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Yay I found new homes for the 11chickens I'm getting rid of I'm trading them for 4-6 bantams lol I'm going to be starting a bantam flock ill upload pics of the chicken I'm getting silkies and mystery chickens

I'm excited for Sunday cuz I'm having dinner at her house too

Glad you found good homes for them and you are getting some new chickens. Happy ending!

 

[bradselig]

Quinstar and SallyinIndiana- I don't have any more BLRW left. That being said, I can get more hatching eggs and hatch some out if you really did want one or some. Sally, I definitely have an extra legbar roo right now, but just ordered a few more rhodebar eggs. Depending on the hatch I will very likely have a roo available. Ill let you know.

 

[Thunder Chicken]

I also got in to chickens in April, but have since cheated and added older girls.

If you have the tools and capability, you can resaw the 2x4's down to 2 2x2's and it will work fine.

I did this with a table saw and then beveled them at 45 degrees on each corner. Works well.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Warning!!! Gus pic heavy.

I finally got a couple of good ones today of him. And some of my newly integrated silkies. Booker is one happy boy today.
Hanging out on his crowing stick.

Finallly, a pic without his beak in the dirt.

One happy biy!

Lint balls eating breakfast.

This gus is a lot better at posing than the other Gus.

Gus is quite striking, all your birds are lovely!

Relisted my roosters on Craigslist and had several people reply. One woman saying she would take me and what side of town was I on... Replied with the nearest cross road and have not heard back from her since. I know it can be rough near here but not rough enough you could not get some chickens... Pfft..

Anyhoo, another guy replied and said he would take the Mille and the Sumatra. Told him the Mille was a giant testosterone filed jerk and he was fine with that. He witnessed the Mille being a jerk too, still fine, then heard the screeching from the Mille when I picked him up... Still fine.
Oh happy day!

Went outside after they had gone and loved the silence.

This leaves me with the silkie (who, would you believe started crowing yesterday.. Hahah). I should not have any issues finding him a home.

Feels nice to finally be in a position where I can look out at my chickens and feel accomplished. I have the breeds I like and now have the room for a few roosters of my choosing. Decided I am going to focus more on the bantam Cochins for long term with a few RIR's and EE's to continue the eggs laying. (insert Zen smiley)

Wonderful, its a great feeling to meet goals with your flock!

I think I have to get rid of half my flock

I'm not forsure but we just dont have enough money for all of them

AL refresh my memory, do you sell eggs? Just trying to think of ways you can possibly keep them.

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Very nice, do i see some of those sprouting? its a huge plus too!

 

[bradselig]

Jchny- congrats on the goat! Someday ill have one or ten.

Welcome to all the new members!

 

[HouseKat]

They are in an enclosure, it is covered but is open on all sides.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

*UPDATE* Nothing big but my hen has actually been moving around a little better and using her legs a little more but still pretty immobilized .

lots of hopes for recovery.

M2H~ No, Tansy has been mourned as a loss. I feel terrible and the rest of the flock is NOT happy about being confined. I keep thinking she'll just show up at some random time, but I know it's just wishful thinking. DH told me she went on a "spiritual journey". I love him . I even braved our woods with the mosquito masses to check out near the coyote dens and see if I could find any feathers or anything. I'm not sure if it's better to not find anything or not. At least I don't have a terrible mental picture this way.

Ok, the man bird needs to stop!!! It's seriously creeping me out.

I am sorry if she is gone.

This has been a hard year for many of us.

Quote: Hope you make it, would love to meet you!

Mother2Hens- I just want to thank you for taking the time to post this information. I think its really amazing how someone comes here in need of info and everyone jumps in to help solve the various issues. Even if its not my chicken this time, Its such good information.

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Well hopefully I won't be kicked off the site for copyright infringement, but I figure I am promoting the owner of this site's "Chicken Health for Dummies" book, which I ordered from the BYC site. I've scanned some pages, but many of the pages can be found on the Internet.[/FONT]

If you message nifty-chicken, that will cover you

I know the moderators watch very carefully for anything not permitted and yank it immediately.
jchny~ I thought you just had the two big dairy goats. Where did the pygmy come from?
LOL, it is the original owner's pigmy buck. But this baby is not a Pygmy cross, its huge! Sugar had a very hard time delivering it. I know the lady had her hands full of life events at the time, and I think her Oberhasli buck got to Sugar's stall. They can easily jump a 4ft gate, and especially a buck wanting to visit a doe... Its 5 month gestation, and her lil pigmy was 4 months in may when i got sugar. (I emailed her and got more info) Bucks can breed at 2 months, but that was not enough time between then and now. its not possible. So the father has to be the oberhasli! But we won't be selling her, she is not related to Bo, so now I will have 2 does to breed/milk. I named our precious lil doeling Sophia after my grandma.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Okie dokie. All done now. Cowlick Charlie, Frankie, Harley, and finally Emery. Had to save Emery at the end because his mommy pooped on his half hatched egg and he couldn't breathe but all is well now. Yay nap time!

Congrats, they are adorable!

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[animallover2202]

I do sell the eggs just dont have enough customers plus there going to people ik that live close so I can see them when ever I want there leaving cuz dad said feed is to high a price so I think bantams will eat less then LF

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: We all miss him, glad they are doing well. I need to send him a message to ask about the baby.

Any Austrolorp people on here? I just got 2 beautiful hens from Cluck Acres. An EE and a chocolate colored Australorp. After doing some research I read chocolate is recessive and rare. Any thoughts? Also I got my little black cochin Oliver back from them tonite. I missed that little guy. Tears and everything. lol I may be a little crazy.

I am, but just started keeping them last december. They are the sweetest birds! Very much like my orps. If I take a moment and sit down I am buried in black and lavender birds

Isn't she lovely?

Still thinking on what to name her, so for now she is known as 'Pretty' or 'the Silkie'.

OH my she is gorgeous! I love her colors