California - Northern

[AmyPaperlady]

Much better experience at the show this year. Last year, 'twas myself and a 10 and 4 - year-old driving 2 hours in horizontal rain, just to come home empty-handed (at least the weather was better for the drive home...) This year, the weather's gorgeous, I was sorely tempted by beautiful BCM pullets (alas, out of my price range, though my husband's expression when quoted $60 was interesting), and I've got an Orloff behind me in a box, eating strawberries for hydration. We're on our way to McKinleyville to buy either a Cuckoo Marans or a Leghorn (at the prices he's asking, definitely hatchery stock, but so's almost all my flock anyway...) So I've got another light brown layer, but purty, and I need to decide whether I want a bird I know will lay white, or one that may or may not lay dark brown. My quarantine pen this year is only 15 square feet, so getting both's not a good idea...

Pics later--Tom took some too, and said he'd like geese some day.

 

[chickee]

I'm very happy with these today. The blue comes from Cream Leg Bar over an EE that lays off white eggs. The olive egg comes from Splash Copper Marans over an EE that lays green eggs. And the white is from a California Gray.

Wow! Beautiful eggs! So pretty together.

 

[EZFarms]

two questions. 1. any ideas for brooders of lets say 35-40 chicks? ive used the cardboard ones before but then i have chicks that escape it x.x and the second question my birds arent laying. they are being fed layer,dont have any buggies, are able to get sunlight most of the week all day long (other then mon,weds and fri) idk what else i need to do

 

[Audio51]

Marans do neeD good feed. But they dont break the bank a d at least mine have above adverage egg laying careers. They do go down to more like 3 a week after the pullet year.

But they are the most personable dark egg layer and a very good (and exceptional y tasty) if slow dual purpose. All dual purpose will eat more.

I love all of my FBCM. They are calm and gentle. I haven't noticed them eating any more than anyone else. I have a mixed flock of FBCM, Ameraucanas Bresse, Wyandottes, an Olive Egger and Orphingtons. All seem to get along very well

I'm very happy with these today. The blue comes from Cream Leg Bar over an EE that lays off white eggs. The olive egg comes from Splash Copper Marans over an EE that lays green eggs. And the white is from a California Gray.

That green is absolutely gorgeous!

 

[ronott1]

I'm very happy with these today. The blue comes from Cream Leg Bar over an EE that lays off white eggs. The olive egg comes from Splash Copper Marans over an EE that lays green eggs. And the white is from a California Gray.

Those are very nice colors!

 

[caychris]

I love my Delawares when it comes to egg laying and personality. They have been good with my CLB and Pita Girls Just a little "know your place" introductions nothing serious.
I'm hoping that a couple Arkansas blues can fit in nicely.


The Buff Orps are mello too.

 

[95030chick]

I don't have any answers, but I have a Welsumer that is 53 or 54 weeks old and hasn't laid an egg. She started the egg song at the same time as her partner, probably at the end of summer, stopped for the winter, and just started up again. It seems to be a sympathetic song, and doesn't do it alone. Her comb and wattles seem to be getting redder now, though.

She is from Pollinate in Oakland. From what I understand, they have individuals (families) who hatch the eggs and then they sell the chicks.

She's not at the bottom of the pecking order based on that I've seen her peck at the younger birds, but no one pecks at her. She's a bit slow, though. The others are eating machines, in that when there are food and snacks around, they eat very quickly. The Welsumer always looks at her food to decide whether it is good to eat or not. Sometimes she is at one end of the run and I offer her a snack, and usually she has not decided that she wants it before another bird runs over and snatches it up right away. She's as big or bigger than her partner, but her comb and wattles are not as developed as even the Crested Cream Legbars, who are about seven or eight months old.



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two questions. 1. any ideas for brooders of lets say 35-40 chicks? ive used the cardboard ones before but then i have chicks that escape it x.x and the second question my birds arent laying. they are being fed layer,dont have any buggies, are able to get sunlight most of the week all day long (other then mon,weds and fri) idk what else i need to do

 

[lualshannon]

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How exciting, Chickee : ) you will have rainbow of babies : ) I remember last year today, your Ameraucana chicks were hatching, and I was so excited because some were going to be mine. Well, today is their birthday, so for celebration everybody received the first watermelon of the season. I was happy to see that Costco is already selling them. They are now walking around with wet, sticky but smiling faces. I am looking forward to the photos of your chicks..













This last photo is how they looked on the day I picked them up from you. I love these gentle, sweet birds.

 

[ronott1]

I don't have any answers, but I have a Welsumer that is 53 or 54 weeks old and hasn't laid an egg. She started the egg song at the same time as her partner, probably at the end of summer, stopped for the winter, and just started up again. It seems to be a sympathetic song, and doesn't do it alone. Her comb and wattles seem to be getting redder now, though.

She is from Pollinate in Oakland. From what I understand, they have individuals (families) who hatch the eggs and then they sell the chicks. She's not at the bottom of the pecking order based on that I've seen her peck at the younger birds, but no one pecks at her. She's a bit slow, though. The others are eating machines, in that when there are food and snacks around, they eat very quickly. The Welsumer always looks at her food to decide whether it is good to eat or not. Sometimes she is at one end of the run and I offer her a snack, and usually she has not decided that she wants it before another bird runs over and snatches it up right away. She's as big or bigger than her partner, but her comb and wattles are not as developed as even the Crested Cream Legbars, who are about seven or eight months old.



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two questions. 1. any ideas for brooders of lets say 35-40 chicks? ive used the cardboard ones before but then i have chicks that escape it x.x and the second question my birds arent laying. they are being fed layer,dont have any buggies, are able to get sunlight most of the week all day long (other then mon,weds and fri) idk what else i need to do

I have heard that Welsummers will take a long time to start laying if they do not start before winter. They must be very sensitive to light levels.

She should start soon since we are getting close to the perfect number of day light hours for egg laying.

 

[klvinci]

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Originally Posted by oliolio

Hello! Newbie from Concord. Anyone know about how "serious" the 25' from property line guideline is?

Judging from many of the other coops in our neighborhood, they probably only enforce that 25' when someone complains. But I'd try and get as close to it as possible.