Consolidated Kansas

[Ralph Moyer]

OK, You all got me curious enough to check out chickens in Alaska, so I looked at the ones that are on BKC and then looked on Craigslist Anchorage, Alaska. One mentioned using a heat lamp when it was below -15 degrees. The prices on Craigslist were about they are here. Standard breeds. Also some adult tom turkeys for $40.00. Also a very nice coop and 7even laying hens for $400.00 total. Too bad its not closer. Looks like a real bargain !

 

[sharol]

I'll bet there is an Alaska group on here, too.

 

[Trish44]

I did see a photo of an elaborate coop being built at one time when I was looking at coop designs from someone in Alaska. It was a really nice coop.

It's supposed to rain Sat. & Sun. here, blah that will make a mess out there. It just got dried up after the last snow we had.

 

[Trish44]

So I guess several people from here are in Gardner today, I would love to go there some time but it's a 3 hour drive one way for me.

I have chicks popping out like popcorn today, more than half were already hatched by the time I got up & there are a couple more pipping now in there. I hope the rest get with it. I got my first Cinnamon Queen chicks today & they're easily sexable at hatch, yay! I'm so excited to hatch some more of those. So far I have 5 pullets & 2 cockerels.

Have a good day everyone!

 

[JosieChick]

Howdy all!!

Hope everyone is well! I am 276 POSTS BEHIND!!!

I have to sell my chickens for personal reasons and thought I would put it out here first in case anyone is looking for birds. I will make great deals to fellow consolidated Kansas thread friends.

I have a bunch of different layers, some blue egg layers, an olive egg layer, black and lavender orps, bantam cochins, buff laced brahma pair, call ducks. I have a small flock of older layers that I will pair with some younger girls and a very sweet bantam roo that will need an excellent, loving home and I am willing to send them for free if you promise to take good care of them and not eat anyone! Send me a PM if you are interested!

The geese will be for sale after they set a clutch, probably end of April, beginning of May.

 

[JosieChick]

Also, when the birds are gone, I will have TONS of heated water bowls, feeders, brooders, feed cans, kiddie pools etc to get rid of in case anyone is looking for STUFF!!!

 

[cherwill]

I have chicks popping out like popcorn today

That's a very entertaining visual inside my head!

Howdy all!!

Hope everyone is well! I am 276 POSTS BEHIND!!!

I have to sell my chickens for personal reasons and thought I would put it out here first in case anyone is looking for birds. I will make great deals to fellow consolidated Kansas thread friends.

I have a bunch of different layers, some blue egg layers, an olive egg layer, black and lavender orps, bantam cochins, buff laced brahma pair, call ducks. I have a small flock of older layers that I will pair with some younger girls and a very sweet bantam roo that will need an excellent, loving home and I am willing to send them for free if you promise to take good care of them and not eat anyone! Send me a PM if you are interested!

The geese will be for sale after they set a clutch, probably end of April, beginning of May.

I hope you're doing OK, and I wish I had room for some of your hens. I really do.

 

[Ralph Moyer]

Today was the first day of the Afton, OK Swap Meet so that is how I spent my morning. I arrived about 8AM and was on my way home by 10AM. I didn't bring anything home but my empty cages. I thought I was taking too much for a March sale, but now I wish I had room for more! It was a nice day to be out with ideal weather, but it looks like it is just the "quiet before the storm".; with the forecast of freezing rain.

 

[Trish44]

It seems like the first swap of the year isn't always the best one to attend for the ones that meet regularly. They seem to get going more after that. It's still early for people with hatching after that hard winter we had. I'm just getting started hatching for my chick orders, the first ones have been hatching today. Were you looking for anything in particular Ralph?

I wonder how the Gardner auction is going, has anyone heard from anybody there?

I was out doing my daily chicken chores when a small thunderstorm came in pretty fast. I ended up getting a little wet trying to get finished. It went on through fairly fast but rained again a bit later but only briefly. Thank goodness it was warm out, I'm not looking forward to tomorrow at all.

 

[lizzyGSR]

My DH and I just finished putting an entryway bench together. I have been wanting an entryway set (bench + shelf) for quite a while now, and we finally bought the supplies on Thursday, started cutting and putting together on Friday and finished the first piece this afternoon! I am so excited!!!! The bench still needs to be sanded and painted, but I was too excited to wait to take pictures... The plans for this bench (and the shelf that goes with it) can be found here. We modified the plans to make the bench narrow (had to fit in a 3' foot wide space). Otherwise, we made no changes.







We visited Orscheln's today, during their "chick days". The little ones are SO CUTE!!! My DH won't let me have any more birds though, without getting rid of some of the ones I already have.