- Apr 14, 2014
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Hello from New Haven,NY. I have been trying to expand my knowledge of chickens while reading this forum for some time and decided it was time to join. Not new to chickens, just haven't been around them in years and never on this farm. My father in law, who I worked with daily on the farm at one time,had quite a flock. Two small hen houses in the barn with about 15 hens each and an additional 20 chickens populating the barnyard. He also had rooster cages of game roosters which were descendants of a time when he bred them for sale throughout the northeast for,eh,"sport". It was the quintessential old fashioned farm with a barnyard full of birds including chickens,ducks,geese,a few turkeys, the occasional guinea fowl and for a time some colorful peacocks.
We live on a 150 acre farm that we purchased and began the long task of undoing decades of neglect in 1996. Intensively grazed Holsteins for ten years and quit milking in 2009. Haven't had any stock since then and are currently building a small barn and run to start a flock of chickens very soon.Nothing huge just want to have enough to make it interesting and keep us in chicken and eggs. May go down to TSC in Auburn this Saturday to their swap meet to at least get out there and start to meet some breeders. We are wanting to start up with good genetics as being a former full time farmer I can appreciate the value of good stock.
I have a lovely wife and three beautiful children; a son in college , a daughter graduating high school this summer and a seventh grade daughter who is very exited to help with some birds.
I have enjoyed this site and look forward to giving back in the future.
We live on a 150 acre farm that we purchased and began the long task of undoing decades of neglect in 1996. Intensively grazed Holsteins for ten years and quit milking in 2009. Haven't had any stock since then and are currently building a small barn and run to start a flock of chickens very soon.Nothing huge just want to have enough to make it interesting and keep us in chicken and eggs. May go down to TSC in Auburn this Saturday to their swap meet to at least get out there and start to meet some breeders. We are wanting to start up with good genetics as being a former full time farmer I can appreciate the value of good stock.
I have a lovely wife and three beautiful children; a son in college , a daughter graduating high school this summer and a seventh grade daughter who is very exited to help with some birds.
I have enjoyed this site and look forward to giving back in the future.