California - Northern

[8machines]

I haven't been on this site for a long time. We were in the Placerville/Pollock Pines area and moved down to Mountain Ranch out of San Andreas. We had no internet. Now we are moving to Pioneer, CA. about 3100 altitude, about 20 min. from Jackson, CA. I am happy to be back in the foothills again, but mostly to have internet to read all the news on Back Yard Chicken. Unfortunately, I can have only 10 chickens at this place, but I am happy to have some. I would like to rid 3 of my non laying chickens to get some young eggs layers. Maybe next spring there will be someone in the Jackson area that would sell 2 EE chicks or pullets. It's nice to be back here.

 

[chiqita]

I haven't been on this site for a long time. We were in the Placerville/Pollock Pines area and moved down to Mountain Ranch out of San Andreas. We had no internet. Now we are moving to Pioneer, CA. about 3100 altitude, about 20 min. from Jackson, CA. I am happy to be back in the foothills again, but mostly to have internet to read all the news on Back Yard Chicken. Unfortunately, I can have only 10 chickens at this place, but I am happy to have some. I would like to rid 3 of my non laying chickens to get some young eggs layers. Maybe next spring there will be someone in the Jackson area that would sell 2 EE chicks or pullets. It's nice to be back here.

Qelcome back!

 

[Happy Chooks]

I haven't been on this site for a long time. We were in the Placerville/Pollock Pines area and moved down to Mountain Ranch out of San Andreas. We had no internet. Now we are moving to Pioneer, CA. about 3100 altitude, about 20 min. from Jackson, CA. I am happy to be back in the foothills again, but mostly to have internet to read all the news on Back Yard Chicken. Unfortunately, I can have only 10 chickens at this place, but I am happy to have some. I would like to rid 3 of my non laying chickens to get some young eggs layers. Maybe next spring there will be someone in the Jackson area that would sell 2 EE chicks or pullets. It's nice to be back here.

Welcome back!

 

[caychris]

Is this the stuff to get for disinfecting and dipping eggs?
http://www.amazon.com/Bio-Cide-International-Oxine-AH-Gallon/dp/B000HT7H8W

 

[HighStreetCoop]

Coop arrives on Oct 23rd!

Ten English BBS Orp chicks ordered from @Papa Brooder for delivery post Oct 14th when I get back from helping shut my friend's house at Huntington Lake (if anyone is looking for an English Orp BBS rooster, let me know, as odds are I'll end up with several that need rehoming).

Laying in brooder supplies now ...

RIDICULOUSLY excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[casportpony]

Quote:
I am no expert, but I did ask a poultry vet about humane euthanasia that backyard people could do and he said something like "cervical dislocation is the most humane, but it's hard to do correctly".

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

I haven't been on this site for a long time. We were in the Placerville/Pollock Pines area and moved down to Mountain Ranch out of San Andreas. We had no internet. Now we are moving to Pioneer, CA. about 3100 altitude, about 20 min. from Jackson, CA. I am happy to be back in the foothills again, but mostly to have internet to read all the news on Back Yard Chicken. Unfortunately, I can have only 10 chickens at this place, but I am happy to have some. I would like to rid 3 of my non laying chickens to get some young eggs layers. Maybe next spring there will be someone in the Jackson area that would sell 2 EE chicks or pullets. It's nice to be back here.

Welcome back! Lovely area you're in... Used to spend several weeks a year in the Glencoe and Railroad Flat area.

-Kathy

 

[TheKeeper]

Dad-gummit. My cuckoo orp boys have started to crow.

 

[ronott1]

Dad-gummit. My cuckoo orp boys have started to crow.

I bet it is quite a concert!

 

[caychris]

Dad-gummit. My cuckoo orp boys have started to crow.

Well 4 of my 5 boys at my place are crowing. the Garage choir is especially loud. And annoyed anytime I go into the garage pantry or freezer or anything.

They really are too big for the brooder box but I can't have them outside making that racket. Its bad enough that the one Pita Pinta is now crowing outside. At least he is rather quiet. I have a rather noisy hen on occasion that is much louder than him. It seems that whenever we open the windows at night to let cool air into the house the next morning she has to start up. Only days when the windows are open. Other days she is pretty quiet. Its like they can hear us moving in the house and want attention.