California - Northern

[CackleJoy]

Wow! Is that on at the bottom really blue or more blue/green? Very pretty all of them.

That egg is pretty much THAT color you see. It's from a Cream Legbar pullet. It's color is more intense in the sun. It will probably fade out as her laying season goes on but I'm enjoying this color right now!

 

[chiqita]

Hello everyone! I hail from the Bay Area.  I'm just starting out - getting things ready to build our coop/run and we'll be getting peepers in May!

I've already learned so much from this thread - it moves FAST.  Looking forward to learning more

Welcome! Don't worry if you can't keep up just read what you want and comment on that.

Where in the bay area? We are in san jose!

 

[InWrongCentury]

We are in Alameda. My best friend lives in East San Jose. Once she moves out of a condo, I've pretty much guaranteed she's going to have chickens

I think I will start a "Coop Build" thread on my attempt at building the coop and run. I haven't built anything of this size before, and Alameda has VERY different soil than I'm used to. It's so sandy! I grew up further east, where the soil is basically clay. I like the sand much better, I just don't have experience with how it behaves when wet, how it packs, etc.

 

[Audio51]

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I had intended to get Coturnix instead of Bob White, but there were extra (about $12 I think). SInce I wasnt really intending to hatch quail I didn't want to spend the extra. I tried to just get the rest of the stuff without the eggs, but then they wanted me to order separately and it would not have included the quail rails ( in case I wanted to try quail later)

Hello everyone! I hail from the Bay Area. I'm just starting out - getting things ready to build our coop/run and we'll be getting peepers in May!

I've already learned so much from this thread - it moves FAST. Looking forward to learning more

Welcome to the Thread! Glad to have you here!

Hi lovely chicken folk! Finally my work week is over, I can sit back with a beer and hang out with other chicken people.
It's been a busy week at our place. Goat drama for one, everyone's ok though.

We got a new hen from Chickee who we love! She's a buff Ameraucana and is a sweet little thing. Ellie hasn't laid any more wind eggs, but we still have hope for her and also hope she and the new buff will be best buds.

I finally have my blue egg which was all I ever wanted when we said "hey, lets get chickens!"

Here's some straight out of the camera snap-shots of all our egg colors now.



With fill flash.
Blue egg-Ameraucana
to the right, brahma egg
black copper marans egg
bottom right- wyandotte egg
olive egger egg
wyandotte egg on the left

I have 2 beautiful girls from Chickee too and LOVE them! Gorgeous eggs BTW...

 

[chiqita]

We are in Alameda.  My best friend lives in East San Jose.  Once she moves out of a condo, I've pretty much guaranteed she's going to have chickens 

I think I will start a "Coop Build" thread on my attempt at building the coop and run.  I haven't built anything of this size before, and Alameda has VERY different soil than I'm used to.  It's so sandy!  I grew up further east, where the soil is basically clay.  I like the sand much better, I just don't have experience with how it behaves when wet, how it packs, etc.

We are in the east foothills! Bottom of mt hamilton. We should totally set your friend up with quail they are great apartment porch birds!
Rup rup!

 

[Nikon]

Welcome to the Thread! Glad to have you here!
I have 2 beautiful girls from Chickee too and LOVE them! Gorgeous eggs BTW...

That's what I've heard! I have an EE rooster and hen and now the Buff Ameraucana from her. They are amazing birds. So gorgeous!

 

[lualshannon]

Hi lovely chicken folk! Finally my work week is over, I can sit back with a beer and hang out with other chicken people.
It's been a busy week at our place. Goat drama for one, everyone's ok though.

We got a new hen from Chickee who we love! She's a buff Ameraucana and is a sweet little thing. Ellie hasn't laid any more wind eggs, but we still have hope for her and also hope she and the new buff will be best buds.

I finally have my blue egg which was all I ever wanted when we said "hey, lets get chickens!"

Here's some straight out of the camera snap-shots of all our egg colors now.



With fill flash.
Blue egg-Ameraucana
to the right, brahma egg
black copper marans egg
bottom right- wyandotte egg
olive egger egg
wyandotte egg on the left

Wow!!! Beautiful photography!! and lovely eggs.. I have 4 stunning AM chicks from "Chickee", and I simply adore their personality and colors.

Lual

 

[caychris]

We are in the east foothills! Bottom of mt hamilton. We should totally set your friend up with quail they are great apartment porch birds!
Rup rup!

I grew up in that area of San Jose. I may be interested in quail in the future. Happen to work in Alameda now.

 

[SpringPeeper]

Scrolling Craigslist ads (Chico is the city closest to me) and I keep thinking "Hmmm, I wonder if these are BYC birds."

 

[caychris]

Being new to this. I will say that the Delawares are much more confident and adventurous birds compared to the Buff Orps. But the Orps seem to be more interested in "hanging" with the human family. With now 2 week feather growth they fly to the top of their box when they hear us in the room but are not interested in escaping just want to be included. They hop onto hands and arms offered them to come out and "play" and actually seem interested in being with members of the family. They sit on and arm or hand and just stay there where the delawares were more apt to move on after perching for a minute. The BO's are very sweet. The biggie babies outside are ok being held, though they would rather go exploring if they had their way. It is a fun adventure so far.