California - Northern

[TheKeeper]

I didn't get a chance to boast about my $50 find

Nice!

 

[PetRock]

my two SPPRs came from Cheryl's flock, and they both went broody twice last year -- and were GREAT moms.

I wish mine would decide to go broody!

 

[Audio51]

Quote: I have 3 now....one of the Marans has decided she wants chicks now. I keep throwing her out of the nest. She will go out and forage a bit, then the nest time I go out she is back in the nest.

 

[Happy Chooks]

I wish mine would decide to go broody!

I wish some of my hens would go broody too! I have one barnevelder hen plucking her breast, but nothing yet.

I didn't get a chance to boast about my $50 find

Fantastic find!

 

[Audio51]

Quote: My Blue Wyandotte is one of the 2 that is raising the chicks now ( the other is a the banty cochin that she raised last year). They are co-brooding very well with the chicks. She is the top hen too and is the same way with integrating them.

 

[ronott1]

My Blue Wyandotte is one of the 2 that is raising the chicks now ( the other is a the banty cochin that she raised last year). They are co-brooding very well with the chicks. She is the top hen too and is the same way with integrating them.

NO BROODIES HERE!

 

[Audio51]

Quote: I have only had the one hen raise chicks so could only go by her. I think it was about 4-6 weeks with here, but she still seems attached to the ones she raised. Th cochin she is raising this clutch of chicks with is one she raised.

 

[Audio51]

Quote: That makes sense. Even humans feel more nurturing when we hear babies cry. We want to go take care of them too!

 

[Audio51]

For anyone interested. I have a friend who lives 1/2 time in Shasta and 1/2 time in San Rafael. I just sent 48 chicks with him to drop of in Orland for a customer. He charged them $40 for delivery, but it beats the $80 it would have cost in shipping, plus the birds got there in 3 hours instead of 24.

I asked him if he would be willing to transport birds for other people and he said "Sure" so I just wanted to put it out there in case anyone is interested. I know Jeff (Papabrooder) and TLS ranch (and others) are up North so if you ever have chick customers in the Bay Area this may be a good option for you.

Yep... I am an enabler.

It would be so great if we had a list of chicken transporters within CA. I really don't like shipping live birds and ride shares seem to be such a good alternative. Who cares if the passengers happen to be chickens.

That might even work for transporting any extra Mottled Ameraucana pullets!

 

[chrissyr]

My Blue Wyandotte is one of the 2 that is raising the chicks now ( the other is a the banty cochin that she raised last year). They are co-brooding very well with the chicks. She is the top hen too and is the same way with integrating them.

i love that they are co-brooding! i was always worried i'd have a hen fight on my hands. Congrats to you. What awesome hens you have!