Illinois...

[Justso]

Sorry to interrupt the conversation, just popping in to say hi! I am new to the whole chicken thing and pretty new to Illinois. My husband and I just moved here in August (to unincorporated Mchenry, just outside of the city of Mchenry) from Lansing MI, but we are both from Seattle Washington originally. I hope there are a few people close to me that can be good resources for me. I am very excited and cant wait to get everything going. 

Hi Megan welcome! I'm in Naperville area but make a frequent commute to Okemos MI to visit my mother. Good luck with chickens and watch your math! BTW here's the weather you're missing

 

[Justso]

Picture Time!

Brown Leghorn

Bantam Olde English Game

Black: Jersey Giant and Bantam Cochin

 

[megpie021]

Oh i dont envy you that trip! The few times we drove over before moving and on actual moving day it was too long! Too much traffic. But Okemos is really nice. I am actually missing going to the maple syrup festival at Fenner Park. The maple cptton candy and rootbeer were so good.

 

[Faraday40]

@Justso
Congrats on the new babies!

 

[NotAFarm]

Oh i dont envy you that trip! The few times we drove over before moving and on actual moving day it was too long! Too much traffic. But Okemos is really nice. I am actually missing going to the maple syrup festival at Fenner Park. The maple cptton candy and rootbeer were so good.

MAPLE COTTON CANDY!!!

Never heard of it but it sounds delicious!

...and

 

[megpie021]

It was delicious! And thank you all for the welcome. I can see how this becomes addicting. If it werent for the county ordinance I could easily see myself getting out of hand. I love my little ones so far. My wyandotte is turning into a bit of a wild one, mostly because she is the most curious and always the first to check things out. The rest are just so sweet and seem to like being held so far. I pick them up and they all just lay down in my hand. I already found myself asking the hubby if we could have a secret seventh illegal chicken because I wanted a silkie

 

[Justso]

It was delicious! And thank you all for the welcome. I can see how this becomes addicting. If it werent for the county ordinance I could easily see myself getting out of hand. I love my little ones so far. My wyandotte is turning into a bit of a wild one, mostly because she is the most curious and always the first to check things out. The rest are just so sweet and seem to like being held so far. I pick them up and they all just lay down in my hand. I already found myself asking the hubby if we could have a secret seventh illegal chicken because I wanted a silkie 

It's chicken math again, if You have bantams they only count as 1/2, right? Right?

 

[Faraday40]

It's chicken math again, if You have bantams they only count as 1/2, right? Right?

That's exactly how DD talked us in keeping a Sebright!
"But Mom, this little one shouldn't count because she's too small to be considered a real chicken."

DD did have a point. The Sebright doesn't even take up any space on the roost. She literally sleeps above all the other hens & takes over the window sil.









....and now she just hatched 3 silkies! Yes, that chicken math can surely add up fast.

 

[Faraday40]

For those who know my family (& even those that don't), please keep my sister & our whole family in your thoughts & prayers.

She is in poor health & lives with my elderly father so he can take care of her. She's been having all kinds of R.A. (arthritis) problems, got put on steroids, & then her diabetes went crazy. (Sugar numbers over 600!) The past week she's rapidly been unable to use her arms. (Went to 7 doc offices & 2 hospitals in the past 10 days.)

Today she had trouble getting out of bed, fell 2xs & could not get herself up. After the 2nd time, Dad called 911. She's in the ER now. The docs there believe she has some type of internal bleeding & is undergoing a battery of tests. Because my kids have been sick with sinus issues, I have been keeping my distance to prevent passing something along. (In her weak state, she catches everything.) Thankfully my brother is there now to help my dad.

 

[Molpet]

For those who know my family (& even those that don't), please keep my sister & our whole family in your thoughts & prayers.

She is in poor health & lives with my elderly father so he can take care of her. She's been having all kinds of R.A. (arthritis) problems, got put on steroids, & then her diabetes went crazy. (Sugar numbers over 600!) The past week she's rapidly been unable to use her arms. (Went to 7 doc offices & 2 hospitals in the past 10 days.)

Today she had trouble getting out of bed, fell 2xs & could not get herself up. After the 2nd time, Dad called 911. She's in the ER now. The docs there believe she has some type of internal bleeding & is undergoing a battery of tests. Because my kids have been sick with sinus issues, I have been keeping my distance to prevent passing something along. (In her weak state, she catches everything.) Thankfully my brother is there now to help my dad.

prayers