California - Northern

[ronott1]

all this food talk is making me hungry!! I h aren't been able to keep up with the thread the last week or so, but I am finalizing everything in Davis for the renters moving in then moving full time to Redding. All my little chickies are hatching while I"m madly cleaning... but update for all you chicken stockers.... I don't have my calender with all my notes so I don't recall what I started with, what I pulled, etc. Also there were a handful of unmarked eggs so I'll be sending some pics to Cheryl in the next few days for IDs, but I am guessing I have: for sure 8 partridge brahmas, 3 jubilees and I think 2-3 more from unmarked eggs because they look very similar, 2 MF leghorns and 1 ?, 2 Sp sussex, 4 of my EE eggs hatched three being that amazingly cool green and one blue egg. outside of that I had a bunch of other brahmas, swedish flower hens, silkies, cochins, polish and blue, lav, and LC orps hatch. I haven't even counted those cuz they were all in the cabinet bator together. Overall a good hatch. Still have 4 PB and 3 Jubs in the bator just in case but not much sign of progress. My candler when out on my while I was candling before lockdown so I ended up leaving a few in that I was pretty sure had quit. I'll give them a day or two then do some eggtopsies to see what the story is.

Can't wait to get back to by breeding pens in redding and start hatching some eggs!! I may get some mutts but I can't resist especially the CLs. I am so impressed with the size of their eggs compared to my EE and SFHs that are laying!

happy monday!

Craigs list has a nice looking Sportsman, 270 egg capacity with the humidity kit and all. It's been on there for a while and today I was thinking of offering a deal to the person.

Between the two of us we could over run Northern CA with chicks..Insert evil laugh.....

Ron

 

[Happy Chooks]

Amy.........I don't have ducks, but what about kitty litter boxes?

 

[JerseyGiantfolk]

Even though we were kind of quiet yesterday, we were still the #7 busiest thread.

Ron

Thank you, Ron! Yep! It's amazing that this section of California is so active!

Hopefully I'll have another successful Farmers Market today! I managed to supply the whole town with eggs last time.

 

[zooweemama]

Amy.........I don't have ducks, but what about kitty litter boxes?

I was thinking that too if I could find them cheap enough but the more solid ones are like $25+ a piece. I need about 4 at least. I need something less expensive with a lower lip and a nice big hole. I don't know how high a duck is willing to climb to lay an egg. I am on the lookout for some though- that have low lips and big openings.

 

[zooweemama]

A little funny for the day. My mil was telling me about a co-worker who had ducks once. She said they were weird. When they were around she kept finding these odd white things in the yard and floating in the pond.

My mil had to tell her they were eggs. hehe I thought that was so cute though!

 

[zooweemama]

Artois Feed. I mentioned it a couple pages back but this page moves fast. Does anyone use it or know ANYthing about it? It's a California feed company. But they have no website, no splash page and no contact information. A local feed store sells it. It's cheaper than some of the other brands and that makes me wonder if it's quality and cheaper because it's local or cheaper because it's well...cheaper.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Congrats on your hatch Jeff!

Here are three of the five Tolbunt Polish I hatched from Cheryl's eggs (the other two were still not fluffed when I took photos)



And for anyone unfamiliar with the variety (

)

http://greenfirefarms.com/store/category/chickens/tolbunt-polish/

Deb

I've been wondering what they look like. Thanks for the link! Adorable as chicks, and as adults, awesomely ornamental.

Congrats on your new babies!

 

[ronott1]

Artois Feed. I mentioned it a couple pages back but this page moves fast. Does anyone use it or know ANYthing about it? It's a California feed company. But they have no website, no splash page and no contact information. A local feed store sells it. It's cheaper than some of the other brands and that makes me wonder if it's quality and cheaper because it's local or cheaper because it's well...cheaper.

I don't know about Artois feed. It would be cheaper because it does not have as far to go fore delivery.

Bye,

Ron

 

[chickee]

OMG!!!! They are adorable!!! I love my Polish but mine are bantams. I would go for the LF just to get some of these beauties!!

Congrats on your hatch Jeff!

Here are three of the five Tolbunt Polish I hatched from Cheryl's eggs (the other two were still not fluffed when I took photos).







And for anyone unfamiliar with the variety (

)

http://greenfirefarms.com/store/category/chickens/tolbunt-polish/

Deb

 

[Happy Chooks]

Quote: I wouldn't think you'd need the tops. Another thought.........what about the square kitty litter boxes like these:



laid on their sides and anchored somehow like this:





Know someone with a cat you can get the containers from?