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[Too Fast]

Since I can't upload a video on here, here is a link to the funniest thing I have seen in awhile.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10151680644582394

Caught my silkie competing with my wyandotte crowing.

Been away a little bit, camping. Funny video! Our 2nd rooster is starting to crow now also!

 

[Crafty chick]

wow, so i went up to northern indiana to visit family the last 4 days. i am so not readine through the last 200 posts. the 2nd day we were there our older neighbor called. she said" i think your dog got loose and i hear squaking over there" and i said"our dog is with us..." she dropped the phone and ran over. someones dog traveled over a mile and killed 3 of my young chickens. i had always let them out to free range from dawn til dusk. never a problem. when i left for vacation i left my millie pair and black cochin hen in a tractor, my adult BO in their coop with the pop door to their run open, and the bantams/young BO door open with a fence tacked to the walls to make a run. it had jumped through the fence with the young ones.. grrrrrr so mad. people need to keep their dogs HOME!!! i have seen this dog one other time, at night, in the field. i would leave our dog out on a line next to the coops if i knew she wouldnt get pregnant or killed. i will shoot if i see it again.
sorry, had to vent. anyway, nice to see family for a few days. heres a pic of my kids at their grandparents lake house

 

[bradselig]

Once again, the great chicken train of 2013 will be running the Friday. I will be traveling from the Ft Wayne area to the Greencastle area. I'm taking a hen to drop off and picking up eggs and chicks from littleameraucanamom and bringing them up north. If you'd need me to take something down south or bring something up north, get in touch.

I have pairs or trio of feather shanked Birchen Marans as well as have decided to part with my rhodebar pair (around 15 weeks old I believe) as well as the day old roo rhodebar. Let me know if you're interested. I can bring these along on the trip.

 

[Birdylady3]

Soon to be hen owners here! We're in the Indy area. Would love to find more local resources for purchasing our future hens and supplies. We're familiar with Naptown Chickens and are really looking forward to learning as much as we can about this new venture!

Hi and

! We are on the eastside of Indy and have 12 chickens and 3 ducks. By the way does anyone have or know someone with blue swede female ducks or ducklings for sale? A coon got our female.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Sorry about your loss crafty chick.People need to learn to lock up or control their dogs that can be a treat to people and their animals.I had a person lived about 3/4 a mile away that had two dogs that came down and would kill multiple chickens and ducks at a time.I told the people and their response was- well we try to tie them up, but they just get loose.So put them in yyour house!hellooo is it that hard to figure out.Some people just get on my nerves.Needless to say their dogs continued to kill chickens and ducks and we told them again theey did the same thing,so we called the sheriff which I have happen to know for years.They still didnt seem to concern but he explained how I could shoot their dogs.No more problemms since then!(or at leasst from those dogs i still have had rodent problems though)I hope you don't have anymore losses.

Okay I counted the chicks finally I have 9.. Sadly no splash chicks though , I was looking forward to having a few.But I am going to leave the remaining eggs in until thursday just incase I have some that hatch really late.Crossing my fingers that at if more eggs hatch at least one is a splash.I really want one.I still have 12 eggs left.

 

[racinchickins]

Here are some pics of my newest addition. The only Cream Legbar chick to hatch out of the 7 eggs I set. I'll be doing an eggtopsy to find out what happened to his potential sibs.

Keeping me company while I read up on the forum.

Now that my last set has grown, I forget how small they start out.

This is how you sex the Crested Cream Legbars. Males have the white spot on the head, and females have the chipmunk stripes across their eyes and much more distinct stripes on their heads and backs. So this is definitely a future roo.

 

[Mother2Hens]

Wow! Thanks for all the responses. I"m going to try to reply to everyone. I don't know how to use multiple quotes.

I've been checking out breeds, and to be honest, I"m pretty overwhelmed! I think I would like to get the larger birds. I would like eggs, but mostly I want them as pets, and I thought it would be a cool experience for the kids. My oldest had eggs that they hatched in her classroom last year, and she was utterly heartbroken when the farmer took his chickens back.

I checked out the coop section as well. We happen to have one of those playschool houses that they have long outgrown. I think we will use that to convert to a coop. I never would have thought about it, if not for this site!

I live in Lake CO, not Porter. But I have neighbors with chickens and horses. In fact, there is a horse ranch right behind my house, so I really hadn't even considered zoning being a problem. I live in an unincorporated area. No HOA here.

What kind of chickens do ya'll have?

My breeds are listed in my signature line below, and mine are pets. (My favorite is my Black Jersey Giant because she's beautiful and has a funny, quirky personality.) I would definitely get an Easter Egger because your kids will love the pretty blue-green eggs. Mine lays every other day and her eggs are the largest and nicest looking. From reading this thread, I think that the personalities of different breeds have a lot to do with if the owner hatched them, time spent interacting with them when they're young, or their experience before adoption. For example, it seems like many people have said that their EE is sweet, but skittish --while others say theirs is very tame and outgoing. We traded a cockerel for an EE when she was around 3 mos. old. The owners commented that their boys like to chase the chickens (people are so dumb!) So, our EE has been very skittish, but has come a long way the past year since I spend time with my flock every day. She is very sweet and connects and communicates with me, but she's still jumpy if she's touched. My original Rhode Island Red has the typical high-strung, curious personality, but she is the most tame because we raised her from a chick. Orpingtons are known for being friendly and make especially good pets. The young Orp. pullets we just got are still nervous since they were raised in a large flock and didn't receive a lot of hands-on people interaction, but they are extra sweet and we've been spending time holding them and getting them used to their new home.

 

[PeacefulWalls]

I'm finally getting pics posted of the quail Brad hatched for my daughter. We picked them up a week ago Saturday & they were so tiny! They've probably doubled in size by now. She's named them all and supposedly can tell them all apart.

Thanks again, Brad, for hatching them!!

This is Jack -- short for jack in the box because he kept jumping off her hand.


Chester -- reminded us of chestnut color


Godzilla -- because every flock needs a Godzilla


Buttercup -- the odd yellow colored chick


Cookie Dough -- because it's a fun name!


Pipsqueak -- because it's so tiny (but then again, they all are!)



Who knows which are male & which female -- she figured most of the name will work for either or she'll adapt them -- Jackie & Chesterina!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Hi Everyone!
This is my first post here, so I hope I'm doing it in the right place?

I'm from NW Indiana, and looking to get a coop with 4-6 chickens in my back yard. I've literally just begun my research, so it will be awhile before it happens. I just wanted to connect with other chicken owners to touch base with.

After some googling, I can tell that I need chickens that will hold up to this crazy weather we have around here. Any recommendations? Also, can anyone local to me tell me WHERE I can buy them? I didn't really want to order them through the mail (when we get to that point).

One last question for the night....I'm not sure if I would be able to start with baby chicks. I would like to, but I'm a nurse, and I work 2, 12 hour shifts a week. From what I'm reading, you can't leave the babies unattended for that long. What would be a good age for me to get them at? I have 3 young kids (9, 7, and 5) so I want to get them young enough that they would be friendly with the kids.

TIA for the tips and advice!

and so glad you have joined our thread

We have a few members in your area. There's a great section on breeds here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/products/category/chicken-breeds
Its easy to find younger birds that are past the brooding stage, you just have to find the breed that you are most interested in.
The fun part of it all, you can have 6 different breeds!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Soon to be hen owners here! We're in the Indy area. Would love to find more local resources for purchasing our future hens and supplies. We're familiar with Naptown Chickens and are really looking forward to learning as much as we can about this new venture!

and so glad you've joined us!