California - Northern

[One Chick Two]

I will be showing some Ko's in Modesto, but I had not thought about bringing any for sale. If you are interested contact me a bit before the show and I will see what I have that I will let go.
We are looking at an entry of 3500 to 4000 birds at the PPBA Show.

Walt

Hi Walt,

I just started up a thread for the show. It should be a big show, there seems like there will be a lot of interesting things going on.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...iation-show-in-modesto-saturday-jan-30th-31st

Anyone who will be showing should get their entries in by the 9th. This year the Marans Chicken Club will be hosting an egg show too. Marans egg entries have to be in by Jan 9th as well. PM me for contact info.

 

[h2oratt]

That's what I am afraid of getting caught up and buying some beautiful birds before I do my research. Let's meet up if possible.

 

[OR4-hmom]

Anyone house bantam and standard together? I'm getting bantams in the spring and I'm afraid they will get sat on. Also I'm getting nankin and Jap bantams would they be able to live outside in winter?

I ordered 35 LF and 4 OEGB, then picked up 3 more bantams before leaving the feed store. They were brooded together and all moved into the coop together and for the most part things went fine. We took a couple of bantams to fair and when they came back they were picked on heavily! I ended up separating them.

Each year it seems I get a phone call from someone who put the juveniles in with the laying flock and the juveniles were killed. It has happened with both standard and bantams. The new birds don't know the good hiding places and are out numbered.

I tell the kids to watch the cold with Silkies, frizzles and Seramas.

Please understand that everything sneeks up on Polish. They may be taller than bantams but when they are feeding those tasty crest feathers are right at eye level.

My take on egg shape determining gender, if it worked then hatcheries would be using it.
I know someone who swears it "Usually" works.

 

[joydix]

Where are you located? There is a place near me in Sebastopol (Sonoma county) that has really really nice cream leg bars. VERY good quality birds. you can google Alchemist farms and garden in sebastopol.

Now MY question is anyone know where you can get bantam barred rock hatching eggs????

 

[EZFarms]

I ordered 35 LF and 4 OEGB, then picked up 3 more bantams before leaving the feed store. They were brooded together and all moved into the coop together and for the most part things went fine. We took a couple of bantams to fair and when they came back they were picked on heavily! I ended up separating them.

Each year it seems I get a phone call from someone who put the juveniles in with the laying flock and the juveniles were killed. It has happened with both standard and bantams. The new birds don't know the good hiding places and are out numbered.

I tell the kids to watch the cold with Silkies, frizzles and Seramas.

Please understand that everything sneeks up on Polish. They may be taller than bantams but when they are feeding those tasty crest feathers are right at eye level.

My take on egg shape determining gender, if it worked then hatcheries would be using it.
I know someone who swears it "Usually" works.

Some of the bantams will hopefully be going in breeding pens by summer so they will be on their own

 

[joydix]

I have 6 bantams and 12 standards. Bantam cochin tinkerbell rules the roost. No one messes with her! They all get along nicely even the little d'anvers!

 

[chiqita]

hey! Happy New Years alll!

I am stopping buy with a request for my vet friend Rof. he is having to relocate his chickens and is looking for somewhere he can rent a spot for them in the bay area. hes in San Jose, but hes keeping them in gilroy ATM so hes used to some travel.

If anyone might be interested, or know where he can look, let me know.

Hows everyone? how is the New years hatch going? Im going to check out the show thread and see if we are planning a meet up!

 

[SilkiesForEver]

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but is anyone planning on going to the Modesto show at the end of this month?

 

[shahtir101]

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but is anyone planning on going to the Modesto show at the end of this month? 

I am. I will be bringing my Seramas.

 

[QueenMisha]

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but is anyone planning on going to the Modesto show at the end of this month? 

I am as well!

There's a thread about it over here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...desto-saturday-jan-30th-31st/20#post_16335700