California - Northern

[OR4-hmom]

Hmm, we have two buff orpington roosters. They're so sweet, just a little over a month old. We were planning on keeping them both, but let me know if you don't find one. We have quite a few little boys running around so I wouldn't mind one going to a good home. They both sit on my shoulder and arm and talk to me. Very sweet boys.

One of my black pullets pecked me in the mouth yesterday and made my lip bleed and Gilbert, one of the BO roos, ran over as soon as he heard me cry out and jumped up on my arm and then sat on my lap for about 10 mins making little trilling noises.

Watch your ear-rings if you wear them, I've lost a few to chickens on my shoulders, opals are tough to match.

 

[lizanne]

There were actually three, but I think they were on Confessions of an Animal Hoarder. DH and I both agreed that people would say we qualify, because of numbers. But our animals are well cared for. They've had people on the show that had exceptionally well cared for, but people called them hoarders because of the number of pets.

One lady did sell eggs, but didn't keep track of fresh from "aged". She had eggs everywhere and didn't want to get rid of her chickens, she claimed they were a source of income.

One was a man that had all his chickens free ranging inside his house. He said they were his friends. His family convinced him to move them outside (reasonable), but told him to have more than 2-3 was nuts (I thought they were unreasonable).

The last is the one I think Ron was talking about. She was the nastiest, most cranky-pants woman I've ever seen on the show. She had poultry live and dead EVERYWHERE. Layers of them in old cages inside her trailer. Lame rabbits, goats, sheep, you name it. Horrible nasty, toothless old woman.

I had all my hens in my house once. Our 50+ foot eucalyptus tree fell on our garage in November (During that crazy storm). The tree was resting on the garage, but the fire department said it could fall throught at any time, and we couldn't get anyone to come and cut up the tree until the following morning. If the tree did fall through the garage, it would have also smashed the chicken coop. I had to gather up all my hens and put them in the spare room inside (now called the chicken room).

 

[lawatt]

Don't forget to put fake eggs or golf balls in the new digs. Chickens like to lay where there are eggs ( I bet you already noticed this, haha )

I have! the fake ones are currently being incubated by Frances the SPPR, keeping her content until her eggs arrive tomorrow, but i put one laid-today egg in each of the new boxes, and will switch them out for fake ones tomorrow. also need to write FAKE on the fake ones, so my neighbor who will be feeding everyone while i'm gone will be able to easily tell them apart!

 

[Miss Molly]

Yeah I know they are'nt the best pictures but the subject matter is cute. I got a good mix of colors in this hatch! "It's like looking in a mirror."

Congrats...so stinking cute!

 

[Miss Molly]

I had all my hens in my house once. Our 50+ foot eucalyptus tree fell on our garage in November (During that crazy storm). The tree was resting on the garage, but the fire department said it could fall throught at any time, and we couldn't get anyone to come and cut up the tree until the following morning. If the tree did fall through the garage, it would have also smashed the chicken coop. I had to gather up all my hens and put them in the spare room inside (now called the chicken room).

OMG, That picture is crazy....

 

[ronott1]

just so you guys know you have me wanting the following:

Marans...pretty much any color
Barnvelders
Basque
BLUE Australorps
Brabanters
SFH
anything Frizzled
Langshans
Sliver Penciled PRs
Icelandics...

and the list grows. Hopefully the hatch will net me some Dorkings and Chanteclers so they can be removed from my "Pre Nor Cal Thread Wish List" or we can add them to this list too.

And to think a couple of months back I was going to be keeping it simple by adding a couple of broody breeds a white egg layer and some EEs to my flock.

I went to Clayton today and picked up my old Rooster Chema from Megan. I got to see the Pita Pintas I hatched and will be posting pictures soon.

Everyone will want them too--they are gorgeous!

 

[lawatt]

I went to Clayton today and picked up my old Rooster Chema from Megan. I got to see the Pita Pintas I hatched and will be posting pictures soon.

Everyone will want them too--they are gorgeous!

can't wait to see! and hope all is well with Megan.

and update here, the other SPPR is *already* sitting in one of the new nesting boxes -- so that seems to have been an improvement!

 

[ronott1]

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Good job with the nest boxes! Mine seem to fill up one today and them move to another one tomorrow.

Megan is doing fine but busy with the Vet Tech training. The Pita Pinta and the EO Basque are beautiful and so friendly. Chema was super easy to get into the pet carrier too.

A reminder--last year I hatched Pita Pinta and EO Marraduna Basque for for Megan:





Now they are about 10 months old:

Pita Pinta:







EO Marraduna Basque Hens:





This is her second best Rooster

 

[zooweemama]

Good job with the nest boxes! Mine seem to fill up one today and them move to another one tomorrow.

Megan is doing fine but busy with the Vet Tech training. The Pita Pinta and the EO Basque are beautiful and so friendly. Chema was super easy to get into the pet carrier too.

A reminder--last year I hatched Pita Pinta and EO Marraduna Basque for for Megan:





Now they are about 10 months old:

Pita Pinta:







EO Marraduna Basque Hens:





This is her second best Rooster

Whoa mama!! Those are stunning! Love them ALL!

 

[ronott1]

Quote: Look at those legs! The Rooster in the pictures with the hens has the most beautiful tail! It makes a teepee in the back like my HRIR pullets have!

I told megan she needed to show him. He is amazing! And those Pit Pintas......