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[animallover2202]

Yes please

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I found the breed of breeding chickens I want either silkies or appenzeller spitzhaunen but ill go with any breed

i know someone that was breeding appenzellers do u want me to see if she still is?

 

[CRSelvey]

Oh, and I wondered how friendly guineas are? I was thinking of just picking up a few grown birds so they can get right to work eating those @*$&#*@!$& ticks. I definitely don't want chicks, but I'd be ok with getting ones that are ready to go outside, but still pretty young if that would make them more friendly.

My husband sent me this today and I thought I'd share. I couldn't stop laughing cause this will probably be how we end up...

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/12/the-great-guinea-hen-massacre/307754/

The author has a good sense of humor! Good luck.

 

[Old Salt 1945]

Oh, and I wondered how friendly guineas are? I was thinking of just picking up a few grown birds so they can get right to work eating those @*$&#*@!$& ticks. I definitely don't want chicks, but I'd be ok with getting ones that are ready to go outside, but still pretty young if that would make them more friendly.

My husband sent me this today and I thought I'd share. I couldn't stop laughing cause this will probably be how we end up...

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/12/the-great-guinea-hen-massacre/307754/

Great article.

I think I will clip my 4 guinea's wings before I turn them loose in the chicken yard.

I've been trying to make up my mind. That helps.

John

 

[Little Ameraucana Mom]

Oh, and I wondered how friendly guineas are? I was thinking of just picking up a few grown birds so they can get right to work eating those @*$&#*@!$& ticks. I definitely don't want chicks, but I'd be ok with getting ones that are ready to go outside, but still pretty young if that would make them more friendly.

My husband sent me this today and I thought I'd share. I couldn't stop laughing cause this will probably be how we end up...

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/12/the-great-guinea-hen-massacre/307754/

Cute article !! But my guineas have NEVER taken off like that. Maybe being raised with chickens and the chickens staying put, helps, Mine also wouldn't never get slaughtered by a dog like that, any thing new comes into the yard and they are going to safety . They can fly really well .Makes me wonder if they had clipped their's wings, so they couldn't get away.

 

[jsummers]

Ok

Yes please

i checked and unfortunately she is not any longer. Sorry!

 

[danand]

Quinstar- that article is hilarious!! Thanks!!!. My attempt at guineas was I bought 2 babies at $15 ea, more than I pay for chickens, grew them up and they left for the neighbors ASAP !!!

 

[Mother2Hens]

Mother2Hens posted:
I’m sure that everyone is tired of me saying, “I only have five hens,” which indicates my strength and willpower of not caving in to buying every chick I see unlike our thread members. HaHa However--- because of peer pressure and pipd’s relentless posting of "adorable chicks doing this, adorable chicks doing that, etc., etc.," and because of vickichicki's taunts, I am going to add two new girls. I’ve posted these thoughts before, but am getting close to acting upon these maternal urges. Since seven hens will be my absolute limit since I live in a subdivision, I am planning to get "fancier" (more expensive) breeds. I need the discerning eyes of BYC members to help me with my first selection...

Sex Experts Please
I am planning on purchasing a Jubilee English Orpington Greenfire Farms line pullet from a BYC member, chickenridge (chickridgefarms.com). Since I’ll be paying $60, I want to be SURE I am getting a pullet. I’d love to have a baby chick so I could challenge pipd with cute photos, but it will be safer to purchase the 5 week old.

Here are photos she sent



The owner, chickenridge said, "The 5 week old Jubilee Pullet in with the 1 week old Jubilees and a Maran, they are doing great. These Orpingtons are very gentle."



This is a random photo from the Internet, which shows a full grown hen:


Originally Posted by bradselig

I'm so jealous! Jubilees have been one of my favorites! The pics are too small for me to see on my ipad so I can't help with sex. But I am VERY jealous lol.

Gosh, bradselig is the only one to respond to my request of "Sex Experts Please" Hmmm

Does anyone out there have identification skills or a magnifying glass? haha Thank you!

 

[Quinstar]

Mother2Hens posted:
I’m sure that everyone is tired of me saying, “I only have five hens,” which indicates my strength and willpower of not caving in to buying every chick I see unlike our thread members. HaHa However--- because of peer pressure and pipd’s relentless posting of "adorable chicks doing this, adorable chicks doing that, etc., etc.," and because of vickichicki's taunts, I am going to add two new girls. I’ve posted these thoughts before, but am getting close to acting upon these maternal urges. Since seven hens will be my absolute limit since I live in a subdivision, I am planning to get "fancier" (more expensive) breeds. I need the discerning eyes of BYC members to help me with my first selection...

Sex Experts Please
I am planning on purchasing a Jubilee English Orpington Greenfire Farms line pullet from a BYC member, chickenridge (chickridgefarms.com). Since I’ll be paying $60, I want to be SURE I am getting a pullet. I’d love to have a baby chick so I could challenge pipd with cute photos, but it will be safer to purchase the 5 week old.

Here are photos she sent



The owner, chickenridge said, "The 5 week old Jubilee Pullet in with the 1 week old Jubilees and a Maran, they are doing great. These Orpingtons are very gentle."



This is a random photo from the Internet, which shows a full grown hen:


Originally Posted by bradselig

I'm so jealous! Jubilees have been one of my favorites! The pics are too small for me to see on my ipad so I can't help with sex. But I am VERY jealous lol.

Gosh, bradselig is the only one to respond to my request of "Sex Experts Please" Hmmm

Does anyone out there have identification skills or a magnifying glass? haha Thank you!

About the only thing I'm qualified to do is say "Oh, cute chicken!".

 

[babymakes6]

I hate to say it, but the stance and the size of the comb (at 5 weeks!) tells me it is a roo. I would advise you to get one a little older if it has to be a pullet. I would be terribly upset if I spent $60 and KNEW I couldn't have roosters and it turned out to be a roo.

 

[Mother2Hens]

Originally Posted by CRSelvey:
jchny2000, I am really sorry about your babies and thank you for posting the updates. I was thinking about you and your situation all day yesterday. We have a fox that lives next door right now and it makes me really uncomfortable when I have my chicks in the garden with me. A friend told me that our county has a bounty on foxes and if you take them to the courthouse, they will give you a payment. I'm originally a city girl, so that sounds kind of funny to me, but if your county has one, maybe it could help offset the cost of replacing what the fox took from you? Also, I'm still catching up on the older posts, but it is really generous of you to invite people to get together to help teach and share. Its a really great idea and if you are still planning this, I'd love to participate.

Here is an informative site that answers questions about "Wildlife Conflicts" foxes, coyotes, raccoons, etc.
http://www3.ag.purdue.edu/entm/wildlifehotline/pages/control.aspx