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[mamamayhen]

Quote: ohhhh!!! Awesome! So, does this mean you know of good places to buy chicks from in the area?

 

[PetRock]

ohhhh!!! Awesome! So, does this mean you know of good places to buy chicks from in the area?

You are surrounded by BYCers on this thread who love to hatch and share their love of chickens! We are a big group of enablers around here!

What breeds are you looking for?

 

[liz9910]

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Not specifically in that area, but if you are looking for a certain breed most likely someone has what you are looking for I'm only supposed to have 12 hens (oops kinda over my limit) and yet I keep getting more lol. I need a house in the country lol. I have seen advertised on Craigslist eggs/chicks for sale from someone in Lodi but I don't know if they are a member of BYC.

 

[fowlman01]

I know Stockton is the big show, and so everyone is focussing on that right now (whether they can go or not), but is anyone going to the Humboldt Poultry Fanciers Association winter show? Other than @OR4-hmom and my family? It's at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds in Ferndale on February 7-9, so 2 weeks after Stockton. I figure, since people are doing presales for Stockton, maybe some presales could be arranged for that, too?

I'm going to that one. We go to them all.

Walt

 

[Chickengirl1304]

Alright!! Thank you.

Be careful if you live where it gets very very hot in the summer. If you give them too much corn they can overheat very easily.

 

[Luvinmyhurd]

Temps have been at 100* since about 2 hours after I added the eggs. Almost 24 hours ago. So far so good day 2. I removed the plugs as suggested and am reading and following the expert advice as close as I can. I did put water in the center well as instructed. The one link said to not add water till the end. I'm not quite comfortable with that. I'm hopeful! It's going to be a long 21-25 days.

 

[ronott1]

Temps have been at 100* since about 2 hours after I added the eggs. Almost 24 hours ago. So far so good

day 2. I removed the plugs as suggested and am reading and following the expert advice as close as I can. I did put water in the center well as instructed. The one link said to not add water till the end. I'm not quite comfortable with that. I'm hopeful! It's going to be a long 21-25 days.

Report back with a candling report on day 7!

 

[mamamayhen]

You are surrounded by BYCers on this thread who love to hatch and share their love of chickens! We are a big group of enablers around here!

What breeds are you looking for?

Well... Between my mother-in-law and myself, because I am totally her enabler! We are looking for (mainly pullets or hens)
-black copper marans
- Lavender Orpington
-Jubilee Orpington
-Blue Laced Red Wyandotte
-Silver Laced Wyandotte
-Barnevelder
-EE-ers
-any type of Polish
-millie fleur
-partridge cochin & silkie

Like I said above, I had about 17 hens and 4 roo's not too long ago, nice ones at that. Well, there was a dog who kept getting out of his owners yard, we deemed him as a stray because they didn't even try to catch him anymore and he ripped through my coop and had himself a chicken dinner

I was devastated, the poor animal control guy had to deal with me being a sobbing mess, at least he cleaned up the wreckage. I don't know if there is a limit on how many I can have, uhmmm.... I don't really care if there is, either. I'm assuming with about 20 I was still in the safe zone. because AC didn't say anything to me about the number I had. I will stop when a) My husband cuts me off. b) I run out of room or c) I just cant handle anymore, being as I have about 10 empty acres I'm going to say its a safe bet that none of the above will happen, I have a man who loves fresh eggs! lol!

 

[ronott1]

Well... Between my mother-in-law and myself, because I am totally her enabler! We are looking for (mainly pullets or hens)
-black copper marans
- Lavender Orpington
-Jubilee Orpington
-Blue Laced Red Wyandotte
-Silver Laced Wyandotte
-Barnevelder
-EE-ers
-any type of Polish
-millie fleur
-partridge cochin & silkie

Like I said above, I had about 17 hens and 4 roo's not too long ago, nice ones at that. Well, there was a dog who kept getting out of his owners yard, we deemed him as a stray because they didn't even try to catch him anymore and he ripped through my coop and had himself a chicken dinner

I was devastated, the poor animal control guy had to deal with me being a sobbing mess, at least he cleaned up the wreckage. I don't know if there is a limit on how many I can have, uhmmm.... I don't really care if there is, either. I'm assuming with about 20 I was still in the safe zone. because AC didn't say anything to me about the number I had. I will stop when a) My husband cuts me off. b) I run out of room or c) I just cant handle anymore, being as I have about 10 empty acres I'm going to say its a safe bet that none of the above will happen, I have a man who loves fresh eggs! lol!

Nice introduction!

Let me know if you want some heat hardy breeds.

 

[mamamayhen]

Nice introduction!

Let me know if you want some heat hardy breeds.

Ohhhh!

What do you have? Woodland isn't that far away from me, my mother and I drove up to Lincoln for some silkies one day, that was quite the experience.
LOL! Anyway, what breeds do you have?