Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

[Pyxis]

Checking in here too. Hope everybody is doing well.

Life has changed a lot for me since I joined this forum. I moved several years ago. Unfortunately ever since then my incubator has been sitting empty. Wanting to get some chickens again this year but I don't know if that'll happen. Don't have nearly the space that I used to. I'd have to keep the flock pretty small. I know how difficult it will be to only hatch a few a year when I'm used to hatching hundreds every year.

I have currently shifted my main hobby focus towards beekeeping. Been keeping bees long before I started hatching chicks. Bees do not require fencing and daily chores so right now it makes more sense for my limited free time. I have most of my bees in outyards which also works better for the limited space at home here.


So many hobbies.... So little time.

Welcome back! Do you still have quail? I remember I think you used to post in the quail hatching thread.

Awesome that you're keeping bees now! I've been interested in doing that, but have never pulled the trigger on it.

 

[G-Fairy]

We recently just moved. Going to have to start from scratch with chickens at the new place.

It should go so much smoother now as we know what we're doing.

 

[casportpony]

Hi there, life got busy in a kind of tragic way, in that my husband ended up in the ICU last Memorial Day and we've been navigating our new life with paralysis. We bought a new house to better suit everyone's needs and have been in the process of remodeling it, we've been going to physical therapy weekly, and of course spending way more time with the birds! Last April, I took in two BBW turkey poults that ended up stealing our hearts our flock is sitting at 54 birds total now, from bantams to guineas and turkeys to bachelor flocks. Quite a challenging experience being the sole chicken tender with that kind of number! Below is my husband with Barb, who is completely infatuated with him View attachment 3811990

I'm sorry to hear about your husband. Turkeysare super special, aren't they. Thanks for sharing the picture of Barb & your husband

I wish you and your family all the best in your new home and recovery journey.

 

[casportpony]

Had my older bantam Wyandottes hatch some bantam faverolles last summer before selling the Wyandottes this spring.

The faverolles are very cute and my son loves them, I had a very friendly handsome rooster but one of my neighbors hated the crowing so had to sell him. I have found the faverolles lay smaller eggs then the Wyandottes but I love their cute looks and very friendly personalities so its a ok trade off.

Too cute!

 

[casportpony]

I am looking for birds that lay unusually colored eggs to add to my flock. Any suggestions? Thank you!

We got some from Hoover's Hatchery. We bought:

 

[Raptorchick]

Hey all!!
I've been lurking for a couple years, sorry for disappearing XD I'm graduating nursing school next month!! I can't wait to have free time again, and I have sooo many plans to renovate the coop and livestock yard )
I've moved and added some new critters to the feathered and fur family, we've got kunekunes and nigerian dwarf goats now, actually spent most of this morning fixing fences that our piggies tore up (again) lol.
Anywhoots, thank you all for still being here!! I'll be back full force in a month!
Keep clucking yall!

-Raptorchick

 

[azurbanclucker]

We got some from Hoover's Hatchery. We bought:
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I didn't know Hoovers had BLRW...

 

[casportpony]

Hey all!!
I've been lurking for a couple years, sorry for disappearing XD I'm graduating nursing school next month!! I can't wait to have free time again, and I have sooo many plans to renovate the coop and livestock yard )
I've moved and added some new critters to the feathered and fur family, we've got kunekunes and nigerian dwarf goats now, actually spent most of this morning fixing fences that our piggies tore up (again) lol.
Anywhoots, thank you all for still being here!! I'll be back full force in a month!
Keep clucking yall!

-Raptorchick

Welcome back! Nursing school? That's awesome! Are you still in Pine Grove?

 

[Raptorchick]

Hey! Thanks now San Andreas.. less bears lol

 

[MommyTwiggy]

Hello! thanks for checking in. I'm just in a complete puzzlement because my silkie hens refuse to lay. I'v had them for a year and a half now!