California - Northern

[ronott1]

We did everything very haphazardly. As we needed a house, we'd build on and add it on so the chickens kind of wrap around building. Someone said our place looked like Auschwitz for chickens

I remember seeing a lovely set up somewhere on BYC. Hopefully it was this forum and that person can share pictures again.

@capayvalleychick has very nice breeding pens that would work nicely for what you want.

This is a picture of the inside of one.



Kim has much better pictures.

 

[tommysgirl]

I am ordering eggs from @Papa Brooder . I have my first proven broody and she is getting BBS Ameraucana/EE eggs

and prayers for safe shipping. http://www.papaspoultry.com/store/page6.html

Beakface has moved Theresa off of her nest, stolen her eggs and T is on golf balls for the moment. It has been this way for about 72 hours so the AM/EE eggs will go to BF and T will get all of her eggs back.

I am over 200 posts behind but wanted to say that your birds, babies, coops and gardens are beautiful. That your plans for incubation sound exciting and a big welcome to all the new peeps. Bring us your questions, thoughts and conundrums and they will be taken seriously. You will never be made to feel like a ninny because we were all new at this too.

 

[caychris]

@capayvalleychick has very nice breeding pens that would work nicely for what you want.

This is a picture of the inside of one.



Kim has much better pictures.

I was thinking of building a long divided house maybe 16-24 long feet with roost and nest box per trio. With a 8-12 foot enclosed run off each trio (actually hoping to breed 5-6 hens to 1 roo)
This should net me 5 or 6 pens. Then build a 6-8 foot laying/juvenile house with run and a batchelor pad roost and run.

 

[Chickengirl1304]

Ayam Cemani hen and rooster. Got some pics in the sun the other day

 

[SpringPeeper]

lmfao my. mom just made a big mistake she said "you can have ducklings if u dont catch any snakes this year" (i bring tgem inside and they grt loose lol)

Hmm... not sure it's a fair deal, lol. I used to always catch snakes. My mom hated it, but she refused to pay money for a snake, so she always said the rule was if I wanted a pet snake, I could keep what I could catch. Then she found my rattlesnake tanks and changed that rule. SO unreasonable. A twelve year old keeping venomous snakes in fishtanks, what could possibly go wrong?

Ayam Cemani hen and rooster. Got some pics in the sun the other day

I love that last close-up!

 

[BCollie]

Ayam Cemani hen and rooster. Got some pics in the sun the other day

Ohhh, beautiful!! Gimme eggs!

Haha but really, they're gorgeous. I am extremely envious.

 

[caychris]

Ayam Cemani hen and rooster. Got some pics in the sun the other day

Wonder about comb diagnostics with something like that. Beautiful birds btw even if they kind of give me the creeps. keep thinking crow.

 

[BCollie]

Seeing all these beautiful breeds going for great prices on eBay(hatching eggs) makes me want to try my hand at shipped eggs, BUT I know I need more experience with incubating first & I need money to spare. Still, it's fun to think about hatching out breeds that I can't find locally.

 

[tommysgirl]

Ayam Cemani hen and rooster. Got some pics in the sun the other day

So Cool!

 

[BCollie]

Can chickens being fed fermented feed be free fed? I assume the stuff is gooey, can I just plop it into their feeder and fill it all the way up?