Colorado

[Irie74]

Hey Yall - new to the thread, but you'll see me posting a lot more now -- we are moving the family to Colorado!!
We are a family of 6, my husband and myself with 3 boys and 1 girl. One son and our daughter are older and "on their own" and are staying behind in Texas, but the two younger boys are coming with us. My husband was recently transferred with the VA and is already there working in Lakewood.
I became interested in chickens a couple years ago and read anything and everything I could about them. This past summer my husband surprised me with "Chickens for My Birthday" (okay, there was a small happy dance that goes with that song, but hard to demonstrate here! LOL) My co-workers at a large banking corporation thought I had lost my mind when I post pics on facebook and talk about how Camile did this, or silly Corrina did that. It's so peaceful to sit there and "talk" with the girls after a stressful work day!.
Then the news, we're moving to Denver... I thought, "WHAT?!?!??! I'm a Texan girl, born and raised - how will I survive the great frozen tundra?!?! Plus, everyone tells me that they don't like Texans up there! " I was terrified! LOL However, I came up for a few days of house hunting two weeks ago, and LOVE IT! It IS beautiful, and everyone we came in contact with was so nice!
The even better news - I don't have to deal with "corporate" anymore - I will be able to stay at home, raise children, chickens, and hopefully more animals. I'm on a self-reliability path and we are working hard at it! (well, daddy has his doubts, but the boys have my back!) I am an avid garder, and I'm looking forward to learning a different climate and growing seasons.
I did post awhile back about how in the world to move chickens cross country (I know, crazy right!) and yall were so much help for me with ideas on how to move my girls from Texas to Colorado. We had it all planned out, and we are ready to go! We made sure to research the property and houses we were buying to confirm that our "livestock" was welcome, etc, etc, etc.....
now the bad news........our closing date for the new house has been pushed out, we replanned and postponed leaving a few days, but now I am headed to Denver in 6 days with three chickens, two boys, and a moving van full of stuff and no place to land!!! Well, Mark has been staying in our RV, but I'm sure the RV park is not going to welcome our girls!!
HELP! Is anyone willing to take three of my family members!?!?!? LOL I am more than willing to come over and help with their caretaking, We can provide the coop and necessary supplies, I just need somewhere to put them!
Okay, so I didn't mean to write an entire book here !! Sorry!! Looking forward to many conversations with yall !

Rhonda

 

[wsmith]

It's snowing and windy here. There is snow on the ground but you can see the grass still. I'm with you Mayah, my feather heads are staying inside. With my reworking the flock this fall though they have plenty of space. My 4 LF gals are in a 4x6 and the 4 banties are in a 4x4 plus 3 sq ft of nest box space. And everyone got oatmeal with pomegranate yogurt this morning.

And DH bought me an incubator for Christmas!!! It's the Farm Innovators 4200 with turner!!!!!

VERY Nice!

you are going to have loads of fun this year!

 

[AlivianAcres]

Hate to be the one to tell you this but sometimes chickens who have not laid prior to winter, do not start laying until March, when the sunlight gets back up a little.  I suspect I have about 10 laying hens right now that are just waiting.   The best time for chicks really is early March/April because generally they always start laying in time.

If you do get a broody, just ask for some fertile eggs.  Just buy a dozen of eggs from me and I'll make sure that they are pretty eggs.     Then you can either eat them or place them under a broody hen.

can I buy a dozen pretty eggs when I see you Saturday?

 

[Irie74]

I see many folks are feeding oatmeal -- sorry if it's a silly question, but do you cook it (the way you would feed to people) or just throw it out dry?!
I'm always looking to give the girls variety, and then I panic and run to the internet to make sure I didn't just give them something they shouldn't have!! LOL
So far, they LOVE tomatoes (had plenty to share from our garden) watermelon, cantaloupe, left over biscuits, peaches and blueberries, pumpkins and other various gourds.
They won't even touch lettuce, broccoli, or cucumber - they're like babies, want the sweet stuff, and forget vegetables!! haha

 

[AlivianAcres]

Hey Yall - new to the thread, but you'll see me posting a lot more now -- we are moving the family to Colorado!!
We are a family of 6, my husband and myself with 3 boys and 1 girl.  One son and our daughter are older and "on their own" and are staying behind in Texas, but the two younger boys are coming with us.  My husband was recently transferred with the VA and is already there working in Lakewood.
I became interested in chickens a couple years ago and read anything and everything I could about them.  This past summer my husband surprised me with "Chickens for My Birthday" (okay, there was a small happy dance that goes with that song, but hard to demonstrate here! LOL) My co-workers at a large banking corporation thought I had lost my mind when I post pics on facebook and talk about how Camile did this, or silly Corrina did that.  It's so peaceful to sit there and "talk" with the girls after a stressful work day!.  
Then the news, we're moving to Denver... I thought, "WHAT?!?!??! I'm a Texan girl, born and raised - how will I survive the great frozen tundra?!?!  Plus, everyone tells me that they don't like Texans up there! " I was terrified!  LOL However, I came up for a few days of house hunting two weeks ago, and LOVE IT!  It IS beautiful, and everyone we came in contact with was so nice!
The even better news - I don't have to deal with "corporate" anymore - I will be able to stay at home, raise children, chickens, and hopefully more animals.  I'm on a self-reliability path and we are working hard at it! (well, daddy has his doubts, but the boys have my back!)  I am an avid garder, and I'm looking forward to learning a different climate and growing seasons.
I did post awhile back about how in the world to move chickens cross country (I know, crazy right!) and yall were so much help for me with ideas on how to move my girls from Texas to Colorado.  We had it all planned out, and we are ready to go! We made sure to research the property and houses we were buying to confirm that our "livestock" was welcome, etc, etc, etc.....
now the bad news........our closing date for the new house has been pushed out, we replanned and postponed leaving a few days, but now I am headed to Denver in 6 days with three chickens, two boys, and a moving van full of stuff and no place to land!!!  Well, Mark has been staying in our RV, but I'm sure the RV park is not going to welcome our girls!!
 HELP!  Is anyone willing to take three of my family members!?!?!?  LOL  I am more than willing to come over and help with their caretaking, We can provide the coop and necessary supplies, I just need somewhere to put them!
Okay, so I didn't mean to write an entire book here !! Sorry!!  Looking forward to many conversations with yall !

Rhonda

first of all...welcome!!! We have lits of space here (20 acres). But we are in Elizabeth. Not sure how far away you want your little ladies. We currently have 8 chickens on the property (2 laying hens, 5 pullets and 1 roo) as well as 4 ducks (2 are going to be dinner soon) ...eggs are due to hatch Friday so we will be adding to our chicken flock. Anyway...we would be willing to watch them if you want/need...

 

[AlivianAcres]

I see many folks are feeding oatmeal  -- sorry if it's a silly question, but do you cook it (the way you would feed to people) or just throw it out dry?!
I'm always looking to give the girls variety, and then I panic and run to the internet to make sure I didn't just give them something they shouldn't have!! LOL
So far, they LOVE tomatoes (had plenty to share from our garden) watermelon, cantaloupe, left over biscuits, peaches and blueberries, pumpkins and other various gourds.
They won't even touch lettuce, broccoli, or cucumber - they're like babies, want the sweet stuff, and forget vegetables!!  haha

I have done it both ways...raw in the summer cooked and warm in the winter...my girls love it both ways.. .they are also very fond of yogurt...that gets MESSY but its sooooooo fun to watch!

 

[coloradogal]

can I buy a dozen pretty eggs when I see you Saturday?

Lol... you can. Are these to hatch or to eat? If they are to hatch, I'll make sure to keep them out of the fridge. Although not sure how good they will be with how cold it's been.

 

[AlivianAcres]

Lol... you can. Are these to hatch or to eat? If they are to hatch, I'll make sure to keep them out of the fridge. Although not sure how good they will be with how cold it's been.

to hatch please!!! worth a shot. lmk what I owe ya! Thanks!

 

[wickedlees]

I've done both dry and cooked oatmeal too. Today, cooked. I also feed my girls yogurt, I usually put it in a half a pumpkin or in summer melon it isn't as messy for them that way.

 

[wsmith]

Hey Yall - new to the thread, but you'll see me posting a lot more now -- we are moving the family to Colorado!!
We are a family of 6, my husband and myself with 3 boys and 1 girl. One son and our daughter are older and "on their own" and are staying behind in Texas, but the two younger boys are coming with us. My husband was recently transferred with the VA and is already there working in Lakewood.
I became interested in chickens a couple years ago and read anything and everything I could about them. This past summer my husband surprised me with "Chickens for My Birthday" (okay, there was a small happy dance that goes with that song, but hard to demonstrate here! LOL) My co-workers at a large banking corporation thought I had lost my mind when I post pics on facebook and talk about how Camile did this, or silly Corrina did that. It's so peaceful to sit there and "talk" with the girls after a stressful work day!.
Then the news, we're moving to Denver... I thought, "WHAT?!?!??! I'm a Texan girl, born and raised - how will I survive the great frozen tundra?!?! Plus, everyone tells me that they don't like Texans up there! " I was terrified! LOL However, I came up for a few days of house hunting two weeks ago, and LOVE IT! It IS beautiful, and everyone we came in contact with was so nice!
The even better news - I don't have to deal with "corporate" anymore - I will be able to stay at home, raise children, chickens, and hopefully more animals. I'm on a self-reliability path and we are working hard at it! (well, daddy has his doubts, but the boys have my back!) I am an avid garder, and I'm looking forward to learning a different climate and growing seasons.
I did post awhile back about how in the world to move chickens cross country (I know, crazy right!) and yall were so much help for me with ideas on how to move my girls from Texas to Colorado. We had it all planned out, and we are ready to go! We made sure to research the property and houses we were buying to confirm that our "livestock" was welcome, etc, etc, etc.....
now the bad news........our closing date for the new house has been pushed out, we replanned and postponed leaving a few days, but now I am headed to Denver in 6 days with three chickens, two boys, and a moving van full of stuff and no place to land!!! Well, Mark has been staying in our RV, but I'm sure the RV park is not going to welcome our girls!!
HELP! Is anyone willing to take three of my family members!?!?!? LOL I am more than willing to come over and help with their caretaking, We can provide the coop and necessary supplies, I just need somewhere to put them!
Okay, so I didn't mean to write an entire book here !! Sorry!! Looking forward to many conversations with yall !

Rhonda

Welcome to CO and the Colorado thread!