Consolidated Kansas

[deb516]

welcome aboard. this is a great group. im not very far from you im in rush county.

 

[Trish44]

Ellis Kansas noob here. Trying my hand with chickens. So far I've enjoyed watching the chicks grow and they are feathering out nicely.

We have one Barred Rock, one Rhode Island Red, one Black Sex Link, three unidentified Bantums, and four Americaunas . Wish me luck.

Welcome, feel free to jump in any time, we talk about a little of everything here. Good luck with your chicks!

I have a gosling trying to peck out this morning, yay! Now for the other 5 to pip.

 

[chicken danz]

Woot! Trish. That's awesome.

 

[chickenmommy12]

Hi,
I live in a small rural town in Sedgwick County and just found out they do not allow chickens or ducks. This is after I purchased 3 chicks and 2 ducks this last weekend. My husband and I both read the city ordinance differently and called after we bought them to find out today. I've only had them a couple of days.
I found someone that wants the chicks and now I just have to find a home for the baby ducks. They are so cute and are really my favorite. If anyone has a backyard pond and chicks or ducklings already and wants these two, let me know. They are domestic and I hate to part with them, but I don't want to get fined or have problems with the city. I am going to go the the open forum coming up though and ask why backyard chickens are not allowed here. They are allowed in both of the urban areas near here but here they are not. Maybe their old ordinances don't change a lot?
I called the zoo and they don't take domestic animals at all. I really hope I can find a good home for them before I get even more attached.....
Thanks,
Chickenmommy12

 

[TaraBellaBirds]

Congrats on the pups KsKingBee, Okie had sent me pics right after you got them. I hope they work out great for you. I couldn't live without mine for sure, I wouldn't have a live bird or animal here if they weren't here. Our predator load is ridiculous around here. It will take them awhile to get serious about working, usually they start getting serious about it at 8-9 months. They're however still puppies till after 18 months. It takes some working with them, but like Danz said they are very intelligent & sensitive & don't like to be scolded. They really do want to please you.

Congrats on the coop Anderson Lowe, it's looking great, good job!

Boy was yesterday quite a day. I had asked a gal from Ark City to come & trim my goat's & sheep's hooves for me because I'm just not up to doing it. Fortunately she brought her mom & they worked together, thank goodness. The first two goats weren't bad, Peanut & Penny were really pretty good actually, but then we got to Patches, oh boy. She is miss untouchable & has always been that way. She ran around the pen away from us & finally I got her cornered & had one of the gals come & put the halter on her. Even then she was a mess, they finally had to put her up against the fence & hold her there to get it done. You would have thought they were killing her. We got her all done & I was giving the CD/T shots & de-worming as we went. I figured I might as well do that while we had them confined. We got to the sheep & the ewes weren't bad, they laid them down & that worked better for the sheep. Then came butthead Ram, oh boy, he was a mess. I had made a chute & he broke right through it & they had to catch him by the horns. I was afraid they were going to get hurt. Two of them sat on him while they trimmed his hooves. I didn't want him to go to the new owner with bad hooves so we got him done but it wasn't fun. I got my knee run into by the sheep & it's still sore today. They helped me get the ram tagged as well, so they were a big help. Whew, I'm glad to have that done for awhile. I think they were glad to be done too. I told the gal that next time she comes the butthead won't be here.

Then as we were about done DH came back from running & had cut open the back of his leg when he tripped over some barbed wire & after we finished up with the hoof trimming I had to take him to the ER to get his leg sown up. He ended up with 4 or 5 stitches, I lost count in there somewhere & the rest of it they steri-stripped shut. He says it didn't hurt except when he first did it. I can't imagine that but he's sticking to that story. He can't run now for a week the Dr. told him so he is upset about that.

Sounds like a rough day. At least you had help and got it done!

 

[chicken danz]

Hi,
I live in a small rural town in Sedgwick County and just found out they do not allow chickens or ducks. This is after I purchased 3 chicks and 2 ducks this last weekend. My husband and I both read the city ordinance differently and called after we bought them to find out today. I've only had them a couple of days.
I found someone that wants the chicks and now I just have to find a home for the baby ducks. They are so cute and are really my favorite. If anyone has a backyard pond and chicks or ducklings already and wants these two, let me know. They are domestic and I hate to part with them, but I don't want to get fined or have problems with the city. I am going to go the the open forum coming up though and ask why backyard chickens are not allowed here. They are allowed in both of the urban areas near here but here they are not. Maybe their old ordinances don't change a lot?
I called the zoo and they don't take domestic animals at all. I really hope I can find a good home for them before I get even more attached.....
Thanks,
Chickenmommy12

I'm so sorry. This has been way too common a problem. Now I'm afraid with an AI scare that it will be harder and harder to get permission to have birds in town. Some of the more likely complaints are that they are noisy and people don't want roosters waking them up. Easily remedied by not allowing roosters. Another misconception is filth and smell. This comes from an old mentality. If you give your birds a proper coop and you do your part to keep it clean neither of these should be a complaint. Coops should be kept back beyond the back of the house so they aren't readily visible to those who find it offensive. Make sure you can guarantee good fencing so your neighbors won't be bothered by a free ranging hen or something. Just ideas to help you get the ordinance changed.
In the grand scheme people are wanting to become more self sufficient. Birds are the perfect answer. They lay eggs, provide meat if roosters are allowed, are much cleaner to keep than most other pets.

 

[Heidi A]

Hi,
I live in a small rural town in Sedgwick County and just found out they do not allow chickens or ducks. This is after I purchased 3 chicks and 2 ducks this last weekend. My husband and I both read the city ordinance differently and called after we bought them to find out today. I've only had them a couple of days.
I found someone that wants the chicks and now I just have to find a home for the baby ducks. They are so cute and are really my favorite. If anyone has a backyard pond and chicks or ducklings already and wants these two, let me know. They are domestic and I hate to part with them, but I don't want to get fined or have problems with the city. I am going to go the the open forum coming up though and ask why backyard chickens are not allowed here. They are allowed in both of the urban areas near here but here they are not. Maybe their old ordinances don't change a lot?
I called the zoo and they don't take domestic animals at all. I really hope I can find a good home for them before I get even more attached.....
Thanks,
Chickenmommy12

Hi ChickenMommy!

My name is Heidi and I also live in Sedgwick County. My husband and would love your ducks, and you can be sure that they will be spoiled... we don't have children so our animals get LOTS of attention. But, if there is someone else who really wants them that's fine too. What town are you in? You can message me personally for privacy.
Go to a town meeting and petition to allow chickens and ducks... that's ridiculous!
~Heidi

 

[chicken danz]

Thank you Heidi for offering to take the birds. You also could be a great asset in helping chickenmommy get the ordinance changed. Just offering the information on your school program would be valuable. That's what this thread is all about in my opinion, helping each other, sharing information, and making new friends with common interest.
I wish some of these smaller communities could look at the overall trend and see how much economy the chickens bring to the communities. Feed, lumber, wire, supplies of all kinds, are things money gets spent on which goes back into the economy.
The result is healthier food and a better education for the kids to learn self sufficiency.
Plus it also gives me a great excuse to indulge myself!

 

[Prairie Fleur]

Does anyone around here have purebred Welsummer hatching eggs? I have someone looking for some and would prefer not to have to ship if possible.

 

[Anderson Lowe]

Hi,
I live in a small rural town in Sedgwick County and just found out they do not allow chickens or ducks. This is after I purchased 3 chicks and 2 ducks this last weekend. My husband and I both read the city ordinance differently and called after we bought them to find out today. I've only had them a couple of days.
I found someone that wants the chicks and now I just have to find a home for the baby ducks. They are so cute and are really my favorite. If anyone has a backyard pond and chicks or ducklings already and wants these two, let me know. They are domestic and I hate to part with them, but I don't want to get fined or have problems with the city. I am going to go the the open forum coming up though and ask why backyard chickens are not allowed here. They are allowed in both of the urban areas near here but here they are not. Maybe their old ordinances don't change a lot?
I called the zoo and they don't take domestic animals at all. I really hope I can find a good home for them before I get even more attached.....
Thanks,
Chickenmommy12

Chickenmommy,

Im in Halstead just north of you. Will be glad helping you by passing on what our City codes are for fowl, I thought we had tight ones here, but wow.
Let me know if I can help you in anyway on finding a way you can have ducks and chicks.
Andy