California - Northern

[Papa Brooder]

well 5 more from North Carolina

a breeding trio of White Empordanesa
a pair of black penedesenca..

most of the eggs in the incubator will be rehomed. may keep a few icelandic's that hatch
ohh then the wheatens..
I am good with about 30 total.. lol well for now.

I know I have been looking at my grown out pen and my breeding pen and I started thinking... I do NOT need all these chickens... not to mention the 8-10 that need to fill my freezer. I already started making my list of chickens to sell. I had so many losses with that predator a while back and then the flock I basically had to euthanize that I think I overstocked to fill the breeding pens. I'm gonna make notes for two weeks and then hopefully start selling some pairs, trios and quads to get things to a more manageable level before these chickens eat me out of house and home! Not to mention the 100 or so eggs set to hatch in 5 days, or the fact that I am collecting 40-50 eggs per week that I am putting in the bator... time to sell some chickens!!

 

[ronott1]

Quote: i was wondering that but the pen where I first saw it doesn't have the auto waterer and only one roo in the pen that does have auto waterer showed signs. all are working fine buy maybe they just aren't drinking?!

Quote: that makes sense and I think that's what was going on.

Along with heat stress and a quick temperature change, you have also had all that toxic smoke up there.

Looking over the comb changes with illness, yours do not look like those.

Hopefully all is well with them!

Ron

 

[debs_flock]

OMG, I scored yesterday.

Two years ago, I was given a 6x6 pen from freecycle. I was in Mexico and messing around in my email, saw the offer and asked the person to hold it until I got home from vacation. I added the panels to existing walls in a shed and made a great indoor growout pen.

I follow craigslist to keep my eye out for wire/cyclone dog kennels to make pens. A year ago, I got one of the 5x10 AKC ones like they were selling at Costco for $400. The woman was moving and sold it for $150. I was happy, we extended the size by adding a raised coop.

A couple of months ago, I bought a 6x12 cyclone pen for $100. It had a few rough spots, but the price was right and we could fix it. We only needed to add it to some existing fence, so I ended up with an 6x25 ft pen for my turkeys and was able to use two panels for the roof.

A month ago, I bought 10 panels, 6 6x14, 2 6x6, 1 6x6 w/gate, 1 6x8 w/gate and they threw in an extra stand alone gate for $300. We were able to configure it into 4 pens by buying one extra gate panel at HD.

I said, okay, I'm done, I don't need any more pens.

Yesterday morning, I said I'm going to keep watching craigslist and only go for exceptional deals............... I decided to check while DH was outside mowing.

I found a 6x12 foot pen, with a panel for the roof, sloped for drainage. It's all welded pipes, super heavy, squared corners and in perfect condition. They sell new for $600+. I came across the ad 23 minutes after it was posted. I made DH stop mowing and dash down the hill to pick it up before it was gone. An hour later it was in our truck and on it's way up the hill. She was only asking $150. You have to move exceptionally fast on those offers. I know, I've missed out on several.

I have GOT to stop checking the ads, I know, I was already looking this morning. My excuse is the neighbor asked me to watch for him, he does GSD rescue and needs a couple.

Deb

 

[JerseyGiantfolk]

Welcome to the Thread!

Hi, Welcome!! I just found out a few weeks ago and haven't been yet. there is a poultry and small animal exchange in Orangevale. on sats 9-12 thru sept 8. I usually go to the one in Roseville. I live in Lincoln so I Orangevale one is a little further, so it hasn't been that easy to get up and go to it. tina

 

[zooweemama]

http://redding.craigslist.org/grd/3182426824.html
Should I?

hehe (i recently learned my husband really likes wide lacing pattern) I saw these and thought they would look so pretty. Maybe I could beg someone to hatch a few eggs from them for me...

Self control, Amy or go get'em? hehe

 

[zooweemama]

Welcome to the thread, Egg Lady!!!

 

[debs_flock]

http://redding.craigslist.org/grd/3182426824.html
Should I?

hehe (i recently learned my husband really likes wide lacing pattern) I saw these and thought they would look so pretty. Maybe I could beg someone to hatch a few eggs from them for me...

Self control, Amy or go get'em? hehe

I'd get them, beautiful birds and good price.

But then, I have NO self-control

Deb

 

[zooweemama]

I'd get them, beautiful birds and good price.

But then, I have NO self-control

Deb

I'm emailing them right now. hehe My hubby said they were pretty...and for him to say that about a chicken...well...I'm emailing haha!

 

[zooweemama]

I'm emailing them right now. hehe My hubby said they were pretty...and for him to say that about a chicken...well...I'm emailing haha!

That's his favorite pattern. He really loves the wide lacing feather pattern. He really perks up when he sees that pattern. I can tell he likes the full sized laced Wyandottes, so I know he will love these little ones. I wanted to add a couple bantam and this is a nice inexpensive way of trying them out.

 

[zooweemama]

Free range question...for those of you that have more than 2 coops for 2+ breeds- do they know which coop to go back into? Or do you make them take turns free ranging? Or they just go into whatever coop and you don't care as long as they don't?