INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[bradselig]

Another question.... I really would like to have an olive egger in the flock... since my roo is an EE and I have a Welsummer pullet is there a chance I could hatch her eggs and produce an OE?

you could just get a pair of legbars and have him as the head roo. then you can get OE and pure legbar chicks!

 

[Quinstar]

you could just get a pair of legbars and have him as the head roo. then you can get OE and pure legbar chicks!

Wouldn't my roos fight since my flock is rather small? I'm definitely like M2H when it comes to my birds. They are my pets as much as anything else. I definitely don't want to get rid of Carl, but I'm not opposed to a second roo as long as I wouldn't have to worry about them tearing into each other.

 

[racinchickins]

Another question.... I really would like to have an olive egger in the flock... since my roo is an EE and I have a Welsummer pullet is there a chance I could hatch her eggs and produce an OE?

Yes. If he actually does carry the blue egg gene. Not a guarantee with an EE. And of course, if you have my luck, you would have to hatch out approximately 50 chicks to get a pullet or two.

 

[Quinstar]

Yes. If he actually does carry the blue egg gene. Not a guarantee with an EE. And of course, if you have my luck, you would have to hatch out approximately 50 chicks to get a pullet or two.

Oh don't say that!!! We finally figured out that of our 3 guineas 2 are boys and one is a girl so I probably do have your luck. Maybe I should just leave the hatching to the rest of you and and pay you all large amounts of money for the birds I want.

 

[julie0477]

Wouldn't my roos fight since my flock is rather small? I'm definitely like M2H when it comes to my birds. They are my pets as much as anything else. I definitely don't want to get rid of Carl, but I'm not opposed to a second roo as long as I wouldn't have to worry about them tearing into each other.

I have seven Roos and they all get along. A lot of it depends on breed temperament I think. What are the leg bars like? I could have 20 Brahma Roos and I think they'd all go out and have beers (or acv water) and talk about the ladies haha

 

[racinchickins]

Ah! Jealous! Can you all stop now otherwise I might be forced to sneak into one of your coops at night and steal your chickens! Next spring is soooo far away!

Also, can someone explain the difference between a normal chicken vs a heirloom or heritage breed? I see those terms quite a bit but don't really understand what they are.

And on another note we got egg number 2 today. Same place as the last one, right outside the nesting box. You could tell that someone had been in the nesting box and made a nice little spot, but I guess she decided that wasn't going to work for her. Just about the same size as the first one. We should be home tomorrow and Sunday, so I'm really hoping to figure out who it is.

When people on here talk about normal vs Heritage, they are differentiating between hatchery/backyard (normal) and birds bred to show and match the APA Standard of Perfection (heirloom/heritage). Believe it or not, there can be quite a difference in the birds. Sally's RIRs are a good example. Color is different, as are shape, size, even attitude between the birds bred for egg production and the ones bred to the Standard.

 

[Old Salt 1945]

Indiana Girl here! We've had chickens for just less than a year, 23 girls and a roosters. Love the fresh eggs! We also garden lots and live green & frugal - and have even before it was "cool"

Welcome to the chatty thread.

Be sure to toss all your garden debris (except tomato plants, most folks agree they are bad for chickens) over the fence. I pulled broccoli plants out by the roots and tossed them over. Next day, nothing left but the stem and roots.

There are a bunch of BYCer's up there.

John

 

[Old Salt 1945]

John, just stop killing the poor little chipmunks. They have feelings too.

The problem is, I have a crushed stone floor in my barn and they keep digging it up.

Just last week, I had to hire a bulldozer to pull my tractor out of a hole they dug.

John

 

[Old Salt 1945]

Oh don't say that!!! We finally figured out that of our 3 guineas 2 are boys and one is a girl so I probably do have your luck. Maybe I should just leave the hatching to the rest of you and and pay you all large amounts of money for the birds I want.

The folks like Brad that hatch chicks know what they are doing and, better yet, what not to do. They get a much better hatch rate than newbies like us.

From comments I've read on this thread, Crested Cream Legbars are particularly difficult, especially with shipped eggs. I'm gonna buy chicks.

Buying a dozen $5 eggs and getting one to hatch can make for some VERY expensive poultry, especially when it turns out to be a rooster.

John

 

[Quinstar]

The problem is, I have a crushed stone floor in my barn and they keep digging it up.

Just last week, I had to hire a bulldozer to pull my tractor out of a hole they dug.

John

I apologize for laughing out loud as I read this! I think the chipmunks are on to you and are executing their revenge. You may want to sleep with your windows closed.