Hello feathered friends! My name is Marsha and I have been lurking for a long time. I actually signed up just so I could post to the Pacific Poultry Show Pre-Sale page. I’m on a mission to find a raise really nice Dorkings. Working against me is that I’m fairly new to chickens, though I had them as a kid and we have a tiny six hen flock for eggs right now. Working in my favor is I refuse to think that the fact that I’m new to chickens is a huge problem. I’ll surround myself with people who are smarter than I am (that might be you!) and eventually, I too will be a chicken eggspert! (Come on, I can’t be the only one who said that.)
I live with my husband and three step-kids on a 36 acre ranch in Monterey County, CA. We have a couple of goats for entertainment, rabbits for meat and four horses, to eat the rest of my paycheck. We also have a fantastic Dutch Shepherd. The dog eats a raw diet, which is how I ended up with meat animals. We recently processed our first round of roosters, an interesting experience for a vegetarian of 18 years. I won’t say I enjoyed it but it was easier than I thought it might be. All of our animals are pastured to the extent that we are able. The rabbits are raised in a tractor with access to fresh grass every day. The goats wander the property. The small flock is turned loose near their coop on most days.
I’m not the only member of my family to get the chicken bug. My middle step daughter, who is 13, has recently decided to sell some of her eggs from her flock of six. Breeding dorkings will be a fun project for us to do together.
At the risk of sounding like a hoarder, I am also interested in Bearded d’Uccles and either Bourbon Reds or Narragansett turkeys though after lurking on this site for a while, I doubt anyone here would accuse me of that.
I look forward to gleaning knowledge from you and hopefully sharing some of my successes (and failures, I’m sure.)
Cheers,
Marsha
I live with my husband and three step-kids on a 36 acre ranch in Monterey County, CA. We have a couple of goats for entertainment, rabbits for meat and four horses, to eat the rest of my paycheck. We also have a fantastic Dutch Shepherd. The dog eats a raw diet, which is how I ended up with meat animals. We recently processed our first round of roosters, an interesting experience for a vegetarian of 18 years. I won’t say I enjoyed it but it was easier than I thought it might be. All of our animals are pastured to the extent that we are able. The rabbits are raised in a tractor with access to fresh grass every day. The goats wander the property. The small flock is turned loose near their coop on most days.
I’m not the only member of my family to get the chicken bug. My middle step daughter, who is 13, has recently decided to sell some of her eggs from her flock of six. Breeding dorkings will be a fun project for us to do together.
At the risk of sounding like a hoarder, I am also interested in Bearded d’Uccles and either Bourbon Reds or Narragansett turkeys though after lurking on this site for a while, I doubt anyone here would accuse me of that.
I look forward to gleaning knowledge from you and hopefully sharing some of my successes (and failures, I’m sure.)
Cheers,
Marsha
