Illinois...

[lethalfire]

I LIve by alpha ...i have Marans, Red Dorkings, lavender Ogrowing up and various bantams i can help feed your addiction LOL

Oh no I'm in trouble now, Alpha isn't very far at all, definitely not too far to get a chicken LOL. The silkie chicks I have are my first bantams I will have to look up the
ones you named, (or maybe I shouldn't lol).
We live on the edge of Matherville, half our property (the woods part, funny I know) is in city limits, and then the other half where our house and everything is, is county LOL. My chickens
have never ventured into the woods city limits area even though a neighbor lady IN city limits has chickens just isn't allowed to have a rooster. I have a rooster though, will just keep him on county side LOL. So I can't go TOO crazy with chickens, even though hubby has already said he is going to have to build me a big walk in chicken coop.

 

[lethalfire]

I really love the one of the little boy chasing the rooster.


Yes, Our chickens even made it into the family Christmas & Easter cards. Glad to know I'm not alone.

I LOVE the expression of the chicken in the 2nd picture, priceless!!!! The girl is a cutie also of course. is it wrong that I noticed the chicken first?

 

[misbhaven]

I have a a couple of types of Cochin bantams, buff Brahma bantams, EE bantams the other are my LF..Maran are the ones that lay the super dark brown eggs..and even closer as I am actually in Ophiem LOL. but unincorporated town so could have 300 chickens if I wanted..I ply my neighbors with eggs keeps them happy

 

[Faraday40]

I LOVE the expression of the chicken in the 2nd picture, priceless!!!! The girl is a cutie also of course. is it wrong that I noticed the chicken first?

Here's the same hen(Precious) all grown up. She's a real camera hog.
Note to self: Never try to take photos of the flock while Precious is sitting on your lap.

 

[lethalfire]

Oh my goodness, I just LOVE precious, you can see in her expressions that she is just full of Character lol.
I could look at pictures of her all day.

 

[kfacres]

I live in West Central Illinois. About an hour from Hannibal, MO and Keokuk, IA. Are there any poultry swaps near me? I also go to Springfield, IL a lot so are there any there? I have 2 9-12 week old Silver Laced Polish pullets I need to get rid of.

I used to live in your area- maybe little north of you.

I think Burlington has a swap- or used to.

 

[ilroost]

Hello to all the new peeps from central Illnois.

 

[AuntGEMs4Sicin]

Hello to all the new peeps from central Illnois.

Hello!

 

[JustHenny]

Hi all!

In Bethany, Il. Near Decatur. Anyone know of any Sebrights near us? Golden laced preferred, but I would just be glad to find some locally. My daughter wants to show them next summer. I figure it is a little late in the season but no harm in asking. We have areas to keep them snug and warm through the cold.

 

[lethalfire]

Glad to know I'm not the only "late seasoner" My daughter and I would REALLY love a white and buff cochin chicken, we seen a couple the other days and fell in love with their appearance. I am located by the Quad Cities on the Illinois side or about 45 min. from Galesburg.