INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[Pinkaboo]

[COLOR=A52A2A]Pinkaboo ~ Welcome to the Indiana Thread![/COLOR] [COLOR=8B4513]It doesn't matter if you're from the UK! We have a couple of members from other states, but not from another country, so we are happy to hear from you! [/COLOR][COLOR=A52A2A]For info about our Indiana Thread, please see Page 2752, post 27514.[/COLOR]
[rule][COLOR=8B4513]Chicken Train ~ I am going to Indy this Tuesday and returning to Evansville on Thursday. Before I leave on Thursday, I will pick up a roo from lilmizscareall to transport to a new member, chicks47720 who lives in Eville. [/COLOR]

Originally Posted by lajohnston /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I have a 12 week old RIR rooster I need to re-home. He's such a sweet little guy. I don't want any $ for him from a fellow BYCer and can transport him if necessary.)

[COLOR=4B0082]lajohnston[/COLOR] [COLOR=8B4513]~ If anyone along my train route would like your roo, I could transport him, too.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=8B4513]Btw, when you asked about funny chicken incidents, I could write a book about them-- chickens are great entertainment. [/COLOR]
[rule][COLOR=008080]Kiniska[/COLOR] [COLOR=8B4513]~ If I would have known, we might have worked something out.[/COLOR]

Hi thanks for the welcome, I'm so dumb I hadn't realised this thread was for people from Indiana to post on, I just thought Indiana must be a type of chicken duh! Sorry it was late in the UK!

 

[raisinemright]

This is a little off topic! I put into lock down tonight, 7 Wheaten Maran & 5 mixed breed eggs tonight. Started off with 15 Wheaten Marans and 6 mixed breed eggs but 8 maran's and 1 mixed was not fertile so hopefully these will hatch out ok. I have another broody Muscovy hen sitting on 8 eggs! These little post usually get past over pretty quickly, but I figured I would still post the news on here in case anyone is interested

 

[SallyinIndiana]

I have new little chicks today. 5 eggs left but they might have gotten shrink wrapped when i pulled the others out.

 

[kabhyper1]

This is a little off topic! I put into lock down tonight, 7 Wheaten Maran & 5 mixed breed eggs tonight. Started off with 15 Wheaten Marans and 6 mixed breed eggs but 8 maran's and 1 mixed was not fertile so hopefully these will hatch out ok. I have another broody Muscovy hen sitting on 8 eggs! These little post usually get past over pretty quickly, but I figured I would still post the news on here in case anyone is interested

Awesome! I'll come get the marans as soon as things calm down. It was so hot today, one of our pacas wasnt feeling well, we had dinner to go to, and are just getting around to doing chores. The maran girls I have are very picky about their laying spots. One of them hasnt laid except for the first day she was here. They are getting used to things though. I can't wait to see your chicks from them!

 

[hoosiercheetah]

I want to ask a lazy question, so I'll call it a poll.

What's your favorite meat bird? And why?

I'd offer six options, but there are so many dual-purpose breeds I wouldn't know which to include or not. I know about CornishX and Dorkings, and Marans are good too, right?

What do you like to eat?

 

[SallyinIndiana]

I'm really wishing I had a goat tonight.

 

[Leahs Mom]

I'm really wishing I had a goat tonight.

And that would be because......

 

[Leahs Mom]

I want to ask a lazy question, so I'll call it a poll.

What's your favorite meat bird? And why?

I'd offer six options, but there are so many dual-purpose breeds I wouldn't know which to include or not. I know about CornishX and Dorkings, and Marans are good too, right?

What do you like to eat?

Not sure if there are many meat raisers on the IN thread...might try the Natural thread too.

I originally got my chickens "dual purpose" but by the time the layers have enough meat on them to be worth butchering it seems they'd be too tough anyway. My so-called dual purpose birds were never very meaty until way over a year.

And I've never butchered for meat so I'd be interested to hear if anyone has done any other breeds myself.

 

[Kiniska]

I want to ask a lazy question, so I'll call it a poll.

What's your favorite meat bird? And why?

I'd offer six options, but there are so many dual-purpose breeds I wouldn't know which to include or not. I know about CornishX and Dorkings, and Marans are good too, right?

What do you like to eat?

My Orpingtons are pretty good eating. They take much longer to grow out, but I think they taste better than the cornish crosses. Mine are imported stock, so they are heavier birds meant to be dual purpose.

 

[crazychick1977]

I want to ask a lazy question, so I'll call it a poll.

What's your favorite meat bird? And why?

I'd offer six options, but there are so many dual-purpose breeds I wouldn't know which to include or not. I know about CornishX and Dorkings, and Marans are good too, right?

What do you like to eat?

This is my first year of raising meat birds, so since I haven't eaten any yet I'm not sure if it counts- but the pioneer/dixie rainbows are really growing nicely. I liked them because they grow similar to a ranger broiler, but they're heritage breed. Out of the girls I have for eggs, the Plymouth Rocks are a really nice heavy breed- I know those were the type my grandparents always grew for dual purpose.