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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!


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Hi and welocome! Sounds like you have an awesome flock!

I have 14 mutt chickens, Auraucana crosses, Silkie, Partride Wyonette crosses and little black bantams of some kind.

I have two geese, a Roman Tufted Embden gander and an Embden Toulouse goose.

I also have 3, 8 month old Cayuga Muscovy cross ducks i think (hope) are female and 11 Cayuga eggs in the incubator.

What i loved about your post is that the title reminded me of someone introducing themselves at an addiction support group.. Which for some of us might not be far off :lau
 
Hi and welcome to BYC - thanks for joining us. You seem to have been bitten by the chicken / fowl bug good and proper :) Thanks for sharing your pics - you seem to have a happy flock!

You may wish to consider joining your state thread as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread#post_3239224

All the best

Pork Pie
 
Loved your introduction- guess that sounds true about Salmon Faverolles but they are sweet. You would really enjoy the thread about "Derperella, the weird Samon Faverolles hen" or words to that affect. She is a character beyond compare.
 
Welcome to Backyardchickens.com aka BYC! :frow
We are glad you joined our flock.

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