear ya!! I'm a SoCal transplant to Nevada County :

Nevada County!? Me too!! Although I'm a native and my hubs is a transplant from L.A.

 

[SilkieRose]

Thanks!

Well, none yet. We (the Hubs and I) are waiting to pick up some pullets after the coop is done. He'd love to get a Brahma or Buff Orp and I'd love to get an Ameraucana. The local farm stores around don't have any pullets in any of those breeds. At least one feed store has "Americanas" which after reading around BYC are most likely EE's (and I'll be picking their brains about that to see if that's the case). So the only way to get the breeds we'd like are ordering chicks from a hatchery or purchasing what the feed stores have: Barred Rocks, Rhode Islands, Red Sex Links, something labeled as "production red", the shady "Americana" and the speckled sussex.

You must be referring to Ridge Feed I couldn't deny 2 RIR's the other day!!! 3 & 4 months. I went in for grit & oyster shells...got those, but came home with 2 more ladies!!

...My husband just laughs now! I just tell him I couldn't help it... LOL

 

[Nikon]

Fear not! You have come to the right thread. There are so many folks who breed and hatch the most beautiful birds right here in northern Ca. I have all hatchery girls, and they are fine, I like them a lot, but don't compromise if you want something special. Make a wish list and ask around and you will probably find what you are looking for and a whole bunch of other amazing birds that weren't on your list!

Smart to build the coop first! Make it big. Chickens are addictive!

It's not too big, around 4'x4'. We are Co-op'ing it with the Hub's Grandma and sticking it in her garden and then inside a chicken run. Oh good! I'm hoping we can find the breeds we want.