Chicken (Poultry) Addiction Anonymous *Chat Thread*

[kraftyladies]

I'm at it again... My chicks came today from Welp Hatchery... 10 BO's, 10 Black australorps, and 5 white leghorns. 2 extra thrown in so an extra white leghorn and black australorp. That brings my count up to 52. But......25 are teenagers and 27 are 2 days old. Oh, and I have 8 BBSO eggs in the incubator that are hatching next week (hopefully~ those were 8/12 and look good so far).....AND have ordered some Lavender Orp and more BBSO eggs to come the following week from another BYC'er.

I am obsessed.....

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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You've got it BAD!!! Cheers to your addiction! I have never seen a bantam BO. Pics when they hatch and grow, please!

Neither have I, except in pictures Tricia posted on her Bantam Orp thread.

Will post plenty of pics when they hatch, and will keep y'all up to date on them.

~ Aspen

 

[kraftyladies]

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So cute!

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Oh, totaly forgot that I bought a dozen French Copper Marans from Atlchick the other morning!

My reply to anyone who asks why I bought more is as follows .... "Well, you see I needed more wrapping supplies to ship egg, so you see I HAVE to get more!"

~ Aspen

 

[PartridgeRooster]

Mrs. Fluffy you are crazy,

. You must have a HUGE yard or stacks of coops for all these chickens.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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Believe it or not..I only have 2 coops, 2 hutches and a "few" brooders. But more are in the making!

~ Aspen

 

[CapricornFarm]

I've got it bad. We have 10 acres and I am ready to fill it all up. Right now I have about 20 adult goats, about as many kids, and an uncounted and multiplying number of chickens. I have 8 coops of various sizes , 4 chicken tractors, 5 brooders, 3 fish tanks with baby chicks and a barn. The big incubator has never been off since I bought it, and I have 4 others that are all on right now. Good thing I don't have a real job, I am too busy for that!

 

[zoo357]

One of my favorties disappeared last night. That's 3.....

Well, I'm hoping I can go and look at some I found today in the afternoon. Maybe replace my missing Brahma's..

As for ornamental bird's our App's we acquired are laying up a storm. Not that I'm complaining. No roo's in their nest but I have a couple who want to sit on eggs all the time and I just have to push them off.

Now if only I could get the adult reds to start laying more (5 eggs in 2 weeks). They've been with us about 3 weeks. Not sure how long it should take for them to be settled enough to start laying...Oh well, I'll just have to wait.

Love all the chick pics..they are always so very cute

 

[kraftyladies]

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I Love it! We sound alot alike! I'm trying to talk my husband into buying 19 acres closer to my parents...but I think he is afraid. He knows I already have plans to fill it up!

What kind of goats do you have? That's gonna be my next adventure...

 

[kraftyladies]

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Sorry to hear about your chickens disappearing...

no idea as to who/what the culprit is?