Consolidated Kansas

[Bumblefoot Bill]

Busting in here to say Hello! Sedan, Chautauqua county.

 

[HEChicken]

Busting in here to say Hello! Sedan, Chautauqua county.

Welcome!

 

[chicken danz]

Welcome Bumblefoot Bill.
Tell us about yourself and of course your chickens.

 

[maidenwolfx80]

Busting in here to say Hello! Sedan, Chautauqua county.

Welcome

 

[Bumblefoot Bill]

I received 27 chicks as a 56th birthday gift from my friend Tom. They are the brown egg layer assortment from McMurray. Extra chick is a Silver penciled Wyandotte (I think) rooster ( I know). I didn't really want Turkins but got two.
I was also given a Hova bator and would like to hatch some Auracana eggs if I could find some as a gift on Toms birthday.
The girls are 6 weeks and tough!

 

[HEChicken]

I received 27 chicks as a 56th birthday gift from my friend Tom. They are the brown egg layer assortment from McMurray. Extra chick is a Silver penciled Wyandotte (I think) rooster ( I know). I didn't really want Turkins but got two.
I was also given a Hova bator and would like to hatch some Auracana eggs if I could find some as a gift on Toms birthday.
The girls are 6 weeks and tough!

Well, I would have to say that is a gift that almost any of us on this forum would have been thrilled to get! Sounds like a great assortment and the fun is just beginning.

 

[chicken danz]

You're going to have a hard time finding true Araucana eggs. You can find Americana and Easter eggers sometimes. There are very few breeders with true Araucana this day and age. I for one am waiting for long awaited shipment of them. I try to specialize in rare and heritage bred birds so the Araucana just happened to be right down my line.
I think you'll like the turkens when they are grown. They are excellent layers. Ugly yes but still they do lay well.
You might check the buy, sale and trade part of the forum. Sometimes there will be some eggs there.

 

[Frizzled Pink]

Thanks for the input. Should I keep and use the black mottled cockerel there? And the black mottled pullet?

I agree on ventilation as well. I keep everything open just like I would in summer.

I think the black mottled pullet is a good starting point from what i can see. The cockerel is hard to tell type from the way he is standing and i cant tell on his feet if its lack of foot feathers or if he is just in a broken foot feather stage (easy to have for these guys unless you keep them totally caged on shavings) so i would use him since you have some pretty little pullets to start with

 

[HEChicken]

Danz, you wanna hear something funny? You know how you get used to seeing what you see and you don't notice it change when you see it daily? Well, the other day, I had some friends over who had never been here before, and I took them out to introduce them to the flock. They were fascinated by my RP's who of course ran to greet them, and then I pointed out the Bourbon Reds, saying "and those are my babies over there". One of them kind of gaped and said, "Those are BABIES?" and I looked at her funny and said, "Yes, of course".

Tonight I took out some treats and one of the BR's was right next to a RP hen and....it is taller than her! I am assuming it is the male BR, though in the dusk I couldn't tell for sure. When did this happen? I still see them as babies, but now I'm understanding better why my friend reacted the way she did. She must have been thinking "If that's a baby, just how big is it going to get???" LOL. I can't believe I hadn't noticed how much they've grown. I am so used to thinking of them as babies that I didn't realize they've grown and matured a LOT since they arrived here.

This has been a rough couple of days on the birds. I moved all the hoop coop birds to the main coop, thinking I was doing a good thing getting them into the warmer environment. The unintended consequence was that the broody hen took one look at the roosts and decided she'd spent enough time being a parent and it was time to go back to being a regular flock member so she abruptly abandoned her brood. They are so used to sleeping under her, and suddenly on the coldest nights we've had, they found themselves on their own. Last night I went out to find one of them trying to sit under its sibling and the sibling was standing there valiantly trying to cover her, while both shivered. So now I have a chick inside - the one that was struggling the most. I hated to do it because it interferes so much with their ability to acclimate but...I don't think it would have made it to morning if I hadn't. The rest of them seemed to be doing okay.

I wish I could say the same. I've never had too hard a time tolerating winter but these past couple of days have thrown me for a loop.

 

[cherwill]

It's supposed to be warmer today but still only in the 40s but this weekend it's predicted to be back to the 70s both days for here, I can handle that. It will get a bit cooler than that after the weekend, probably back to more seasonable temps. It's just teasing us this weekend.

Well now that my son finally announced it I can tell all of you, a couple already know but we're going to have a new grandson in February. He's due around Valentine's Day. I sure hope everything goes OK, this is a high risk pregnancy. That's why they waited so long to announce it to everyone. They have been buying baby stuff of all kinds & we ordered them a high chair after I found out their color scheme. I've been excited but cautious about it at the same time. Those of you who are new here don't know that my son's fiancee had thyroid cancer awhile back. She has had two surgeries & radioactive iodine. This pregnancy was a surprise because she had been told it wasn't even a possibility.

Well it's going to be another busy day, so I better get moving.

Congratulations to your family; how exciting!

Busting in here to say Hello! Sedan, Chautauqua county.

Danz, you wanna hear something funny? You know how you get used to seeing what you see and you don't notice it change when you see it daily? Well, the other day, I had some friends over who had never been here before, and I took them out to introduce them to the flock. They were fascinated by my RP's who of course ran to greet them, and then I pointed out the Bourbon Reds, saying "and those are my babies over there". One of them kind of gaped and said, "Those are BABIES?" and I looked at her funny and said, "Yes, of course".

Tonight I took out some treats and one of the BR's was right next to a RP hen and....it is taller than her! I am assuming it is the male BR, though in the dusk I couldn't tell for sure. When did this happen? I still see them as babies, but now I'm understanding better why my friend reacted the way she did. She must have been thinking "If that's a baby, just how big is it going to get???" LOL. I can't believe I hadn't noticed how much they've grown. I am so used to thinking of them as babies that I didn't realize they've grown and matured a LOT since they arrived here.

Funny story, and I know exactly what you mean!

I received 27 chicks as a 56th birthday gift from my friend Tom. They are the brown egg layer assortment from McMurray. Extra chick is a Silver penciled Wyandotte (I think) rooster ( I know). I didn't really want Turkins but got two.
I was also given a Hova bator and would like to hatch some Auracana eggs if I could find some as a gift on Toms birthday.
The girls are 6 weeks and tough!

Welcome. What a fantastic gift.