Consolidated Kansas

[Anderson Lowe]

You probably know this but Don't get attached to the Cornish cross, they are specifically meat birds. They get leg issues and stuff and were only meant to live a few months.

Welcome to the chicken world! They are quite fun.

Thank you, didn't know about the Cornish cross, lesson learned...

 

[Anderson Lowe]

Prairie congrats on the new babies, they're adorable! Baby animals just are so hard to not like, they're just cuteness multiplied. My baby lamb is growing like a weed & he's drinking his bottles like a pig. I sure hope I can get him outside soon but the other ewe in the pen isn't having any of it so far.

Anderson, welcome & good luck with your babies. As someone said the Cornish Cross are meat birds so be prepared to butcher those before too long because they get so fat they have leg problems & aren't meant to live a long time like the other layers. Feel free to ask questions here, we have lots of knowledge between us all.

KsKingBee, those peas are beautiful! It makes me want mine back but alas I have no pen space for them. That's OK I'll just enjoy the pics of yours.

I candled the Sebbie goose eggs I have in the incubator last night, I hadn't had a chance to do that. 6 of the 7 are developing, yay! I'm so excited because I have not hatched geese before. I've hatched most everything else but that. My ducks are cranking out the eggs now so I will start incubating some of those soon as well. I went out yesterday & took off some of the tarps so the birds can get more light & maybe that will spur the rest to start laying, crossing my fingers. I need to start incubating for orders.

Thanks Trish,

I am learning lots on here, didn't know about the cornish cross until these post, will call it a life lesson learned.

 

[thndrdancr]

You might still be able to trade them in at feed store for cute ee pullerts. They lay colored eggs!! Very cute. The feed store calls them Ameracaunas. Just tell them you didn't know. We have so many people on here that buy them then are heartbroken because they didn't know and the chickens can't even get up to move around much as they get to be 3 or 4 months. They are eating machines I guess too. I personally have a thing against how society bred the poor things for just meat. It's really sad.
So sorry you got those accidentally.

Anyhow good luck in the chicken world! It is so fun! You do learn as you go for sure.

 

[Prairie Fleur]

Both have feathered feet. Im not the greatest at pictures but i tried.

Welcome!! I only got my chickens last spring. It's a fun journey. I've lost some and some have turned out just like I hoped. kind of the way it is with all animals, I think. Sorry about the Cornish crosses; hope you can trade them for something like an Easter egger or something. The little guys in the pics are So cute!! I can hardly wait until my chicks arrive!!

 

[Oatbucket]

Wow, I guess it's been a while since I've been here but everything got really busy and some things got pushed to the back burner. All of the chickens wintered over well. We did put the heat lamps we use for new chicks in the chicken house over the nests during the coldest parts of the winter. I wasn't sure how well the polish would take high temps of 2 degrees which we had a couple of days out this way.

Al Capone (one of the chicks I got from Trish44 last spring has grown in a gorgeous rooster which we love. He isn't aggressive toward us people but he's very protective of his hens. What's really cool is the some of the hens were becoming real bullies to the younger hens. Once Al Capone came into his roosterness and began to crow, he created order in the pen and there is a peace in the pen.

Our geese have gotten huge and have started laying! There are three eggs in their nest. I'm hoping they hatch some babies though I know it's unlikely they will be successful in their first year.

Here is Al Capone, you can see the two flower hens in front of him in the first pic





And of course the geese

 

[Trish44]

Al Capone (one of the chicks I got from Trish44 last spring has grown in a gorgeous rooster which we love. He isn't aggressive toward us people but he's very protective of his hens. What's really cool is the some of the hens were becoming real bullies to the younger hens. Once Al Capone came into his roosterness and began to crow, he created order in the pen and there is a peace in the pen.

I'm so glad Al is doing such a good job for you. Those Swedish Flower Hens are pretty laid back & I love all of their colors. I have thought at times of selling out of them but then I think well they're so easy to handle & never cause any problems whatever. It looks like you have a pretty good mixture there too. I like all of the many breeds & colors I have in my laying flock, it's nice to see all of the yard candy.

Anderson, we all had to start somewhere with learning about chickens, so don't feel bad. No matter how long we've had chickens we still learn new things all the time too, so it's an ongoing process.

 

[venymae]

Hello Kansas Peeps!

We are in East-Central Kansas. Our flock is 21 Rhode Island Reds (3 roos 18 hens) with 2 production red hens thrown in None of them are people aggressive and the Production Reds are just sweeties. Our winter lay this year was great, averaging 18 eggs a day, even on the coldest days! If anyone is looking for fertile eggs for hatching this spring we have some! Just send me a pm.

 

[chicken danz]

Quote: I was going to say those could be little mille fleur d'uccles due to the wing feathering but they are missing muffs. So I would say they are bantam cochins. You will love them. Keep us posted with pictures as they feather in. I doubt you can trade the Cornish chicks back in, but even so if you aren't up to butchering them yourself you could always sell them to someone who wants them for food. Just make a point not to get too attached.
Years ago we had cornish cross... I mean decades ago and we always kept the girls as layers. But back then they didn't bulk up quite as much as they do now. They were so slow they'd get picked off by predators one by one. We would get 100 chicks every year. But we also only paid 3 cents each for them. Oh how things have changed.
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Hello Kansas Peeps!

We are in East-Central Kansas. Our flock is 21 Rhode Island Reds (3 roos 18 hens) with 2 production red hens thrown in None of them are people aggressive and the Production Reds are just sweeties. Our winter lay this year was great, averaging 18 eggs a day, even on the coldest days! If anyone is looking for fertile eggs for hatching this spring we have some! Just send me a pm.

Welcome venymae. Where are you in east central Kansas? Most of us are considered to be East Central but that covers a large area. You might be neighbors to one of us.
I for sure don't need hatching eggs but many people are always looking for some.
It's supposed to be a beautiful day but it's kind of cloudy right now. I hope I can get a lot done today. Good weather always makes me feel better.

 

[Oatbucket]

I'm so glad Al is doing such a good job for you. Those Swedish Flower Hens are pretty laid back & I love all of their colors. I have thought at times of selling out of them but then I think well they're so easy to handle & never cause any problems whatever. It looks like you have a pretty good mixture there too. I like all of the many breeds & colors I have in my laying flock, it's nice to see all of the yard candy.

Al is wonderful! I absolutely LOVE the Swedish Flowers. I'm going to have to get more of them when I make more room. Right now we have Black Star, Red Star, Partridge Rock, Buttercup, Polish, and the Swedish Flowers.

 

[Trish44]

Al is wonderful! I absolutely LOVE the Swedish Flowers. I'm going to have to get more of them when I make more room. Right now we have Black Star, Red Star, Partridge Rock, Buttercup, Polish, and the Swedish Flowers.

I have had a Partridge Rock hen for about 3 years now, she has been a super layer. I'm getting hatching eggs this week for the Silver Penciled Rocks because they're so rare & pretty. I hope some of them hatch, it's always a crapshoot when you have eggs shipped.

It's cloudy & cool here right now, hopefully soon it will clear up. I just took the lamb outside to spend time with his mom for a few hours.