FarmsteadSmith
Chirping
Hello everyone! I often stalk this site but finally signed up for an account.
I just got my 20 acres in Central Oregon in Dec. 2016.
In late Feb. 2017, I got my first batch of Chickens! I have since broadened to Geese, Ducks, and Quail. Now for a total of 35 birds with 10 chicken eggs under a broody and 10 quail eggs in the incubator!
Chickens:
- Easter Eggers (3 hens, 1 Roo)
- Silver Laced Wyandottes (1 gen and 1 roo with Crossbeak)
- Cuckoo Marans (3 hens)
- Welsummers (3 hens)
- Black Australorps (2 hens)
- Salmon Faverolles (4 hens)
- Blue Langshans (3 hens)
- Bantam Black Langshan (1 roo)
-- I have 10 eggs under a broody hen. I purchased some olive Egger and BCM eggs to hatch, and added a couple of my own under that fluffy butt!
Quail:
- Bobwhite
-- 3 grown, 1 female, 2 male
-- 3 two week old chicks
-- 10 eggs in the incubator
Ducks:
I have 4 Swedish ducks. 2 blacks, 1 blue, and one is ... mostly white?
Geese:
I have three Roman cross breeds. 2 female and one is supposed to be a male.
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I love all my birds but my chickens are by far my favorite! I hated brooding the ducks and geese, they're DISGUSTING. As adults and OUTSIDE, I like them better - my husband loves them.
I free range my chickens and my gucks (ducks and geese collectively) are rotated between two paddocks.
I purchased my chickens based off of color of egg laid by breed. Except for the SLWs (beauty), Australorps (friend recommendation), and the Langs (cuteness factor as chicks).
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In the future I hope to breed chickens, so far I have yes on breeding Langshans and Faverolles, I just love them. Even though my Faverolles are dumber than a box of rocks. I have learned to love them after one trying to commit suicide by dehydration... the water was there folks... she just didn't want to walk down to it... I tell ya, stupid. Lol
I'm not sure what else to write so there you have it! Please let me know if you have any other questions!
I just got my 20 acres in Central Oregon in Dec. 2016.
In late Feb. 2017, I got my first batch of Chickens! I have since broadened to Geese, Ducks, and Quail. Now for a total of 35 birds with 10 chicken eggs under a broody and 10 quail eggs in the incubator!
Chickens:
- Easter Eggers (3 hens, 1 Roo)
- Silver Laced Wyandottes (1 gen and 1 roo with Crossbeak)
- Cuckoo Marans (3 hens)
- Welsummers (3 hens)
- Black Australorps (2 hens)
- Salmon Faverolles (4 hens)
- Blue Langshans (3 hens)
- Bantam Black Langshan (1 roo)
-- I have 10 eggs under a broody hen. I purchased some olive Egger and BCM eggs to hatch, and added a couple of my own under that fluffy butt!
Quail:
- Bobwhite
-- 3 grown, 1 female, 2 male
-- 3 two week old chicks
-- 10 eggs in the incubator
Ducks:
I have 4 Swedish ducks. 2 blacks, 1 blue, and one is ... mostly white?
Geese:
I have three Roman cross breeds. 2 female and one is supposed to be a male.
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I love all my birds but my chickens are by far my favorite! I hated brooding the ducks and geese, they're DISGUSTING. As adults and OUTSIDE, I like them better - my husband loves them.
I free range my chickens and my gucks (ducks and geese collectively) are rotated between two paddocks.
I purchased my chickens based off of color of egg laid by breed. Except for the SLWs (beauty), Australorps (friend recommendation), and the Langs (cuteness factor as chicks).
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In the future I hope to breed chickens, so far I have yes on breeding Langshans and Faverolles, I just love them. Even though my Faverolles are dumber than a box of rocks. I have learned to love them after one trying to commit suicide by dehydration... the water was there folks... she just didn't want to walk down to it... I tell ya, stupid. Lol
I'm not sure what else to write so there you have it! Please let me know if you have any other questions!
Thanks for sharing your pics - you seem to have a happy flock! 
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and welcome to backyard chickens!thank you for joining us
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