Chickens for 10-20 years or more? Pull up a rockin' chair and lay some wisdom on us!

[gabrielle1976]

If he is that small why would you be worried about him attacking you. I thought roosters are sapose to have tude. My in quail male went thru a phase were he tried EVERYTHING to rip me to bits. He calmed down a bit and were all good. Roo Arnt sapose to be all sweet.and love with us are they.?

 

[Fred's Hens]

If he is that small why would you be worried about him attacking you. I thought roosters are sapose to have tude. My in quail male went thru a phase were he tried EVERYTHING to rip me to bits. He calmed down a bit and were all good. Roo Arnt sapose to be all sweet.and love with us are they.?

Look here, now, youngun'. This is an Old Timers thread. That means we are old. All that nifty, text type New-speak doesn't fly around here!!!

We actually learned to speak and write English back in school when they taught grammar, spelling, composition and penmanship. You know, back in the Dark Ages. We also walked to school, two miles, in the snow, uphill both ways!!!

hahahahaha!!!!!

 

[Erin~TheChickenLover]

If he is that small why would you be worried about him attacking you. I thought roosters are sapose to have tude. My in quail male went thru a phase were he tried EVERYTHING to rip me to bits. He calmed down a bit and were all good. Roo Arnt sapose to be all sweet.and love with us are they.?

This rooster has caused me a lot of trouble. He pecked me hard on my ankle tonight when I went in to change his water and drew blood. He is old enough that this crap is not acceptable. I am going to kill him this weekend, maybe sooner if I have time after I get home. His chances have run out.

 

[Beekissed]

Look here, now, youngun'. This is an Old Timers thread. That means we are old. All that nifty, text type New-speak doesn't fly around here!!!

We actually learned to speak and write English back in school when they taught grammar, spelling, composition and penmanship. You know, back in the Dark Ages. We also walked to school, two miles, in the snow, uphill both ways!!!

hahahahaha!!!!!

As my kids would put it, "Just because your notebooks in school were stone tablets, Ma...."

Erin, you may encounter another spicy roo in the future...any plans in place for when that comes around again? Have you thought of maybe using this rooster to perfect your "roo schoolin" skills upon?

 

[normanack]

I'm curious...what is the typical price of a chick/chicken from a breeder and are they that price as straight run?

Were you asking that of the OP or in general?

If in general, in my neck of the woods (central Michigan) feed store sexed hatchery chicks (except bantams, which are sold unsexed here) are three to four dollars, more or less. Pullets. I've never seen them advertise roos.

I bought straight-run chicks from a reputable breeder for $2 (crossbreeds), $4 (Black Copper Marans), and $6 (Light and Coronation Sussex). Keep in mind he threw in extra chicks each time so that I'd be more likely to get some pullets or because he "had too many chicks." He and I are both in the backwoods of almost nowhere in farm country.

I've seen ads on the local Craigslist for "very rare" breeds, like Icelandics and Black Copper Marans, at about ten dollars, sometimes a little more. 4-H show birds at around twenty dollars.

 

[thedragonlady]

Look here, now, youngun'. This is an Old Timers thread. That means we are old. All that nifty, text type New-speak doesn't fly around here!!!

We actually learned to speak and write English back in school when they taught grammar, spelling, composition and penmanship. You know, back in the Dark Ages. We also walked to school, two miles, in the snow, uphill both ways!!!

hahahahaha!!!!!

Love you Fred!

 

[Erin~TheChickenLover]

As my kids would put it, "Just because your notebooks in school were stone tablets, Ma...."

Erin, you may encounter another spicy roo in the future...any plans in place for when that comes around again? Have you thought of maybe using this rooster to perfect your "roo schoolin" skills upon?

Oh yes. There are definitely plans for spicy roos in the future. The good ol' twist of the neck trick (unless it's a large fowl, then the trusty ax will have to do). The "roo schoolin" idea is a pretty good idea, but I really can't afford to keep this guy. I've got 3 coops that he won't work in and my money is a little tight right now.

 

[Beekissed]

Here in these parts, you can get birds from a backyard breeder for $4-$8 as pullets at POL. Now, when I think of breeders, I have two separate pictures in my mind.

One kind I have personally met and this kind is just the equivalent of a puppy mill but it's for chicks/chickens. These are folks out to make a few bucks on chickens because you can load up an incubator and try to recoup feed costs that way. Just because they only deal in one type or breed of chicken, doesn't a true breeder make...this is a person who is just out to make a buck.

The second kind is the kind that I rather think our OTs here are....they are actually proud of their breed lines, work to perfect a certain breed or breeds so that they have a quality product to sell. This perfecting and injecting of good genetics into existing lines can go on for years and years, with the quality in full evidence when you see the birds.

I think we have more of the former on BYC than the latter and that's where all the confusion comes in. They can be certified and even have won local shows, but this doesn't mean they are actively breeding for quality more than they are for mere profit.

For the the latter kind of breeder, I imagine that profit comes as a good side effect of their hard work and continued efforts to develop their flocks. They don't fill up their incubators until they have something they feel is worthy to perpetuate the standard of the breed and that only comes after careful selection of the breeding pairs and their eggs.

Am I right on that? I'm checking because I could just be in the area of Unicorn and Rainbows in my summation.

So, in light of that standard...what would one expect to pay for chicks or pullets from a quality first~not profit first~breeder?

 

[Gargoyle]

Love you Fred!

Didn't you mean to say "luv u fred"?

 

[donrae]

If he is that small why would you be worried about him attacking you. I thought roosters are sapose to have tude. My in quail male went thru a phase were he tried EVERYTHING to rip me to bits. He calmed down a bit and were all good. Roo Arnt sapose to be all sweet.and love with us are they.?

Because I am the Queen. No one attacks me on this acre of dirt. Thousand pound horses bend to my will and so will bantam roosters. I do not want my roosters to be sweet and love with me--I actually hardly ever touch my birds-- but by golly they will respect me and stay out of my way.