Connecticut!

[CaCO3]

A little off topic but, does anyone here raise bees?

No, but I have thought about it. Then I realized that I am already overcommitted.

Does that count?

The Jones apiary is from Farmington, though. Think he is some officer of CT Apiary Society, or other beekeeping org. Realize that this was not your question....

 

[8machines]

Thanks,

Well its nice to know there are other chicken nuts in the area


Anyhow - when I ordered chickens last year I was in a quandry I only wanted a small flock but I wanted a lot of different breeds - so I ended up ordering 15 chickens 12 different breeds.  Now I have 8, 7 different breeds. 


I enjoyed having all the different types, but it has some drawbacks. For one you never really know if a chicken is acting "normal" for the breed - also if you lose one, its the only one of that type /img/smilies/sad.png


So, with this years order I am trying to build up the groups a bit. 

When the chicks arrive I should have:

3 Araucanas

3 Rhode Island Reds

3 Barred Rocks

3 Buff Rocks

3 Golden Laced Wyandottes

3 Jersey Black Giants

3 Leghorns

1 Silver Laced Cochin and

1 Blue Cochin (I think)

the cochins were part of a 3 bird assortment I got last year and was never really sure what types they were


I should have lots of eggs and lots of fun.  About how many chickens do you have?  Also any suggestions for fencing - I was letting the chickens wander around the yard a lot last summer, but then I had a few killed by a skunk I think.


Jay

We let our chickens free range too and my favorite Braham was killed by a bobcat. We were sad. We are going to put in a large fenced area soon and cover it from hawks. I get too attached.

 

[Marce705]

Thanks and where is shagbarks.

East Haddam on the corner of Mt. Pernassas and Rt 85 heading towards Moodus.

 

[Lynzi777]

Does anyone in CT happen to raise silkies and if so have any lavender chicks?

 

[Lolipop]

 

[wantedman66]

East Haddam on  the corner of Mt. Pernassas and Rt 85 heading towards Moodus. 

. Thanks and ******!!! There's nothing near me in northwest part of ct.

 

[Nic&Chickies]

I have chickens again!
After much thought, and downsizing (and tightening up/securing against predators) we checked CraigsList, and... picked up 2 girls yesterday --a SLW pullet & a mixed hen from someone in Bristol, who is not yet a BYC member, but I hope will soon join us here. (She said whenever she's gone to look something up online about chickens, the answers have usually come from here.)
We will get a few more girls, but must control the chicken math: 2 is (are?) not enough, but a dozen would be too many this time around. I still want to socialize ("friendly-ize") my girls, even though we are not raising them from chicks, as we did before.
And I didn't realize how much I've neglected my reading and socializing here! I just went through about a dozen pages of the Connecticut! thread! I see a few new faces on here, that I was not here to say

to individually as you appeared. (

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[wantedman66]

Hi and welcome back,I also saw that ad on cl,if you are interested in somemore chickens I have some available all are between 5-7 weeks old,you can pm.me if interested.

 

[Valkyrie Rider]

Just found the CT section.

We got 6 Buff Orpinton chicks from Cameron Family Farm on Friday.

Here they are this morning after I made them a little perch.

 

[Lynzi777]

For everyone who bought from Cameron Family Farm did anyone buy silkies?? Are you happy with them? I ordered 5 on Friday and am waiting for them to be shipped to me here in NY. And does anyone know if the pictures that are on their website are their own breeding stock??