Chicken (Poultry) Addiction Anonymous *Chat Thread*

[chicken stalker]

Is it bad when you have lost count of all the hens in the coop? naaa just need to diversify into more colors

 

[Wild Trapper]

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I used to always count my chickens at night after letting them range. I don't let them range now, but mine are all different, (mostly EEs), so I can just look at them as see if they are all there.

 

[IdealisticRoo]

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Congratulations!

I would go with his recommendation on what he thinks would be the best mix into your flock and the most likely to be a SQ bird. Why are you against an an adult hen? The fact that he is a BYC-er is great!

It will absolutely be a feather in his cap if he sells a Show Quality bird for a reasonable price to a beginning exhibitor and a fellow BYC-er!

If you have a great experience with him, RAVE about it! Breeders really keep poultry strong! Right now poultry is VERY popular, but there have been many times when poultry was not as "IN" and dedicated breeders kept the rare breeds going and the more common breeds genetically diverse! Ask him how long he has been raising these breeds, and if the answer is more than 1-2 years, thank him for his work and dedication!

I hope you don't mind me going on like this, but I really enjoy writing on this forum and I look back to my own years growing up and raising chickens for show. We didn't have internet or immediate access to other chicken enthusiasts for help and advice.

I learned, mostly by doing the wrong thing. I told you about my very first order of LOVELY "Cinnamon Queens" and how pretty the girls were and how I totally lost interest in those pretty birds and sold them before they even started to lay, because no one told me that they weren't a "pure breed" and could not be shown. I still regret that and one of these years I am going to order me some Cinnamon Queens again. I would have ordered some this year, but I stuck to Ideal Poultry and they don't seem to have them, unless their Gold S/L is the same, but mine were more reddish-orange than all of the GSLs I have seen.

PS chicken stalker - I heartily agree! I NEED to count them, but they never seem to hold still or all be visible! Ahem, I think Daisy chick has the same problem lol

 

[daisychick]

IdealisticRoo: I do not have the same problem.

I know exactly how many I have if you are allowed to round numbers and plus or minus a few.

Ahh it was so easy when I had 11 chickens total. Every night when they were on the roost I would always count and make sure they were there.

 

[IdealisticRoo]

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Ya - me too! I had 7 for almost 8 months and counted them several times a day, then the chicken fever hit and BAM! Population explosion! I have bought, received and sold almost 150 chickens since October!

Hmm, maybe I should ask if they will change my title to "Chicken Trafficker"! Hmm, maybe not, I like "chicken tender", it makes me happy!

I am not saying how many I have now, but I have not added any in the last 2(ish) weeks. I did not drive to Elizabeth Country Store and pick up any. I have stayed out of Murdochs. Big R does not get them until later this month. I think I am ok, for a while at least...

 

[equinehugger3]

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Ya - me too! I had 7 for almost 8 months and counted them several times a day, then the chicken fever hit and BAM! Population explosion! I have bought, received and sold almost 150 chickens since October!

Hmm, maybe I should ask if they will change my title to "Chicken Trafficker"! Hmm, maybe not, I like "chicken tender", it makes me happy!

I am not saying how many I have now, but I have not added any in the last 2(ish) weeks. I did not drive to Elizabeth Country Store and pick up any. I have stayed out of Murdochs. Big R does not get them until later this month. I think I am ok, for a while at least...

Sorry this is a little off topic, but how do you change your title? lol Sorry

 

[IdealisticRoo]

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I don't think we have a topic here, just anything that relates to our chicken obsession!

Oh, and we occasionally remind Muggsmagee how wonderful she is (she started this thread and also has an amazing group of birds)!

To change your title, you sign up for a Golden Feather Membership ($12/ 6 months) I think and then aks to have it changed! It also gives you other goodies on here too!

 

[equinehugger3]

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I don't think we have a topic here, just anything that relates to our chicken obsession!

Oh, and we occasionally remind Muggsmagee how wonderful she is (she started this thread and also has an amazing group of birds)!

To change your title, you sign up for a Golden Feather Membership ($12/ 6 months) I think and then aks to have it changed! It also gives you other goodies on here too!

Haha, thanks!!!

 

[GammaPoppyLilyFlutter]

Thank you so much! And no, I don't mind you talking about showing. I'm glad you enoy talking about it- I'm learning a lot about you!

I would buy a hen, but he's only selling little cockerels of pullets

Otherwise, I'd get a hen.

Perhaps the Cinnamon Queen were Red Sex Links? I always get them mixed up because the red ones are just a little lighter than the gold ones. I hope you can find the same ones! Here are a picture of the ones I got at Meyer Hatchery (the actual Gamma, Poppy, Lily, and Flutter)

Or at least (left to right) Lily, Gamma, and Poppy

 

[featherbaby]

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I believe I would respond by saying "and it's just my nature to protect my animals on my property". Boom!