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[bradselig]

How are you rhodebar eggs doing?  
By chance do you have an extra rhodebar rooster, one that is pet quality.  I can trade you a heritage RIR red rooster for it.   I need a colorful rooster for my children to fall in love with.  Theirs was killed in an owl attack a while back and they keep asking me to get them another "Buster".  But I don't have any plans to try and raise BLRW chickens so I really don't need another one.  I was able to pin down why they liked him and it was his pretty arched tail feathers and redish neck feathers.  So I'm hoping a rhodebar rooster can replace buster. 

eggs are coming along. Tomorrow stars a week of hatching and rhodebar eggs are put in lockdown. Friday has another batch of rhodebars. I have one roo now and may keep one from these hatches. All rest ill be getting rid of. Depending on the number of pullets I may have some available as well. Ill let you know

 

[bradselig]

Just looked up Rhodebar because I was not familiar with that breed. Ended up on the Greenfire Farms site in FL. Quite an amazing assortment of rare chickens. You can buy a pair of Ayam Cemani chickens for only $4,999.00. Have never heard of this Indonesian breed. They are entirely black, inside and out. Yeah, I have $4,999 in my wallet, how about I order 5 pairs! NOT!! They do have an impressive site if you'be never seen it.

they are impressive! Someone is selling supposedly pure ayam cemani hatching eggs however at the price they are selling for I highly doubt they are pure.

 

[julie0477]

I came home yesterday afternoon to find these two hanging out together. My rooster Firecracker has taken in the new frizzle I acquired from a friend. Eating out of the same bowl and everything. He's such a big softy.

 

[julie0477]

This is my frizzle and the little silkie/EE cross that came with them. They are a cute pair!

 

[CRSelvey]

Where is Central Indiana Organics? That feed sounds amazing. I buy Natures Grown Organic feed at my feed store in Lafayette. It also is $32/bag. Good stuff, but yours seems really incredible.

Here is their info http://centralindianaorganics.com/about.htm. They are in Lebanon which isn't that close to me but its on our way to see family. I just get enough to last awhile.

Wow! I switched to TSC layer at $12/bag from the $17/bag chick starter to avoid the extra cost. Figured they can make up the difference on grass, bugs, kitchen garbage, and stale donuts.

I am putting a Japanese Beetle trap in the chicken yard. If you cut out the bottom of the bag, they fall on the ground for the chickens to eat. The darned thing attracts them from miles around.

John

I love the Japanese Beetle idea. You have a lot more birds to feed than I do and they get more stuff from you outside of their food than mine so far. I'm still working on that.

Just thought I would stop in a say hi!

Our 4H fair is this week and dd had a great time showing our BR roo. He is hatchery stock so not show quality but I figured for the mini 4-H they don't judge the birds but rather teach kids about chickens and what a poultry show is like. The judge was just lovely, he explained what he was looking for in the different birds and breed standards. It was a very educational time. We are excited about buying some show quality birds for next year!

I do have a question, if we want to raise show birds from chicks when would be the best time to get them for next years fair (about this time next year)? We are planning on going to the Lebanon show in October to look at all the different breeds so that dd can decide which breed she would like to get.
And a picture of my daughter with her favorite girl Garnet (production red).

Pretty girl and hen!

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

I do smother her with kisses because she is awesome.

What do you mean upside down? I'm not supposed to have 2.3333 roosters per hen? You are joking! Seriously, my kids named the little suckers so I have to get rid of the two that don't have names before they get one. I can still manage the rest. Only one seems to bother the girls and if they get out of hand, their is always a processing place down the street (assuming I can't handle the job).

According to all my books, my coop (6'*8') and my run (16'*8') should hold 10-14 chickens depending on their size. They also get to run around the 7 1/2' fenced garden (32'*32') during the day. If I get rid of two bantams, that would leave me with 6 LF and 2 bantams. I'm hoping that means I can have 4-6 more hens of various sizes. Its not quite 1 roo to every 10-20 hens, but its probably the best I can hope for at this moment. I have a wish list of Buckeye, Welsummer, Orpington, Speckled Sussex, Cochin, Wyandotte and hopefully a couple are bantams.

I know I can pick feathers.


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I haven't done this yet, but I have been buying my feed at Central Indiana Organics. They feed smells like something I'd make Herb Bread with. I tried to take a pic but it came out blurry. So it has corn, soybeans, calcium, acidophilus fermentation stuff, a bunch of vitamins and minerals, DE, Apple Cider Vinegar, yeast, charcoal, fish meal, dried tomato, dried potato, dehydrated egg, all from organics and cayenne pepper, peppermint, garlic, parsley, dandelion root, elder flowers, ginger, chamomile, lemon grass, thyme, fennel, basil, sage, and cloves. There were a few more, but I'm not a great typist. The 50 lb bag of grower is $31. I knew some people are probably gasping, but I'm in it for organic eggs and interesting pets for my kids. I figure that my dogs always get the good stuff and they don't give me eggs back, so its all good.

I'd be interested to know what you come up with when you start making yours though.

Too Fast- That kind of awesomeness would be overwhelming if there were five of her!! Maybe 5 different kids would be better.
Chickens- Good luck with your chicks!
Pipd- Good Luck with starting your coop.

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Thanks!

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

I came home yesterday afternoon to find these two hanging out together. My rooster Firecracker has taken in the new frizzle I acquired from a friend. Eating out of the same bowl and everything. He's such a big softy.

Your firecraker looks just like my Zien lol. execpt he looks a little bigger and has more arch in his tail



This pic is from a few months ago. He is a little bigger now and his feathers look better. He had just dried off from getting wet even though it dosent looked like it rained in the pic.

 

[Little Ameraucana Mom]

Just thought I would stop in a say hi!

Our 4H fair is this week and dd had a great time showing our BR roo. He is hatchery stock so not show quality but I figured for the mini 4-H they don't judge the birds but rather teach kids about chickens and what a poultry show is like. The judge was just lovely, he explained what he was looking for in the different birds and breed standards. It was a very educational time. We are excited about buying some show quality birds for next year!

I do have a question, if we want to raise show birds from chicks when would be the best time to get them for next years fair (about this time next year)? We are planning on going to the Lebanon show in October to look at all the different breeds so that dd can decide which breed she would like to get.

And a picture of my daughter with her favorite girl Garnet (production red).

In most breeds, birds that are about a year old do best. If your wanting to start with chicks I'd be buying them soon, or you could get started birds at the show

 

[browncow15]

Just found this cat by my back door. The poor cat had one of her ears cut a little bit. You can see it in the picture

Cute kitty! Your pic is a little fuzzy to me but it looks like the tip of his/her ear is missing? If it looks like its been cut off (not jagged like from a fight) it means kitty has been neutered. It's a common practice to manage feral cat populations that way you're not trying to do surgery repeatedly on the same animal. :-D

 

[DarthLayer]

Ok that explains the ear thing. I found another cat like that last year. There's always a lot of stray cats by my house. If they are friendly or not I give them food and water. I'm hoping she comes back today because I could feel her bones.