Consolidated Kansas

[sapphireblu76]

Hello, from Hutchinson, KS! Glad to be here, I love this site and look forward to networking with other Kansas chicken people

 

[HEChicken]

Hello, from Hutchinson, KS! Glad to be here, I love this site and look forward to networking with other Kansas chicken people

and to the Consolidated Kansas thread!

 

[sapphireblu76]

Thanks! And Hello to the people from Kansas Poultry Swap! Nice to see you here, too

 

[tweetysvoice]

Hello, from Hutchinson, KS! Glad to be here, I love this site and look forward to networking with other Kansas chicken people

Welcome! I often go to Hutch, as my mom lives in Inman! Welcome to the group!! What kinda of chicken do you have, if you've gotten them yet?

 

[chicken danz]

WELCOME to all the new people. Join in and speak your mind.
Ivy, what kind of trays do you have? Do you have lids on them? Can you take a picture?
Also why don't you take a picture of how you fix a spraddle with vet wrap. I tried and either it falls off or the chick can't stand up. I could learn from you.
I don't really have a spraddle issue in my hatcher but if they hatch early in one of my incubators they will spraddle because the floor is too slick in there. I have rubber shelf lining on the bottom to keep that from happening.

 

[Hawkeye95]

This stupid weather has me miserable. I ache and feel like doing nothing. I went out to feed but it was pouring down rain so I just did what I had to right now. I'll have to go finish later. I need to free up a couple of heat lamp holders. I need to move some chicks out to the brooder house. It stinks in here.
I just fired up a second GQF. I didn't have any room left in the one I had going. Wow! It's going to be crazy here when I really start hatching.
So this guy showed up to do the estimate and I didn't get it yet but he was talking April before he could do it. I can't wait that long. I am thinking I'm just going to have to build a new shed for the peacocks and forget about having something decent for the birds. Poop! Maybe I could find them some room in the chicken trailer if I plan right. I am pretty stubborn when I set my mind to something. I normally figure out a way to make it happen.
Draye, no never even heard of Sublette. Now IMO Arkansas is beautiful. My son and DIL lived at Ft.Smith for a while. It was such a beautiful area. I love the trees and the hills.

My kids have been sick and pukey-- and I think it's the on again, off again weather. Danz, I would really hold out for the big barn in April!! Surely you can make do and figure out something with maybe tarps and chicken wire?? I would be a starved dog with a bone if I had a shot at building another barn! ha!

I live in Garden city and have pretty much all my life. The wind and dirt is unbelievable today. At certain times I can't even see 200 yards. Let me just say GROSS,!!
There are not many people that raise chicken out here at all.

WELCOME!!!!!! So glad you're here! Ick, don't think I'm ready for another dust storm any time soon. There may be more people than you think that have chicken. It takes some time to find them. I run into people at the feed store. I'm also lucky-- most of my neighbors have chickens. We often have dueling roosters around here-- one crows and then you'll hear a faint crow from down the road and then another one across the road... It's pretty funny! I now have 3 crowing cockerels. (2 just found their voice)

Anyone want a cockerel???

Oh! I hatched what I believe is a melanistic chick. It is coal black. I believe it is a black ameraucana, but all of my black ameraucana chicks are black with white tummies. This one has shiny black fuzz, beak, legs, everything! I have never seen as chick as black as this thing. I'm going to post a pic of it... maybe tomorrow on the ameraucana breeders thread to see what some of the breeders think. In the meantime, it sure is easy to tell which one it is!

oooh, take a picture!!!! I want to see an all black chick!! You know, Revolution Mama has been working on solid blacks!! It's a project of hers and she is trying hard to get the black legs, feathers, beak... the whole thing. Apparently it's super hard to get true black! If you have one of those... WOW!!!! she's posted pictures of hers and they are really cool!

 

[Hawkeye95]

Finally got some pics loaded.

i just got my laptop back from the shop and some of the programs were kind of messed up. I love my computer when it works, but when it doesn't I'd just about throw it through the window. Thank goodness Mike likes to fix the problems. Here is Brittany or Britt. I just love her "happy dog" face!

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Here she is with Mike. Notice his other best friend on his arm. That's Johnny.

Ivy-- LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your new puppy!!!!!!!!! She's a Keeper!

 

[Hawkeye95]

Hello, from Hutchinson, KS! Glad to be here, I love this site and look forward to networking with other Kansas chicken people

WELCOME to the Kansas thread and

I get to HUtchinson quite a bit. Of course-- we HAVE to go on free Friday for the State Fair.

 

[msjfrizzle]

Welcome to all the new members!!

Sorry I've just had time to lurk- too much stuff to do.

I can barely find time to read all the posts! Y'all are making me really want a puppy, but I just DO NOT have enough room
I just got an email from Woodard Mercantile in Maize
Woodard Mercantile Announces 2012 Chick Days

When: Every Weekend in March, 2012

Where: Woodard Mercantile
4160 N Maize Road
Maize, KS 67101

This means I MUST STAY AWAY. I'm still one bird over the limit until my friends build their coop and take a couple. The good news is that my neighbor couldn't figure out how many I actually have, since they won't hold still, so maybe no one else can, either. Besides, if anyone asks, the 2 silkies are actually his birds

 

[tweetysvoice]

Also why don't you take a picture of how you fix a spraddle with vet wrap. I tried and either it falls off or the chick can't stand up. I could learn from you.
I don't really have a spraddle issue in my hatcher but if they hatch early in one of my incubators they will spraddle because the floor is too slick in there. I have rubber shelf lining on the bottom to keep that from happening.

Danz, in case she doesn't post pictures, I read this blog that had a great "walk-thru" on how to fix it. I loved that there were pics so I finally understood what others were talking about: http://eggcartonlabels.blogspot.com/search/label/spraddle leg