FLORIDA!!!!!ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP!!!

[ashums]

Excited. Bought two new chick's to add to my backyard flock today. Americana and hopefully Wyandotte. I also purchased my first rooster. Excited to see my new flock grow!

 

[ashums]

Wyandotte are excellent backyard chickens. I also live in pinellas and have two Wyandottes, they are excellent layers, tame and not flighty couldn't ask for more. Good luck!

 

[cmom]

Hello! Living in Pinellas County and have wanted chickens for sooooooooo long I could hardly stand it. We just got our first 2 babies. Well not baby baby they're 4 weeks. They are inside for now until they get some more feathers because for FL this 40 degree weather is way to cold! The woman that we bought them from said they could be either Iowa Blue's or Wyandotte. I've read up and looked at pics of both but heck if I know! Not do I know if I have 2 girls or 2 boys or 1 boy and 1 girl! I've read so many things on how to see if they are male or female but idk if they work so I guess I'll just wait it out!

Can you post some pics of them?

Also,

 

[cmom]

Excited. Bought two new chick's to add to my backyard flock today. Americana and hopefully Wyandotte. I also purchased my first rooster. Excited to see my new flock grow!

Is this Silkie your boy? I have a hard time telling the difference with Silkies.

 

[ashums]

Is this Silkie your boy? I have a hard time telling the difference with Silkies.

Yes this is my roo. He was so beautiful I couldn't resist

 

[CarlieT]

Congrats!!! ...Annnnnd here's the first one out of the egg from my bunch as of 5 minutes ago! [/quote] Congrats! How many so far? I have 19

 

[Yvonne37894]

to BYC Gonzo4Chicks & Mrsnorthup21

Live Oak Fl

 

[SullyD]

Hi All!

Congrats on the eggs and the new chickens.

I had a most disappointing hatch. I put up 13 eggs (maybe that is why). 5 were AM, 3 were CL, 2 were either the BR or the OE (which lay pink eggs), and the last 3 were either the NHR, Delaware or Buckeye. All 5 of the AM eggs were duds, I opened them and they didn't seem to be fertile. 1 CL and 1 pink egg were fully developed but didn't hatch. 6 hatched but two of the chicks have splayed legs (which I am on my way down to fix). All covered by one of two AM roosters.

Some issues I think may have contributed:

All hens are under 1 year old (8-10 months old)
Roosters are the same age (8-10 months old)
I candled them daily (which I have done on previous hatches with no issues) but I think I should not have had a cool down programmed if I was going to candle them.

So, I am wondering if anyone else has any thoughts, or suggestions to improve the next batch. I really want more blue egg layers. I could wait another month and try again. I do have some sort of Marans rooster now in with the remaining AM roo, but he is only 6 months old. Not sure if the fertility issue with the AM was the roo or the pullet.

The Blue Copper Marans I bought are finally laying, army green eggs! I guess they are really OE's. I am getting 1 chocolate egg every couple of days from a Black Copper Marans, but I don't know which one is laying yet. Talk about an egg hunt with these girls! They are laying under the stairs, on top of the cabinets, in the horse stalls, behind the lawn mower, all sorts of places! I am getting about 15 a day from 20 possible layers (some new layers in that number) Maybe the number will increase as I find all the hiding places!

All the new chicks are black with some lighter colors as well, and of course I didn't mark any of them to show who came out of what egg! It is all for fun anyways.

 

[SullyD]

Here are some of the babies

 

[molinda]

My Husband has 4 Sisters, I thought it appropriate to name them after them....



Patty


Melanie


Dori


Rose