Colorado

[suncatcher]

Always one that does not stay where you put it........ I have one rooster than NEVER stays in his pen, ever, if he can go over the fence, he does!

 

[Ashdoes]

20/29 Swedish flower hen eggs have great veining, and one of the three surprise eggs are veined. Such fun!

 

[bbqnmama]

Hello all! I've been on BYC for a few months now, but just found this thread. I adopted a 2 month old black star last June. Got her 4 friends a week later, buff orp, white leghorn, welsummer, and a really cool looking mutt, who turned out to be a rooster. I didn't want him overmating my girls so I "had to" get 7 more (cochins, buff orps, a production red battery rescue, and a teeny tiny black bantam). Next thing you know, I'm a crazy chicken lady. I hatched 11 (mostly ee's/oes) at Christmas, 5 white leghorn mixes on Friday the 13th/Valentine's day, and I have 17 faverolles in lockdown, due Friday, with 1 pip! I'm never going to sleep tonight tonight! There's no way I'll ever read the thousands of posts on here. I kind of wish there were subcategories by area. In case any one is looking for other crazy chicken who live nearby (like I am), I'm in the Arvada / Golden area.

LOL! I can totally identify... I've not gotten to do the hatching thing yet but that's on tap for this spring. Thinking of hatching a set of meat chickens instead of buying day olds so we can enjoy that part.

I don't know how folks keep up on this thread as it's so busy (that's a good thing) but I love coming in and checking it out when I can. I'm up in the east Boulder/Lafayette area so a drive from you but still on the front range!

 

[maggiemo]

Welcome bbqmama!
I'm in south east Boulder too, off McCaslin and South Boulder Road.
Great to have someone here so close to me! What kind of meat birds are you thinking of hatching?

 

[COChix]

LOL!  I can totally identify...  I've not gotten to do the hatching thing yet but that's on tap for this spring.  Thinking of hatching a set of meat chickens instead of buying day olds so we can enjoy that part. 

I don't know how folks keep up on this thread as it's so busy (that's a good thing) but I love coming in and checking it out when I can.  I'm up in the east Boulder/Lafayette area so a drive from you but still on the front range!

Welcome to th BYC Colorado thread and greetings from North Boulder, out by the rifle range.

Welcome bbqmama!
I'm in south east Boulder too, off McCaslin and South Boulder Road. 
Great to have someone here so close to me! What kind of meat birds are you thinking of hatching? 

So there are four of us that I know of around the immediate Boulder area, PC is in the Boulder area as well.

How much snow does everyone have? We have about 14-16 inches would be my guess. Projected to possibly get 4-8 overnight? I hope I raed that wrong.

 

[COChix]

I actually had to lock up the chickens...that Crazy Wyandotte Cream mix keeps coming to the back door...and either screams at me, or just sits there. I went to check for eggs, and there she is at the door again, I have no idea how long she was there. She's the only one crazy enough to come out. Sometimes her Cochin Cream mix sister follows her, but today, even she thought it was a dumb idea to leave the barn. It's at least 150 ft from the barn to the back door...crazy chicken.

Speaking of crazy chickens, I went out to close the pop door and saw a dark figure on a roost in the run and it was LittleOne one of our EE. I grabbed her and put her in the coop on a roost. She seemed ok but then checked the nest boxes and looked back through the coop and she had gone into the nest boxes. She seems to be getting picked on somewhat. She jumps on my lap or jumps up up and tugs at my jacket to pick her up, every time I am out in the run. Just trying to figure out what is up. She is the one that I hand fed on day two. I think she is attached to me.

20/29 Swedish flower hen eggs have great veining, and one of the three surprise eggs are veined. Such fun!

Yeah!

 

[maggiemo]

It is hard to tell how much snow we have, lots. I know that much. I would say at least 12 to 14 inches and it is snowing pretty steady right now.
My chickens and dogs are all a little stir crazy. None of the chickens are picking on each other, so that is always a good sign. But it looks like they will be cooped up for an other week or so.
I got 18 eggs today from 25 birds. I guess they don't have anything else to do besides lay eggs.

The mama broody and her chicks are so happy and totally oblivious to the weather. At least someone is happy.

My shovel broke today so I need to go buy another one tomorrow. I am very behind in shoveling now!

 

[uzisuzuki]

Hello other newbies to BYC!

I had to deal with a minor prolapsed vent this afternoon! Holy cow, seeing that made me freak out a little bit. Maybe a lot, if I'm honest. Thankfully, sitting in a warm bath for a few minutes helped clean the vent area up & got the insides back inside. I hope it never gets worse than that.

I have been able to tell which egg is from which hen, but it's very rare I get an egg from all of them in a week still. I did accidentally crack one this afternoon & got to check it for fertility (no go on that one), which is something I was sort of expecting. 3 of the hens are much bigger than my rooster & I've seen him struggle a bit with them. The smallest hen he seems to have more success with so her egg was the one I really want in the incubator. I'm just glad some people have had success with 2 week old eggs - that made me feel better about waiting. I didn't want that one to go "bad". I appreciate all the feedback!

 

[Latestarter]

So I opened a back door at work this afternoon for a breath of fresh air and got a blast of snow instead. Ended up having to work late and didn't get home till almost 7pm. Riding home I'm looking at an outside temp of 14F

That man that has been buying all my eggs for hatching wants to continue doing so at ~ 100 eggs/week. I get home and let the dog out and go straight to the coop to do some chicken checkin' to find I've had my best egg day so far at 21... Bad thing is I can't sell them for hatching (or eating) as they could have frozen.

I tried 3 of them for dinner with the obligatory bacon and toast & the ones I cracked/ate were OK, but I don't trust them and don't want to sell bad eggs to anyone, so these are mine. It still amazes me how different and how much better they taste than store bought.

I had read it before but hadn't tried it till I got my own. Don't expect I can ever go back now. Hope everyone is doing OK with this (much needed) snow. Sore and tired from work and I wish I still had a jacuzzi...If I did, you wouldn't be reading this as I'd be out soaking.

Ah well... one more day to get though and then it's the weekend.

 

[Ashdoes]

My dogs are definetly going stir crazy. I bought Archie a rope chew, so he stops eating the **** wall, and the little dogs practically attacked him for it...so they stomped around for thirty minutes playing. They go outside for about five minutes, chase imaginary rabbits, then beg to come in.
I know what you mean about store bought eggs. I try to eat them, but I can't get past the runny whites. I dislike eggs as it is, and eat maybe 4 a month, so I would rather not torture myself with store bought.