Colorado

[coloradochick]

Hiya Nora! Welcome to the world of chickens and the Colorado thread

 

[bucket04]

Hey everyone.. I'm from Falcon, Colorado (just East of Colorado Springs)
I've had chickens since May of last year.... was going to have 10 hens and 1 roo.... I started my order with 20 straight run, so I was off to a good start in the chicken math class.
I ended up with 10 of each and an extra girl they threw in.... lost 2 girls and a boy due to attacks by my stupid dogs fairly early on. We butchered 4 roos, and have 3 more to go.
I got a wild hair and built an incubator and set 7 eggs.... got 4 babies.

I built a bigger incubator and set 35 eggs because someone wants to buy 20 chicks from me....

Hopefully I'll get at least 20 babies!

I picked up 3 Welsummer chicks at the Kiowa store yesterday because I want to get some of those gorgeous dark brown eggs.... and I have an order set up for turkeys at the end of this month.....

My hubby is freaking out a little....

I can't imagine why....

Oh, and I really LOVE these smilies!!!!

 

[mrsengeseth]

they have wellsummers??? I am west of you in the springs and really wanting a wellie of my own. where is this store???

 

[bucket04]

http://www.elizabethcountrycorner.com//index.cfm?Page=docs/Chicks and More!
I know they were selling out of everything quite quickly when I was there... (No more jersey giants)

Give them a call and ask if they have any more Wellsummers.... if they do, ask them to jot you down for some before heading out.

I hope you can get some! I know how long I was looking!!

Edited: cut and paste the whole first line.... to include "and more"

 

[ghillie]

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[GJ_Kate]

Holy Crap!!!!!!!! Get ready for some major wind!!! Here by the Utah border it is horrible!! The first gust of the storm blew half of the metal patio furniture (including a bar) off the deck. Please no power outages!!!!!

I have 4 different brooder lights on chicks and one incubator here at home and one at my classroom that I have to go put into lockdown today.

Take cover

 

[mylilchix]

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It's horrible out here in the front range, too. I woke up in the middle of the night to take our flag down. I was afraid I'd wake up to it stuck in my windshield!! lol It's not as bad now, thankfully. I'm surprised we haven't had more stuff blow around. Yikes!!

Nora,

 

[Coopa Cabana]

On the news this morning, they were interviewing someone who had all his chickens in the back of his truck as he was evacuating the Crystal Fire - just horrible up there. I hate to say it, but the rain and snow can't come in fast enough this afternoon. Our house burned down when I was in high school - something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. That was over 40 years ago - I still remember it like it was yesterday.

 

[NoisyNora]

Thanks for the welcome everyone! I can't wait to get my chicks! Did anyone in the Springs build their own coop? Hubby and I are going to try and start on ours in a week or two.

Nora

 

[new chicken little]

I just finished our coop for 4. Buily it with scrap wood and some craigslist free stuff. It was a lot of fun for me and my kids.